CANON DIGITAL CAMERA S51S

Canon Powershot Digital Camera - Product specifications for the PRO SERIES S5 IS (CANON DIGITAL CAMERA S51S) 8.0MP with 12x optical image stabilized zoom

1. 8 mp ccd for 16 by 22
2. Super 12 times optical zoom (twelve times!) and up to ISO 1600
   
3. High res 2.5 inch vari angle lcd
4. DIgic 3 image processor with enhanced face detector tech
5. Red eye corrector system for sharper images
6. Print and share button
7. Color black
8. Total pixels about 8.3 megapixels
9. Effective pixels 8.0 megapixels
10. Focal length 6 to 72 millimeters
11. f/2.7 to f/3.5
12. Optical zoom 12 times
13. Digital zoom 4times (Unprecedented 48 times combined zoom!!!)
14. Focusing range: Normal 1.6 ft to infinity wide, 3ft to infinity in tele mode, macro 3.9 inches to 1.6ft wide, super macro, 0 to 3.9 inches
15. Autofocus system TTL
16. Viewfinder: 0.33-inch low temp polycrystalline silicon TFT color lcd electronic viewfinder
17. 2.5 inch lcd display made of same said above material
18. LCD pixels 207000 or so
19. LCD coverage 100%
20. Shutter speed 15 to 1/3200 / second
21. ISO modes supported, auto, high iso auto, 80, 100, 200, 400,800, 1600 equals
22. Light metering method evaluative, center weight spot
23. And 20 more features too large to list...

People have said the following good things from various internet websites and vendors about this particular Canon Powershot Camera Digital: "Very quick camera. Tons of features including ultra zoom modes. Feels comfortable and good in your hands. "

People have said the following bad things from various internet websites and vendors about this particular Canon Powershot Camera Digital: "Noise level at higher iso and mp settings. Lens cap flimsy. Red eye reducer could user more improvement. Chromatic abberation/blurry corners. Zoom control too sensitive to user input (it's a lever). "

Overall rating: 8 out of 10 - good

Personal opinion: The user reviews went back and forth between good to great on this powershot camera. If you are professional photographer and must need everything perfect and included in a digital camera for your jobs or contracts, the few comments that I've read from same such people said you should try a different camera. This is more designed for taking really good pictures in a casual setting but delivers decent professional pictures if your job depends on it. While most people gave this near perfect scores, the amount of counter viewpoints by a minority was enough to drop this good camera down a couple of rating points. Overall, good camera but if you need the best and most perfect camera, you're going to look at Canon's more expensive, more superior models probably.

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