I know I have already asked this question;; which one do you think is better Cannon powershot S3 IS or S5 IS?—Elizabet…

I want to know how the quality is;; better on the S3 or the S5
and is the S5 worth the extra megapixles?

you can add anything else that is a posotive or negative about both of them.
thanks

Best Answer —Petra_au…

The S5 IS is the upgrade to the S3 IS. It has a few minor improvements. It also has 2 extra megapixels, but image quality is not really improved.

From the conclusion (in the review link below)…
“So then, Canon took an already great camera (S3 IS) and gave it a better screen, better viewfinder and a flash hot shoe, and made it a bit prettier to boot. They then put inside it a sensor that is noisier than its predecessor, meaning that - for the most part - the resolution increase simply isn’t reflected in the output, thanks to the need for stronger noise reduction. It’s certainly a better camera in most respects, but the improvements are about ‘features’ not ‘picture quality’, and we’d hoped for a little more from Canon this time around.”

and…”the new sensor adds little to the image quality at anything much over ISO 80, and none at all at higher ISO settings (which, incidentally, are also marginally less sensitive)”

So…I would say if the price of the S3 IS is more within your budget…then it would be perfectly good enough. The S5 would also be perfectly ok…just don’t expect better high ISO (or low light) performance over the S3 IS.

I think both cameras are only available in black (which looks better than silver, anyway).
You should do a search of camera stores, online stores etc. in regards to the availability of either camera…

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