Canon PowerShot
S1 IS
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Canon PowerShot
S5 IS
S1 IS
S5 IS
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot S1 IS |
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot S5 IS. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon S1 IS |
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Smaller | 111x78x66 mm | vs | 117x80x78 mm |  |
Around 30% smaller | ||||
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Lighter | 469 g | vs | 550 g | |
Around 20% lighter | ||||
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Thinner | 2.6" | vs | 3.1" | |
Around 20% thinner | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon S5 IS |
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Much larger screen | 2.5" | vs | 1.5" | |
Around 70% larger screen | ||||
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Much higher resolution | 8 MP | vs | 3.2 MP | |
2.5x higher resolution | ||||
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Much better macro capability | 0 cm | vs | 10 cm | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Better wide-angle | 36 mm | vs | 38 mm | |
Around 10% better wide-angle | ||||
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Larger sensor | 1/2.5" 5x4mm | vs | 1/3.6" 5x3mm | |
Around 20% larger sensor | ||||
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Higher resolution screen | 207k dots | vs | 114k dots | |
More than 80% higher resolution screen | ||||
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Supports an external flash | Yes | vs | No | |
An external flash often produces better looking flash images | ||||
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Slightly more zoom | 12x | vs | 10x | |
More than 40% more zoom | ||||
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Slightly wider aperture | f/2.7 | vs | f/2.8 | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 1,600 ISO | vs | 400 ISO | |
The S5 IS's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/3200s | vs | 1/2000s | |
60% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Canon PowerShot SX20 ISSuper zoom $369 - $413 |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 ISSuper zoom $600 |
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Canon PowerShot S3 ISSuper zoom |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35Super zoom $315 - $414 |
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Nikon Coolpix P100Super zoom $339 - $400 |
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Canon PowerShot S1 IS Competitors |
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Olympus SP-560 UZSuper zoom $485 |
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Olympus SP-700Compact |
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTiEntry-level DSLR $759 body only $733 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS Competitors |
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Canon PowerShot SX120 ISTravel zoom $157 - $242 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3Pro digicam $375 - $500 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Canon PowerShot SX10 ISSuper zoom $677 |
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