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    Equipped to handle a wide variety of scenes from sports events to landscapes, the PowerShot S5 IS offers creative functionality in conjunction with a powerful Canon 12x optical zoom lens and full motion movie shooting. With a 35mm equivalent focal length of 36-432mm, Optical Image Stabilizer and USM technologies work in conjunction with an ergonomic design to support razor sharp, shake free long distance still and video shooting. CANON'S FORMULA FOR AMAZING DIGITAL PHOTOS. High resolution 8.0 Megapixel CCD delivers photo quality prints up to A3 size. High-resolution, Canon 12x optical zoom lens (36-432mm equivalent) featuring Optical Image Stabilizer technology for shake free shooting. High speed start-up, fast autofocus, smooth continuous shooting, faster overall processing and superiorPSS5IS Powershot Digital Camera image quality thanks to revolutionary new DiG!C IIi Imaging Processor. Face Detect with AF, AE and FE for superb people shots ADVANCED CANON LENS TECNOLOGY Ultrasonic Motor for quick and quiet zooming UD element minimises chromatic aberrations at high zoom settings. Dedicated Macro button allows easy toggling between Normal Shooting, Macro Shooting and Super Macro for close-up shooting to 0cm. Optical Image Stabilizer technology delivers hand held, blur free long distance photos and movies SOPHISTICATED MOVIE MODE Movie recording with maximum 30 frames per second 640x480 (VGA) image quality delivers smooth full motion movies with stereo audio up to 4GB/1hour. (*High-speed 1GB card or higher required). Dedicated movie record button allows users to seamlessly switch between still photo and movie recording modes and shoot still images while simultaneously recording movie footage. Stereo recording capability for superb sound quality. Playback modes allow first frame, last frame, next frame, previous frame, fast forward, fast rewind and slow motion functions for reviewing and editing of movie files using the camera's LCD screen. High-speed editing of long movie files allows editing from the camera's LCD screen to create free space for further recording. EXPLORE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Bright, wide viewing 2.5" LCD vari-angle monitor perfect for reviewing and sharing your photos. A comprehensive range of shooting modes, from complete control to full auto, including; Aperture(Av)/Shutter(Tv) Priority, Program(P), Manual(M) and Custom(C), Portrait, Landscape and Night Scene as well as a range of pre-set scene modes. Accessory shoe for Canon Speedlite EX series flashes. CANON CONNECTIVITY Print/Share* Button allows easy 'one push' printing and downloading straight from the camera. Direct photo printing with Canon direct printers and other PictBridge compatible models. Supports Exif 2.2 tagging for Design Rule for Camera File System standard allowing superior print image processing. Canon's complete image management software suite for fast and easy download, display, email and printing of images, creating panoramic pictures and storage. STANDARD ACCESSORIES AND SOFTWARE Lens Cap, Neck Strap NS-DC4, 4 x AA Alkaline Batteries, Stereo Video Cable STV-250N, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, 32MB SD Card, Software Starter Guide, Camera User Guide, Quick Start Guide
     
    8.0 Megapixels
     
    Canon 12x optical zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer.
     
    High speed, silent zooming operation with ultrasonic motor (USM) drive
     
    Super fast DiG!C III Imaging Processor with ISO 1600
     
    Canon Face Detect Technology with Auto Focus (AF), Auto Exposure (AE) and Flash Exposure (FE)
     
    2.5" wide view vari-angle LCD screen for versatile shooting and crystal clear image review
     
    Accessory shoe for Canon Speedlite EX series flashes
     
     
    CCD:  
     
    Effective Number of Pixels:  
     
    Approx. 8.0 MP  
     
    Total Number of Pixels:  
     
    Approx. 8.3 MP  
     
    Size:  
     
    1/2.5-inch type  
     
    Filter Array:  
     
    Primary colour filter (Bayer type)  
     
    Image Processor:  
     
    Processor:  
     
    DiG!C III  
     
    Lens:  
     
    Focal Length (optical):  
     
    6.0 (W) - 72.0 (T) mm  
     
    35mm film equivalent:  
     
    36 (W) -432 (T) mm  
     
    Maximum Aperture:  
     
    f/2.7 (W) - f/3.5 (T)  
     
    f/number:  
     
    f/2.7-8.0 (W), f/3.5-8.0 (T)  
     
    Shutter Speed :  
     
    15 - 1/3200 sec.  
     
