Canon S5 IS - One of the "top" cameras! My review

Advantages: Easy to use, many functions, quality, ultra-zoom... etc
Disadvantages: It's hard to find in shops, no RAW

...---------------CANON POWERSHOT S5 IS - My review------------------ MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH CANON AND HOW I WANTED A NEW ONE... I've used an old Canon Powershot A30 since 2002 and it has served me very well but with the advent of 2009 I decided that its 1.2 Megapixels and video with no sound were just not enough anymore! So I looked around for a new camera... I knew I wanted another Canon because: 1) they support rechargable batteries 100%! 2) they are excellent quality cameras (no one ever suspected that the pictures I took with my previous camera had only 1.2 Megapixel... and that's saying something) ... and I knew I wanted another powershot because they have excellent optics and reviews. The series powershot was perhaps one of the most successiful for Canon and, in general, in the World of digital cameras because...

EVIT 18.11.2008 (19.11.2008) · Read review
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Review of Canon PowerShot S5 IS

  Powershot S5 is - A lot of camera in a smallish package

Advantages: Good image quality at lower ISO, excellent specs, great for macro.
Disadvantages: High ISO noise, soft focus at maximum zoom.

...Introduction This is a review of the ?Canon Powershot S5 is? which was Canon?s top of the range bridge camera until the recent introduction of the ?Powershot SX10 is & SX1 is? models. I wanted a new camera to replace my old Sony 3.3mp camera, which although well specified and took good pictures, suffered from severe shutter lag, as all early digital cameras did, making the taking of moving subjects almost impossible, plus there was no manual settings to override the camera, not being sure whether I wanted to go back to using a large SLR type camera at the time, I went for this Canon bridge camera instead, at the time it was newly released, and it seemed to offer most of the benefits of a DSLR camera but in a smaller package. What is a bridge camera? The bridge camera or ?super-zoom? as they are sometimes known as...

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The S5, smaller, stylish with better sound!

Advantages: Thinner than K5, cool screen, more features
Disadvantages: Screen balck is not completely dark, smudges easily.

...Having owned several Samsung branded MP3 players over the years, I really enjoyed them so I decided to upgrade from their K5 mp3 player. I found this well built and very reliable (hardly ever crashed) and loved the portable slide out speaker. When the S5 was released a year later, also with slide out speaker, I thought this upgrade had to be a must. I was right. I decided to go for more storage from a 2gb to an 8gb. The 8gb actually costs less than the 2gb K5 cost! This player has everything the K5 missed and the few faults that the K5 had have been ironed out. The S5 now has album art, a prettier screen, video playback and bluetooth. Fair enough the screen doesn't go as dark as the K5's did, meaning it no longer becomes a seamless part of the front of the player, but it still looks stylish none of the less. The menus are more...

lea20 13.01.2008 · Read review
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Canon S5 IS Digital Camera Excellence

Advantages: Zoom, Image stabiliser, Picture quality, Hot shoe etc. etc
Disadvantages: None

...I have been a pretty keen photographer for many years, the last digital camera I had was a Canon G3, it was only 4 megapixels, but the quality was outstanding, far superior to my mates 8mp Fuji. I went to Silverstone last year for the F1 practice, and got some great action shots of the cars, my only disappointment was the limited optical zoom (3x) on the G3. I decided there and then, that the time was right to upgrade, I had no hesitation in choosing Canon again, and went for the then newly released S5 IS. WOW, this camera is amazing, the zoom,12x optical & 4x digital, giving a total of 48x zoom is exactly what I needed, the optical zoom alone gives a 35mm SLR equivelant of 36-432 mm !!! You would imagine that with such a massive zoom, camera shake would be a problem, however due to the image stabiliser, it isn't, I have taken many...

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Pentax Optio S5i

Advantages: It has everything you could want and more and it's so easy to use
Disadvantages: Very small for big hands

...A fantastic small camera with every feature you could imagine. The price is very reasonable and many features are included in cameras costing twice as much. It is very easy to ue and has pre-set settings for any type of photo you wish to take, including black and white and sunsets. Make sure you charge the battery in the cradle supplied for a good 5/6 hours before using. The software provided is easy to use and set up on your PC as long as you have a basic PC knowledge (mainly follow the options) Make sure you get a decent size memory card as the 64Mb card that comes with the S5i does not hold too many pictures. If you are going to do any video's then a 512Mb will get you about 30mins worth or 1000 photo's....

