Canon PowerShot S5 IS
The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is an 8.0 megapixel bridge digital camera that was announced on May 7th 2007 and launched in June of that same year. It is the fourth of Canon's cameras in the superzoom category, with an integrated 12x zoom lens and image stabilization technology (IS). It has a DIGIC III processor, which has higher performance than DIGIC II used in its predecessor, 6 megapixel Canon PowerShot S3 IS.
Features
- 8.0 megapixel (effective)
- 1/2.5 in (10 mm) CCD Sensor
- Flash Hotshoe (new compared to S3)
- 12x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom
- Optical Image Stabilizer (Shift Type)
- Ultrasonic Lens Motor
- Extra-long Movie Mode with enhanced VGA resolution and stereo sound
- Canon DIGIC III processor with iSAPS
- Running the DRYOS operating system
- PictBridge, PhotoStitch, Canon Direct Print compatible – no PC required
- 20 shooting modes
- Aperture Range: F2.7 to F8
- Macro focus range: 10 to 50 cm (max wide angle); 30 to 50 cm (with a slight zoom-in); 90cm to infinity (with more than about 3x zoom)
- SuperMacro focus range: 0 to 10 cm (forced into max wide angle mode)
- Min. shutter: 1/3200 s, max shutter: 15 s
- 640 x 480 15/30 frame/s movie clips with stereo audio (limited to 4 GB or 1 hour, whichever comes first), and with 320 x 240 mode at 60/30/15 frame/s
- Electronic Viewfinder 0.33" (approx 115,000 pixels)
- Continuous Drive: 1.5 fps
- 2.5" (flip-out & twist) LCD (207,000 pixels)
- Dimensions: 117 x 80 x 78 mm
- Weight: 450 g
Extending the S5 IS Capabilities
CHDK has just been released for the S5 IS. Initially released for the 1.01B firmware rev, a Polish developer has made a binary release available for rev 1.01A cameras.
CHDK for S5 IS announcement and discussion
Binary release for users of rev 1.01A cameras (WARNING: always scan downloads for viruses!)
How to determine firmware revision