    Construction:  
     
    11 elements in 9 groups (including 1 aspherical lens)  
     
    Optical Zoom:  
     
    Approx. 12x  
     
    Digital Zoom:  
     
    Approx. 4.0x  
     
    Max Combined Zoom:  
     
    Approx. 48x  
     
    Image Stabilizer:  
     
    Optical (lens shift type)  
     
    Focusing:  
     
    AF System:  
     
    TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)  
     
    Manual focus:  
     
    Manual focus  
     
    Focusing Frame:  
     
    Face Detect / Flexizone AF (selectable face in Face Detect) / 1-point AF (fixed to centre)  
     
    AF Lock:  
     
    AF lock available  
     
    AF-assist beam:  
     
    On/off selectable  
     
    Focus Bracketing:  
     
    3 levels: Large, Medium, Small  
     
    Focusing Range:  
     
    Normal:  
     
    50 cm - infinity (W), 90 cm - infinity (T)  
     
    Macro:  
     
    10 cm - 50 cm  
     
    Manual focus:  
     
    10 cm - infinity  
     
    Super Macro:  
     
    0 cm - 10 cm  
     
    Control/Balance:  
     
    Light Metering Method:  
     
    Evaluative (Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detect AF) / Centre-weighted average / Spot (fixed to centre)  
     
    Exposure Control Method:  
     
    Program AE / AE Lock available  
     
    Exposure Compensation:  
     
    +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) available  
     
    Sensitivity (Equivalent Film Speed):  
     
    Auto / High ISO Auto / ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent  
     
    White Balance Control:  
     
    TTL White Balance  
     
    White Balance Modes:  
     
    Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Tungsten/Fluorescent/Fluorescent H/Flash/Custom  
     
    LCD Monitor/Viewfinder:  
     
    Viewfinder:  
     
    Electronic Colour LCD viewfinder  
     
    LCD Monitor:  
     
    2.5 inch Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT colour LCD Vari-angle type  
     
    Flash:  
     
    Flash Modes:  
     
    Auto/On/Off/Slow-synchro and 2nd curtain/Red-eye reduction/safety FE is available  
     
    Flash Range :  
     
    Normal: 0.5 - 5.2 m (W), 0.9 - 4.0 m (T) Macro: 0.3 - 0.5 m (W)  
     
    Flash Exposure Compensation:  
     
    +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments  
     
    Other Flash Functions:  
     
    Manual flash output (3 levels) / FE lock  
     
    External Flash Support:  
     
    Canon EX series Speedlites supported  
     
    Selectable Shooting Modes:  
     
    Shooting Modes:  
     
    Auto/P/Tv/Av/M/C,(Super Macro)/Portrait/Landscape/Night Snapshot/Sports/Special Scene/Stitch Assist/Movie  
     
    Special Scene:  
     
    Indoor, Night Scene, Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Colour Accent, Colour Swap  
     
    My Colours:  
     
    Off/Vivid/Neutral/Sepia/Black & White/Positive Film/Lighter Skin Tone/Darker Skin Tone/Vivid Green/Vivid Red/Vivid Blue/ Custom  
     
    Image Recording Format:  
     
    Image File Format:  
     
    Design rule for Camera File system, DPOF Version 1.1 compliant  
     
    Still image:  
     
    JPEG Compression (EXIF 2.2 Compliant)  
     
    Colour Space:  
     
    sRGB  
     
    Video Data:  
     
    Motion JPEG  
     
    Sound annotation/Audio Data:  
     
    WAVE (stereo, 16 bits)  
     
    JPEG Compression Levels:  
     
    Superfine / Fine / Normal  
     
    Recording Pixels - Still Images:  
     
    Large:  
     
    3264 x 2448  
     
    Medium 1 :  
     
