Frank Markow, Ph.D.

I recently purchased the Canon S5is camera. I spent a while looking at different cams, and also considered the Canon SD750, SD850is and the very portable SD1000. I settled on the S5is for several reasons. First, it has full manual mode, which means that I can totally control the settings and not count on the camera (though it does an excellent job!) Secondly, it takes excellent videos (for a point and shoot that is), and has STEREO sounds, a feature I could not find on any other camera. Last but not least, it takes excellent pictures. Most of the Canon Powershot and SD series take great pics, I probably would have been happy with these others as well, so I guess the first two features really sold me.