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Canon Powershot S5 iS: still okay in 2020?

Started Sep 1, 2020 | User reviews thread
Sue Anne Rush
Sue Anne Rush Senior Member • Posts: 6,285
Re: Canon Powershot S5 iS: still okay in 2020?

Very nice - thanks for sharing :)))))

Murdoko wrote:

So this beast was released in 2007. It has a crappy EVF but it has one nonetheless. The LCD is fully articulated which is a plus but the resolution is not that great. It doesn't shoot RAW (but there's a hack for this). It is powered by AAs and the clock battery is easily replaced (CR1220). The video? forget it.
What you really get here is a camera with macro and zoom capabilities.

Zoom test

At the widest @6mm (28mm equiv?)

Fully zoomed in @ 72.0mm (~400+ mm equiv)

Subject separation

Subject separation

Super macro test

Super macro mode

More samples..

More background blur

Are those tiny bokeh balls?

So basically I got this for 10EUR from the flea market. I think it's worth 10 EUR for sure.
Anyone out there still rocking one?
I'm giving it a solid 4 for an old camera.

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