    2592 x 1944  
     
    Medium 2:  
     
    2048 x 1536  
     
    Medium 3:  
     
    1600 x 1200  
     
    Small:  
     
    640 x 480  
     
    Widescreen:  
     
    3264 x 1832  
     
    Continuous Shooting [Large/Fine]:  
     
    Approx 1.5 shots/sec AF, Approx 0.9 sec LV  
     
    Movie Recording:  
     
    Large (VGA) 640 x 480:  
     
    30fps - until memory card is full*  
     
    Large (VGA) 640 x 480 (LP):  
     
    30fps - until memory card is full*  
     
    Medium (QVGA) 320 x 240:  
     
    60fps / 30fps - until memory card is full*  
     
    *Up to 4GB per recording or 1 hour. Depending on memory card capacity & data write speed. Low-level format may be required. :  
     
    Other Operations:  
     
    Playback Operations:  
     
    Red-eye correction in playback / Single / Index (9 thumbnail images) / Auto Play / Transition Effects / Movie - Normal playback, slow motion*, pause, first frame, last frame, next frame, and last previous frame selectable. Fast forward and fast rewind are available.* 5 speed levels including normal-playback speed, without sound.  
     
    File Operations:  
     
    DPOF - Print Order/Image transfer, Movie - unnecessary scenes can be erased, Sound Memos - max. record/play time is approx. 60 sec. Sound Recorder - up to 2 hours recording per clip  
     
    Direct Printing:  
     
    Yes  
     
    PictBridge:  
     
    Yes  
     
    Print/Share Button:  
     
    Yes  
     
    Camera Settings:  
     
    Camera Settings Start-up image/ Start-up sound/ Shutter sound/ Operation sound and Self-timer sound, (My Camera Contents can be created in the camera.)  
     
    Menu Languages:  
     
    25 languages English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Romanian, Ukrainian and Japanese  
     
    Self-timer:  
     
    Approx. 10 sec or 2 sec delay, or custom.  
     
    Interface :  
     
    Computer I/F:  
     
    USB 2.0 Hi-Speed  
     
    Video Output:  
     
    NTSC or PAL selectable  
     
    Audio Output:  
     
    Stereo  
     
    Memory Storage:  
     
    SD Memory Card / MultiMedia Card  
     
    Supplied Memory:  
     
    32MB SD Memory Card  
     
    Supported Operating Systems:  
     
    PC:  
     
    Windows 2000 SP4, XP(Incl. SP1/SP2), Vista  
     
    Mac:  
     
    Mac OS X v10.3 - v10.4  
     
    Inclusions:  
     
    Included in the box:  
     
    Neck Strap NS-DC4  
     
    Lens Cap:  
     
    4 x AA Alkaline Batteries :  
     
    Interface Cable IFC-400PCU:  
     
    Stereo Video Cable STV-250N :  
     
    32MB SD Card :  
     
    User Guides:  
     
    Digital Camera Solution Disc:  
     
    Software:  
     
    Digital Camera Solution Disc - ZoomBrowser EX (PC), ImageBrowser (Mac), TWAIN Driver (PC), PhotoStitch, CameraWindows, MovieEdit, PhotoStudio, Apple QuickTime (Win)  
     
    Power Source:  
     
    Battery:  
     
    AA Alkaline battery (x4) or AA rechargeable NiMH battery (x4) (NB-3AH is recommended)  
     
    Standard Charger/AC Adaptor:  
     
    Battery Charger CBK4-300  
     
    Optional Charger/AC Adaptor:  
     
    Compact Power Adaptor CA-PS700  
     
    Shooting Capacity (full charge):  
     
    LCD Monitor On:  
     
    Approx. 450 shots by NB-3AH  
     
    Environment / Dimensions / Weight:  
     
    Temperature:  
     
    0 - 40°C  
     
    Humidity:  
     
    10 - 90%  
     
    Dimensions (W x D x H):  
     
    117 x 80 x 77.7 mm  
     
    Weight:  
     
    Approx. 450 g (camera body only)  
     
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