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PowerShot S5 IS Edit

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

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.

Reviews and Specifications Edit

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 Edit

Native Edit

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 Edit

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

For Developers Edit

Firmware versions Edit

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

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

1.01A Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

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 JapanEdit