Compared to... Sony Cyber-shot H9

Below you will find a studio comparison between the Canon PowerShot S5 IS and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 at ISO 800.

Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 800)

  • Canon PowerShot S5 IS: Aperture Priority mode, ISO 800, Default Image Parameters,
    Manual white balance, +0.67 EV compensation
  • Sony DSC-H5 : Aperture Priority mode, ISO 800, Default Image Parameters,
    Manual white balance, +0.7 EV compensation
  • Lighting: Daylight simulation, >98% CRI
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Sony DSC-H9
ISO 800, 1/403 sec, F5.0
ISO 800, 1/640 sec, F5.0
3,728 KB JPEG
1,986 KB JPEG

The story is pretty much the same at ISO 800; there's not a lot in it but I prefer Canon's more hands-off approach to noise reduction (and image processing in general).