The Canon powershot is one hell of a digital camera. Any serious SLR fan also needs to take a second look at the S5 IS. This baby has a 8 megapixel CCD sensor with a 12x optical zoom. The powershot brings to the fore some of the latest face detection technology powered by Canon’s DIGIC III image processor. Red eye correction feature is also incorporated besides automatically improving focus and exposure time for getting the perfect image.

Features include:

• 12x optical zoom lens with Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and UD lens
• Optical Image Stabilizer
• 8.0 Megapixel CCD
• DIGIC III with advanced Noise Reduction technology and Face Detection
• Red-Eye Correction in playback
• 2.5” high-resolution vari-angle LCD
• Long-play VGA movies with stereo sound and Photo in Movie
• 22 shooting modes including full manual control and 0cm Super Macro
• High ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift
• Compatible with Wide/Tele/Close-up converter lenses and Canon EX Speedlite flashes
• Precision Optics

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