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PowerShot S5 IS[]

The Canon PowerShot S5 IS is a 8.0 megapixel bridge digital camera.

Notice

CHDK is available for the S5 with firmware versions 1.01A and 1.01B from the Download page.

  • This camera has CHDK multi partition support for booting but does not include the CHDK UI multi partition menu items.


20070507 hiRes s5is front

Powershot S5 IS Front

20070507 hiRes s5is back

Powershot S5 IS Back

Reviews and Specifications[]

  • The S5 lacks an intervalometer, even though the S1, S2, and S3 have one. The closest thing it has natively is a "custom timer" -- a timer that will take multiple photos. Use a CHDK intervalometer script to add this feature.
  • RAW samples have been submitted to rawsamples.ch and are also available for direct download [1].


Specifications[]

Native[]

  • Aperture: F2.7 to F8.0
  • Shutter speed: 15 to 1/3200
  • The manual states that a single continuous video can be up to 4 GB or 1 hour, whichever comes first.

Added by CHDK[]

  • f2.7 to f11 (anything above f11 reported not to work).
  • extra long exposures with up to ~2000 s


For Developers[]

Firmware versions[]

The ver.req file works as well in this model.

The "NT" in the upper block refers to "NTSC"

1.01A[]

Upper block:

Canon PowerShot S5 IS
P-ID:3148  NT D

Lower block:

Firmware Ver GM1.01A
No error
May 29 2007    18:17:20

Pressing DISP twice more (still holding SET) returns this additional block:

Adj Ver.007.000
IS Firm Ver.  3.00
IS Param Ver.  3.00

1.01B[]

Another version has this lower block:

Firmware Ver GM1.01B
No error
Jun 14 2007    16:12:20

The upper block and additional text are the same as with 1.01A, though. (Timestamp changes, of course.)

Another camera with 1.01B (American-bought) returned a timestamp of Jun 14 2007 20:11:19. Note that this is the same timestamp as the European one below.

European 1.01B[]

Another version bought at Amazon in Germany (Made in Japan):

Canon PowerShot S5 IS
P-ID:3148  PAL D

Firmware Ver GM1.01B
No error
June 14 2007    20:11:19

Pressing DISP returns:

Adj Ver.007.000
IS Firm Ver.  3.01
IS Param Ver.  3.01

South america 1.01B[]

Another version made in China: Canon PowerShot S5 IS

P-ID:3148  NT D

Firmware Ver GM1.01B
No error
June 14 2007    20:11:19

European 1.01A with E18[]

With vers.req , or vers.req and ver.req

Upper block

Canon PowerShot S5 IS
P-ID:3148  PAL D

Lower block page 1

Firmware Ver  GM1.01A
E18
May 29 2007   18:17:20

Lower block page 2

Adj Ver.007.000
ZoomLensError0004
2008.09.20 20.43.03

Lower block page 3

Adj Ver.007.000
Total Shoot  :7849
Open Shutter :0
Close Shutter:0

With ver.req but _not_ vers.req, the page 3 lower block was

Adj Ver.007.000
IS Firm Ver.  3.00
IS Param Ver.  3.00


while the first two pages were identical.

S5 IS bought in Japan[]

Upper block

Canon Powershot S5IS
P-IT 3148 NT D

Lower block page 1

Firmware ver. GM1.01A
E18 
May 29 2007 18:17:20

Lower block page 2

Adj Ver.007.000
ZoomLensError 0004
2007.10.13 10:35:15

Lower block page 3

Total Shoot  :1869 
Open Shutter :0
Close Shutter:0


LED addresses[]

#define LED_AF 0xC02200E0 // AF Beam (green)
#define LED_GR 0xC02200DC // green state-led (bi-state with orange)
#define LED_OR 0xC02200D8 // orange state-led (bi-state with green)
#define LED_WR 0xC02200D4 // write indicator (red)

Other leds are controlled with a LED-table and UniqueLedOn / UniqueLedOff.

Firmware dumps[]

  • Firmware 1.01A
  • Firmware 1.01B
Saveas64

Download location for firmware dumps:
P&S firmware dumps mirror

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