Best Canon P&S for movies?

[Gordon S.]

I've had a number if Canon PowerShot Elphs and loved them. My current S200 is still everything I need from a point and shoot pocket camera but its movie mode is useless and limited to 30 second clips.

I'm looking for a replacement P&S camera with a good movie mode to mount in cars for amateur slalom/rally events as well as provide a decent pocket camera upgrade. Are any Canon's better or worse at movie modes? I would need unlimited (except by the card of course) movie lengths and decent sound capture. Preferably one of the more compact cameras along the SD line rather than an A or G series.

[SimpleGirl2008]

I've had a number if Canon PowerShot Elphs and loved them. My current S200 is still everything I need from a point and shoot pocket camera but its movie mode is useless and limited to 30 second clips.

I'm looking for a replacement P&S camera with a good movie mode to mount in cars for amateur slalom/rally events as well as provide a decent pocket camera upgrade. Are any Canon's better or worse at movie modes? I would need unlimited (except by the card of course) movie lengths and decent sound capture. Preferably one of the more compact cameras along the SD line rather than an A or G series.


Hands down Canon Powershot S3 IS or Canon Powershot S5 IS

[midnight_rider]

^^ I second that. As long as you do not need to shoot for more that 1 hour. the movie mode is limited to 4GB or 60 minutes.

[mullhawk]

I believe CHDK gives you the ability to have unlimited video, well obviously it is capped at the size of your card...
but I do agree with those being the best models to shoot video.

[watt100]

this is a short 10 second Canon S5 full resolution movie clip -
http://www.filefactory.com/file/8e57cf

the video files from the S5 are large, 1 minute > 120 MB !

[Yogesh Sarkar]

I agree, S5IS is best for movies. If I am not wrong, it is the only powershot that has optical zoom which works while shooting videos.

[luggnut239]

I use an S5 for all my movies and everyday pics. I love it. The movie quality is good and the ease of video and still in one package is hard to beat.

[Canon Guy]

Gotta agree with all those who said the SxIS series.

[bayoubooger]

this is a short 10 second Canon S5 full resolution movie clip -
http://www.filefactory.com/file/8e57cf

the video files from the S5 are large, 1 minute > 120 MB !

looks to be a virus link?

[watt100]

looks to be a virus link?

uhh.... what? it's a file host, you download files

[wabbit]

uhh.... what? it's a file host, you download files
It wants you to join the club.... first.

[tombei]

Give them your details and you will be receiving spam for the next 500-1000 years. Forget it! http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon8.gif

[watt100]

Give them your details and you will be receiving spam for the next 500-1000 years. Forget it! http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon8.gif

no, you don't have to give any details. it is a "file host" service where you can download a file. Look at the "Basic FileFactory" you download the file for free without giving anything such as email, name, etc. !
absolutely true !

[Collin85]

The S5-IS by far. Video output, the difference isn't huge compared to the other series', but versatility is key. The S5 has a dedicated movie button, stereo sound recording and arguably more importantly, the ability to optically zoom and re-AF while recording. My old A710IS, G9 and IXUS/SD1100IS all can't do this, but my old S3 could. The ability to re-AF is invaluable, IMO.