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Canon has today announced the S5IS. This camera has features including a 8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch CCD, DIGIC III Image Processor, 12x optical zoom lens with a shift-type optical Image Stabilizer (IS) system and 2.5-inch vari-angle LCD monitor with wide viewing angle. Unfortunatelly, lens is still stuck at 36mm rather than the nice 28mm equiv most other manufacturers are going for. The extra wide is better than the extra zoom but it seems that all knows that except Canon engineers

Just like mentioned above, this camera has features including a 8.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5-inch CCD, DIGIC III Image Processor, 12x optical zoom lens with a shift-type optical Image Stabilizer (IS) system and 2.5-inch vari-angle LCD monitor with wide viewing angle. It uses four AA batteries to shoot up to approx. 170 images (based on the CIPA standard when the LCD monitor is on), and SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCards for the recording media. Images are utilized with a direct print compatible printer, computer and TV via USB 2.0 Hi-Speed.

 

The dimensions (excluding protrusions) of the main body are 117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7 mm (4.6 x 3.2 x 3.1 in.) and the weight is approximately 450 g (15.9 oz.).

Specifications

Approx. 8.0 Megapixels
1/2.5-inch type CCD (Total number of pixels: Approx. 8.3 megapixels)
DIGIC III
Color LCD viewfinder (Picture coverage rate 100%)
Dioptric Adjustment – 5.5 to +1.5 m-1 (dpt.)
12x Optical Zoom Lens with the Lens Shift Type Image Stabilization
6.0 (W)–72.0 (T) mm (35mm equiv. : 36 (W)–432 (T) mm) f/2.7 (W)–f/3.5 (T)
Approx. 4.0x (Up to approx. 48x in combination with the optical zoom)
Large: 12x Medium 1: 15x Medium 2: 19x Medium 3: 24x Small: 48x
Digital Tele-converter (35mm equiv.)
1.6x: 57.6 (W)–691.2 (T) mm 2.0x: 72 (W)–864 (T) mm
Focusing Range
* Normal: 50 cm (1.6 ft.) (W)/90 cm (3.0 ft.) (T)–infinity
* Macro: 10–50 cm (W) (3.9 in.–1.6 ft. (W))
* Super Macro: 0–10 cm (W) (0–3.9 in. (W))
* Manual focus: 10 cm (3.9 in.)–infinity (W)
* Sports mode: 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) (W)/4.0 m (13.1 ft.) (T)–infinity

LCD Monitor
Wide Viewing Angle2.5-inch type, low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT (vari-angle) color LCD, Approx. 207,000 pixels (Picture coverage 100%)
AF System
TTL autofocus
AF lock and Manual focus are available
Focusing frame: AF (Face Detect/Center)
Shutter
Mechanical shutter + electronic shutter
Shutter speed: 15-1/3200 sec.
The shutter speed varies depending on the shooting mode.
Slow shutter speeds of 15 to 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise reduction.
Built-in Flash: Auto, On, Off
Flash output compensation (±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments), Red-Eye Reduction, flash output settings (3 steps), FE Lock, Slow Synchro, 2nd-curtain Synchro and Safety FE are available.
Flash Range
Normal: 50 cm–5.2 m (1.6–17 ft.) (W), 90 cm–4.0 m (3.0–13 ft.) (T)
Macro: 30–50 cm (12 in.–1.6 ft.) (W) (ISO speed : Auto)
Flash output compensation (±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments), flash output settings (19 levels (Can be set from full flash to 1/64 power in one-third steps)), FE Lock, Slow Synchro, 2nd-curtain Synchro and Safety FE are available.
Terminal for External Flash: Hot shoe flash-sync contacts
Use of the following external flashes is recommended: Canon Speedlite 220EX, 430EX and 580EX II.
Drive Modes: Single Shooting, Continuous Shooting, Self-timer

Continuous Shooting
Approx. 1.5 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)
Approx. 0.9 shots/sec. (Continuous shooting AF/LV, Large/Fine mode)

Self-timer:Activates shutter after an approx. 10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer

Computer-controlled shooting: shooting possible when connected to a computer using supplied software.

Exposure Control: Exposure Compensation, Metering Methods, ISO Speed

Exposure Compensation: ±2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Metering Methods: Evaluative, Center-weighted average or Spot

ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index): Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600

White Balance: Auto, Day Light, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash or Custom

Shooting Modes: Auto, Creative zone (Program, Shutter-speed Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Custom), Image zone (Portrait, Landscape, Night Snapshot, Sports, Special Scene, Stitch Assist and Movie)

Recording Media: SD memory card/SDHC memory card/MultiMediaCard

Data Type
Still images: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Sound memo: WAVE (stereo)
Sound recorder: WAVE (stereo)
Movies: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (stereo))

Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.

Compression: Superfine, Fine, Normal

Number of Recording Pixels

Still Images

Large : 3264 x 2448 pixels
Medium 1 : 2592 x 1944 pixels
Medium 2 : 2048 x 1536 pixels
Medium 3 : 1600 x 1200 pixels
Small : 640 x 480 pixels
Widescreen : 3264 x 1832 pixels

Movies

640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec. LP)
320 x 240 pixels (60 frames/sec., 30 frames/sec.)
Recording can continue until the memory card is full (Max. Clip Size at one time: 4 GB)

Using super high-speed memory cards (SDC-512 MSH recommended).

Even if the clip size has not reached 4 GB, recording will stop at the moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on memory card capacity and data write speed, recording may stop before the file size reaches 4 GB or the recording time reaches 1 hour.

Playback Modes

Single (histogram displayable), Index (9 thumbnail images)/Magnified (approx. 10x max. in LCD monitor or viewfinder, forward or reverse selection through magnified images possible), Red-Eye Correction, My Category, Jump (it is possible to jump to every tenth or hundredth image, to the first image of each shooting date, to movies or to the first image in each category or folder. In index playback mode, it displays 9 images at once.), Slide Show, My Colors, Sound memos (it is possible to record and playback up to 1 min.), Movie (editing/slowmotion playback possible), Sound recorder (up to 2 hours of recording/playback of sound only)

Direct Print: PictBridge, Canon Direct print, Bubble Jet Direct

Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B) Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable, stereo audio)

Power Source

4 AA-size alkaline batteries
4 AA-size NiMH batteries NB-3AH (sold separately)
Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 (sold separately)

Battery Capacity (Fully Charged)

AA-size Alkaline Batteries
LCD Monitor On : Approx. 170 images (Based on the CIPA standard)
LCD Monitor Off : Approx. 200 images
Playback Time : Approx. 12 hours
AA-size NiMH Batteries NB-3AH
LCD Monitor On : Approx. 450 images (Based on the CIPA standard)
LCD Monitor Off : Approx. 470 images
Playback Time : Approx. 15 hours

Dimensions (excluding protrusions): 117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7 mm (4.6 x 3.2 x 3.1 in.)
Weight (camera body only): Approx. 450 g (15.9 oz.)

Source and images: Canon Press Release

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