July 03, 2007
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
I bought a Canon PowerShot S5 IS digital superzoom camera a few days ago, and after blasting through close to 500 shots I really like it. I've used it for all the photos on this blog starting July 1.
Product photo from the Canon Canada website.
You can see all of its features at the link above, but the ones I like most are the 12X zoom and image stabilization -- they're great for nature photography. It would be nice to have the zoom start a bit wider than 36mm (35mm equivalent), but the 432mm reach at the telephoto end sure beats the 105mm equivalent on my pocketable Canon SD400.
I've only used it on full auto so far, and focusing and exposure have been pretty accurate. I want to experiment with some of the more controlled settings like aperture and shutter priority. I also haven't taken any flash shots yet.
One drawback is the loose lens cap -- but I suspect it may be loose on purpose, because if you start the camera without taking the lens cap off, it gets knocked off by the extending lens. And I've done that several times already...
Posted by Paul at July 3, 2007 07:07 PM