Canon S3 IS vs S5 IS for a photo booth project

Looking at the reviews (DPreview) it seems like the S3 is sharper generally.


Anyone know what camera has better IQ in general?


Anyone used both? What about AF?

I have the S3 IS and have played with the S5...

I think they both have fairly comparable IQ, but cramming 8 megapixels on such a small sensor would have to affect it I'm sure... I doubt seriously that you could go wrong with either of them.

Micro,

I moved to the S5 from the S2 (5MP).

The image quality is very similar but if you are a person who tends to crop a lot, the 8 MP is useful over the 6 MP. The downside is that 8 MP on the 1/2.5 sensor gives you a touch more noise than the S2/S3. Thus if you are the type who composes well in the camera (I'm not) and doesn't need to crop a lot, the S3 is probably slightly better. In either case you're talking hairs breadth differences.

Of course, if you need a hotshoe or would like face detection, the S5 is the end of the game.

If you'd like, take a look at the S5 Test Shots gallery on my pbase site. They may help you a bit.

Good luck.

I was thinking. one BIG BIG advantage to this would be the hot shoe on the S5- the S3's flash can be powerful, but nothing compared to a good 430 or 530...

yeah I think the hot shoe is going to do it for me