NickReid 06.12.2004 · Read review
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Kyocera Finecam S5 1 year on

Advantages: Picture Quality, Ease of Use, Small Size
Disadvantages: Auto Focus in Dim light, Slow to write to memory

...that makes Contax cameras. I do have 2 main niggles with the camera. 1. The autofocus is not very good in dim light and by that I mean indoors. 2. the camera can be slow (especially after being used to 35mm SLRs) to take multiple pictures (up to 5 seconds between shots) due to the time taken to write to the memory card. I suspect this is common of all digital cameras. This is especially noticable after shooting a video sequence. Overall extremely pleased with the purchase and would buy another Kyocera Camera, except for the fact that the S5 is so good, I probably won't need to for a long time....

Dave1960 22.03.2004 · Read review
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K7S5A ECS MOTHERBOARD....

Advantages: Great Value
Disadvantages: Some Revisons of this Board have memory problems....

...the board from. specifications- 5 Pci Slots 1 Agp Slot 1 Amr Slot (Audio Modem Riser) 2 pc133 sdram slots 2 pc 266 ddr memory slots onboard audio Cpu Support- Duron - 700mhz - 1300mhz Athlon xp 1600+ - 2200+ Without bios flash. This board is great value and has all the bits that the more expensive boards have and without having to spend a fortune....

wakey_uk_22 04.05.2003 (05.05.2003) · Read review
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Review of EliteGroup K7S5A Pro - motherboard - ATX - SiS735

The Pro's Of Pro Namel

Advantages: Helps to strengthen tooth enamel. Improves general oral health.
Disadvantages: Steep pricetag. Potentially leaky cap.

...After recently visiting the dreaded dentist, I was informed that I had a major problem with acid erosion on the enamel of my teeth, which means basically that my teeth are being worn away at a worrying rate. As a result, when reading a magazine, which my girlfriend had bought, I noticed an advert for a new toothpaste from Sensodyne designed to combat acid erosion. That toothpaste was called Sensodyne Pro Namel. Firstly, a touch of sciency healthy stuff: - Acid erosion is now a problem affecting more and more people here in Britain. With more fizzy drinks being consumed, the problem is only going to get worse, and even stuff like acidic fruit (oranges, lemons etc) can cause a problem, as can anything with citric acid as a preservative in. Even brushing your teeth to vigorously can cause them to wear away at an increased rate. One...

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Review - The HTC Touch Pro 2

Advantages: well designed, good touchscreen, good QWERTY keypad, improved sofware, good widescreen display
Disadvantages: Expensive, no spec bump, no flash module, heavy

...piece. To activate the speaker all you do is turn the phone onto its face, this automatically activates it, this also works if you are already on the phone and want to let other people in the room join in the conversation? I tried this and it worked perfectly. This works so well for a three reasons. Firstly, a woofer and tweeter have been built into the speaker to improve sound clarity. Secondly, HTC have installed two microphones to pick up a clearer sound, and, Thirdly, a chip has been designed to cut out background noise and focus on the speakers voice. All round, the HTC Pro2 is a very satisfying handset to look at? but so was the original, its problems arose when it actually came to living with it, and it is these areas which needed improving. Improvements The Pro2's predecessors, were let down...

Luc2oo9 14.07.2009 · Read review
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Pentax S5N

Advantages: small, extremely quick, huge lcd screen, functions
Disadvantages: cant think of one...

...I have had an olympus digi camera for a couple of years now and was getting fed up with it as it was slow and bulky so after some research i found this camera. It is new to the market and perect for what i was after. -quick start up time -very short lag time between photo taking and display -huge screen on the back -5miillion pixels -extremely small in size -lightweight -tons of features and effects! -long battery life what more could i ask for? It can record video and sound and it is so compact! Pentax have removed the little viewfinder which means they can allow for a bigger lcd screen which is fantastic for watching your photos back on. It has tonnes of features and the super macro mode is brilliant! Im off on holiday to china soon and cant wait to take photos with this little camera. highly recommended! I got it...

chocomofo 28.04.2005 · Read review
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