The New PowerShot S5 IS

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  • 05-07-2007, 03:49 PM
    stevenbob0
    The New PowerShot S5 IS
    I finaly made up my mined to buy the PowerShot S3 IS. But i just found out that Canon is coming out with a new camera. Now i dont know if i should wait around and buy the S5 or go and buy the older S3. When dos the S5 come out in stores? How much $$$ dos it cost? How much better is it then the S3? If anybody has any info i would love to hear it.
    Thanks
    O ya and if you guys think that there is a better camera im overlooking that around the $ 300-400 pleas let me know.

    Here is a link to both of them
  • 05-09-2007, 03:48 PM
    Rocket_Scientist
    Re: The New PowerShot S5 IS
    The S5 ??? Somebody please talk me out of it! As soon as I saw it, I wanted it, since I dearly love my S3, but the only improvements(?) I see are 8 MP, 1600 ISO, and a hot shoe. I'm not sure it's worth upgrading right now... especially since I've had the S3 for less than a year. Now... if it had RAW mode, and a remote...
  • 06-01-2007, 07:57 AM
    Chantel Stewels
    Re: The New PowerShot S5 IS
    Yes, Rocket Scientist, the S5 does not seem to be much of an improvement over the S3 but now I read it has a DIGICIII sensor too, whatever that means. I take that the S3 does not have this DIGICIII sensor and my next question of course is, 'how does this improve the image quality?'
  • 06-01-2007, 08:49 AM
    Photo-John
    DIGIC III Processor
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Chantel Stewels
    Yes, Rocket Scientist, the S5 does not seem to be much of an improvement over the S3 but now I read it has a DIGICIII sensor too, whatever that means. I take that the S3 does not have this DIGICIII sensor and my next question of course is, 'how does this improve the image quality?'
    The camera's processor usually affects speed and image processing. A better processor should mean less shutter-lag, faster shot-to-shot time, and quicker camera startup. In the case of the PowerShot S5 IS, I am guessing it also means lower noise due to improved noise reduction. The ISO 1600 setting suggests this. And I think that there's been a big leap in higher ISO performance with compact cameras, this year. The cameras I've been testing over the past few weeks are showing very impressive ISO 800 and 1600 image quality - at least for compact digital cameras.