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which is better canon powershot S5 IS or nikon coolpix 5000?
i only have a nikon point and shoot right now and i think its time to move up in camera. i was checking specs and price online but, i wanted to know what other photographers think????
If it was me, I would go with the s5, just for the optical zoom. They both can use hot shoe flashs. Most of the differences can be adapted easily.
The zoom will give you a lot of extra abiltiys, if you shoot anything other than closeups.
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