General

Canon PowerShot S1 IS Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Brand
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Canon Canon
Lowest price
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$480.55 Unknown
Announced
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February, 2004 May, 2007

Sensor

Type
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CCD CCD
Size
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1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
Megapixels
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3.1 MP 8 MP
Light sensitivity
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400 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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None None

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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3.1 MP 8 MP
Native resolution
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2048 x 1536 3264 x 2448
Pixel size
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6.6 µm² 3.1 µm²

Screen

Type
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LCD LCD
Size
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1.5" 2.5"
Resolution
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114k dots 207k dots
Touch screen
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No No
Flips out
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Yes Yes

Lens

Zoom
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10x 12x
Wide angle
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38 mm 36 mm
Telephoto
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380 mm 432 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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f/2.8 f/2.7
Aperture (telephoto)
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f/3.1 f/3.5
Macro focus
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10 cm 0 cm

Form factor

Size
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111x78x66 mm 117x80x78 mm
Depth
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2.6" 3.1"
Weight
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469 g 550 g
Interchangeable lenses
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No No
Waterproof
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No No

Viewfinder

Type
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Digital Digital
Viewfinder size
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Unknown Unknown

Movies

Format
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480p @ 30fps 480p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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No No
High-speed framerate
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None None
External mic jack
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Unknown No
Autofocus
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Unknown Unknown
All formats
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480p @ 15fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 60fps
480p @ 30fps

Features

Panorama
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Unknown No
HDR
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Unknown No
3D
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Unknown No
Image stabilization
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Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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No No
GPS
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No No

Performance

Startup delay
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Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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Unknown Unknown
Battery life
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Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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1.7 fps 1.5 fps

Focus system

Autofocus
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Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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Unknown Unknown

Shutter

Max
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1/2000s 1/3200s
Min
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15s 15s

Flash

Built-in flash
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Yes Yes
Popup
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Yes Yes
External connection
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No Yes

Storage

Storage slots
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1 1
Supported formats
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CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type II)
MMC
SDHC
SD