Comments on: Canon PowerShot S5 IS

By: abhi

abhi — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:01:08 +0000

How to upload the pics to a PC or Laptop? When I connect it by USB or insert the memory card … In PC it shows “no pics” . Last time I did when I used Ubuntu Operating System. Please help me solve the problem.

By: lal

lal — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:25:05 +0000

i am able to record but not able to take a picture.i m able to see the hands icons on the screen when i try to take a picture

By: Bev

Bev — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:08:02 +0000

I have the s5is and sometimes when I take a picture with the flash it takes a while to actually take the picture.I have to hold the button down for a few seconds before it finally takes it and by then the shot has been missed!Anyone know what I can do to fix this?it is really annoying!

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:46:58 +0000

Hello Eric,
Thanks for your help on the Super-Macro setting. I had problems getting it to work also. They need to do a better job on their manual!
Again Thanks!!

By: StellaB

StellaB — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:21:47 +0000

I also get the “Busy” message on the screen when I try to use the Reset All (to Default) tool. Extremely annoying. Seems like a softward flaw in the camera. (I have a Canon SD880.) Did anyone ever find a solution to this?

By: StellaB

StellaB — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:19:15 +0000

I also get the “Busy” message when I try to hit the Reset All (to default settings) tool. Extremely annoying. My cousin played with the settings and now I can’t take a good shot with this camera, and apparently there’s no way to fix this. The “busy” issue seems to come up a lot in user boards, but so far I’ve seen no solutions. It seems to be a defect in the camera’s software.

By: stefan

stefan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:39:48 +0000

where can i find turkish user guide?

By: Ace

Ace — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:11:59 +0000

Hi,

have you tried adjusting the ISO setting? but take note, higher ISOs may give you more chances of getting noise on your capture. for great macro shots, you need to have proper lighting. try shotting near a window to get more light.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:29 +0000

Hi,
I’d like to second Barrie’s question. Having been the owner of a Powershot A80 which took amazing pictures without me having to do much, I am very disappointed in the the S5. I’ve read the manual twice and I’ve played with all the settings. I’m now scouring the internet for help. I cannot get this camera to take non blurry inside shots, any natural light shots (no flash), and all my macro shots come out horrible. I am very frustrated! I need this camera to work as I have an online business that I photograph for. Please help! Thanks!

By: Barrie Smith

Barrie Smith — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:35:37 +0000

Hi,

Just become owner of a Canon S5 IS. Having been used to simple point and shoot cameras I find the array of buttons and modes most confusing.

Is there an “Idiots guide to the Canon S5 IS”? I have the two user guides but find them hard to follow.

Specifically, after taking a few excellent pictures I pushed some buttons and now a hand appears on the LCD screen, the pictures do not seem to be sharp and I can’t get back to basic settings. I tried “reset settings to default values” but a message appears on screen saying busy and nothing else seems to have changed.

Any suggestion or help very welcome.

Barrie