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Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom The ultra-powerful 12x optical zoom on the PowerShot S5 IS means you’ll get the shot you want with no compromise, yet that’s only the beginning of what makes this camera so exciting. The S5 IS is loaded with many of Canon’s latest advanced technologies including the DIGIC III Image Processor, so both still images and movies are rendered with fine detail and luminous clarity. And now ambitious photographers have even greater creative latitude thanks to an included hot shoe adapter that allows you to attach Canon Speedlite EX Series external flashes.PowerShot S5 IS is compact and portable, with streamlined controls and a sure, steady grip. And you’ll want to take it everywhere, because inside is a level of photographic power that’s truly impressive. 8.0 megapixels ensure deeply detailed images - giving you complete freedom to enlarge an image or any section of an image and crop to your exact specifications. The 12x optical zoom brings this compact digital camera into the realm of serious photography. It has the power to take you right up onto the stage and into the end zone for the shot you really want. Zooming is fast and silent thanks to the ultrasonic motor drive.
Customer Review: Canon does it again!!!
This is a great camera for someone who loves the convenience of point and shoot cameras, but is interested in taking total control of the camera.
Customer Review: Decent value for money
Very flexible camera with lots of features and modes. I haven’t used all of them but the manual and macro modes work well. I am no photographer so please refer to dpreviews.com for more technical details. But whatever modes I have tried, seems to work as expected and the results are good.

The flip-out LCD is a blessing. My previous A95 also had one, and I cant be more happy with that. It helps in taking shots over crowds and different angles.

Cons:

* Battery indicator only flashes when you are almost out of battery. I would have expected it to show the battery indicator throughout, so that I can atleast plan carrying another battery. Now I have to always carry another set. This was problem with my older A95 as well, so it seems like a common Canon non-feature.

* Size. Almost as big as an SLR, but with 12x zoom and all the features, I don’t expect it to be any smaller.

* Zooming in at full 12x gets you a bit grainy pictures, I think higher ISO issue. And I am not sure if any non-SLR camera can get good zoom photos. And even with a SLR I believe you would need a telephoto lens.

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