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08/02/2007 03:41:26 PM · #1 |
Hi all,
I've had my S5 for about three weeks and 1,100 or so shots so far. This can't be a full review but a quick report on my experience to date and the differences from the S2 it replaced.
IQ -- to be honest I have yet to see any substantial difference in IQ between the two. Of course that's just to my naked (and untrained) eye. I'm gonna post a side by side comparison of the same image from each camera next week. I'll let you all know right here.
ISO -- I never shoot above 200 anyway so the extended capability means little. Noise levels up to 200 are similar and may even favor the S2 a bit. I wish Canon had gone to a 1/8 CCD.
Hot shoe -- I'm thinking of the EX 430 by the end of the year but have nothing to report here.
Face detection -- I've tried it vs center weight several times with no real difference. HOWEVER, I haven't yet tried multiple faces so I'll report back soon on this.
Controls -- The seperate ISO and Exposure buttons are marginally more useful on the S5 than the S2.
Digital Zoom -- The "standard" 4x DZ is still the same garbage as every other camera. However, I kind of like the 1.6 and 2.0 teleconverter settings. I shoot many more tellys than wides so this works for me and the noise/focus are not that bad. IS really helps up to the 24x (2.0) range.
SD Card location --- HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT. This is my main criticism. I don't even use my card reader anymore, I just hook up the USB 2.0. Changing cards on a tripod now impossible. REALLY a stupid move to have the batteries fall out or the camera upside down.
Lens cover -- Believe it or not, I like it over the S2 and since I forget to remove it all the time I don't mind it popping off easily.
LCD screen -- WAY superior to the 1.8" S2
Record Display options -- I really like the option of 2 info displays in both the EVF and LCD and I REALLY like the rule of thirds grid showing. I'm such an amateur.
Loss of the Intervalomter -- BOO. I may keep the S2 just for this.
In camera processing -- OK but nothing I needed to do. I'm good at photoshop.
Owner's Manual -- still leaves out (or doesn't explain well) certain things. Same as the S2. I go to sites like Steve's to learn the camera.
At this point I like the improvements over the S2 ( but I'm not sure they're worth $450.00 US).
Dassit for now. My lensmate stuff (Adapter and Filters) should be here today and I'll use them on both cameras over the weekend.
JG
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08/02/2007 03:46:36 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by JohnGalt_NY:
Loss of the Intervalomter -- BOO. I may keep the S2 just for this. |
Boo indeed -- I still have it on the S3, but would like a suggestion on how to use it; what have you used it for? |
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08/02/2007 04:28:58 PM · #3 |
GeneralE,
I've used it a lot for sunset type shots to get a range of tomes and conditions. then I pick the one(s) I like best. If you'd like, take a look at the Hudson River Scenery/Cityscape album on my site at //community.webshots.com/user/johngaltny. There are 4 evening shots there that I got with this method. |
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08/02/2007 04:35:56 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by JohnGalt_NY:
I've used it a lot for sunset type shots to get a range of tomes and conditions. then I pick the one(s) I like best. |
Aha -- I've always thought of it as a way to make time-lapse animations, not to capture a set scene at intervals in changing light. I just stand around snapping of the shutter every so often -- with your method I can sit in the car ;-) |
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08/02/2007 05:26:47 PM · #5 |
| I used mine on my S1 to try and catch some interesting birds by the bird feeder, without having to watch it! |
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08/03/2007 02:25:53 PM · #6 |
| I owned the S5 for just over a week. Brought it back to the store because I didn't think it was worth the cost. There was very little, if any, improvement in image quality, in my opinion. I'm far from a pro photographer, but to my eye, it seemed the S5 had a problem with image noise and haloing on whites in bright light, when compared to the S3. SO brought it back, saved a little longer and bought my rebel. |
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08/03/2007 02:41:08 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
I used mine on my S1 to try and catch some interesting birds by the bird feeder, without having to watch it! |
Brilliant! You can probably put the camera way closer to the feeder too, since there won't be any humans nearby -- even bird macros might be a possibility. |
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08/07/2007 02:50:59 PM · #8 |
OK all,
I've posted 18 shots (9 each) taken by the S2 and the S5 within seconds of each other. This is not about my skill ( or lack thereof ) as a photographer, it is to allow people to view sample images from both. Simply go to my webshots site at //community.webshots.com/user/johngaltny and visit the Side by Side album.
Settings were matched on both cameras at the highest resolution, ISO 100, no exposure compensation, no color filters and matched metering sites within the frame. The only post process was to cut them to 7" on the long side and 96 ppi. No cropping, no sharpening, no levels, no nothing.
Hope this is some use to someone.
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