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Design: 8.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 8.0
Image quality: 7.0
Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars) - Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 113 reviews all user reviews
Manufacturer: Canon USA
Part number: 1101B001
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Product Summary
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
price range: $698.33
A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts.
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- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 113 reviews
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57 out of 58 people found this review helpful
"Excellent camera with MANY useful features and great software"
by Peter Sanders on July 11, 2006
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54 out of 55 people found this review helpful
"Recommended with Reservations"
by cdr_computers on August 18, 2006
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46 out of 56 people found this review helpful
by canon all right on March 17, 2006
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29 out of 43 people found this review helpful
by joshUNC04 on March 4, 2006
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17 out of 17 people found this review helpful
"Amazing Photo Quality, Definatly recomended!"
by anemone246 on June 8, 2006
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon USA
- Part Number: 1101B001
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
- Weight 14.5 oz
- Width 4.4 in
- Depth 3 in
- Height 3.1 in
Main Features
- Resolution 6 megapixels
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Sensor resolution 6 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 80, ISO 100
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Landscape, Beach, Portrait mode, Night snapshot, Foliage, Sports mode, Snow, Stitch assist, Night scene, Fireworks, Indoor
- Special effects Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Vivid Green, Black & White, Lighter Skin Tone, Positive, Custom Effect, Neutral, Contrast compensation, Darker Skin Tone
- Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot AF area, Center-weighted, Evaluative, Spot
- Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
- White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
- White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent light (daylight), Daylight
- Digital video format AVI
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 2.3 frames per second=1.5 frames per second
- Color support Color
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- AE/AF Control FlexiZone
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 640 x 480
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 dBi - With 16MB card - 585 KB, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - With 16MB card - 249 KB, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - With 16MB card - 84 KB, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - With 16MB card - 150 KB, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - With 16MB card - 1.62 MB, Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - With 16MB card - 1.2 MB, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - With 16MB card - 1 MB, Super-fine / large JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 16MB card - 2.72 MB, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - With 16MB card - 278 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - With 16MB card - 2 MB, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - With 16MB card - 780 KB, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - With 16MB card - 1.12 MB, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 dBi - With 16MB card - 556 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - With 16MB card - 2.03 MB, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 dBi - With 16MB card - 558 KB
- Flash memory 16 MB - SD Memory Card
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
- Focal Length 6 mm - 72 mm
- Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 11 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Canon
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
- Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Display brightness control, Focus bracketing, DPOF support, Audio recording, PictBridge support, AE lock, RGB primary color filter, Digital noise reduction, FE lock, Built-in speaker, AF lock, Direct print, Digital image rotation, Camera orientation detection, Auto power save, Histogram display
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 17 ft
- Type Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Flash ON mode, Red-eye reduction, Auto mode with red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective flash range 1.6 ft - 17 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Color support Color
- Diagonal size (inches) 0.33 in
- Resolution 115,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
- Dioptric Correction Range -5.5 to +1.5
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
- Mounting Rotating
- Resolution 115,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 6 mm - 72 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.7-3.5
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens construction 9 : 11
- Features Aspherical lens, UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
- Included Accessories Neck strap, Lens cap
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
- Operating humidity 10 - 90%
Power
- Power Device None
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripherals USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )
