Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS Digital Camera

I am no pro photograher by any means, but I have been using mine a for about 2 years. I am an avid cyclist and I take it on all my trips and with lots of use from pictures to movies, it has never failed me, not even once. Once you learn the settings, it takes some quite good pics. Other than the faulty lens cap that wants to always come off, I absolutely LOVE this camera.

This is an excellent camera for anyone! I do professional photography and typically use a DSLR that was quite costly and of course not the kind of thing you can throw in your purse. This is a great camera to keep on hand for impromptu family events, or just have around the house. It has a point and shoot option, but also allows the photographer to control the settings as they would with a much more expensive camera. I would highly recommend also purchasing an external flash as the quality of your pictures will be noticeably improved. The only downside I have noticed is having to get used to the automatic focusing, but that is certainly manageable. Great great camera!!!

I have had this camera for over a year now, and I still love it. The one sore point is the lense cover which falls off far too easy. I have used the camera inside and out, on moving and stationary targets, and I have used the video features also. All work great. I agree with some of the reviews, make sure and get good batteries, and a high quality SDHC card, for the video the high speed card is a must. The audio recording is good for inside, in wind you do pick up noise though. I have used the video for camel races, kids, going away speeches and dance troops, all turned out well. I was very pleased with that, as one of the reasons I choose this camera was the video function. Over all a great deal, I have a friend who was so impressed with mine, he bought his wife one for her birthday, and they have been very happy with theirs also.

First of all let me tell you that I'm not a pro. I'm just a normal person who likes to take pictures of normal activities with the family (parties, BBQ, vacations, etc). I bought this camera early on 2008 (a replacement for my old canon camera) and wanted something more powerful but having at the same time something affordable. I found a great package and great price too. I review lots of cameras and this was my choice. Excellent, it has a lot of features, which I'm not going to mention because the other reviews have them. The picture quality is great, it's fast. It gives you a lot of options; I'm still learning how to use most of them. When you plug it into the computer, the software is easy to use and if you take pictures and movies on the same card it will automatically separate them. It's just plug_and_play. This is not a pro SLR, keep that in mind, but if you're not a pro (like me) and want some decent camera (at a good price), this is the one.

This camera is wonderfull,the pictures are great,flash or options. The cap is the problem,each time it fells,on evey sudden move or even if you touch it easily it fells. All in all I am really satisfied with the camera,but it could be better.The worst thing that happened to me,was from the shop that I bought it,Circuit city,they are not serious,they send me the camera really late,and when I call to see what happened they just hung up on me. Very rood,just avoid Circuit City.

Before I used the S5, I used the Canon S1 IS. Let me tell you what a jump that was. From the expanded LCD screen to an even better zoom (though the S1 has 10x optical & the S5 has 12x optical), I thought it was a pretty good investment. I think it's a much more sturdier hold, that when you hold the S5 and any other camera, you can notice the difference in feel, it feels more like a real camera. Asides from the outside aesthetics, the features aren't anything that's really different from the old version of the camera. The continuous mode of the S5 is nice, it takes more pictures in a second, however if your subject is constantly on the move it works well only in the daylight or somewhere that has a good light source. Otherwise it turns out blurry and you'll have to use more exposure or put it on sports mode, which ends up giving you pictures with noise. The one thing that I still don't like about Canon cameras is that does not do very well in regards to low light. In addition to t... Read more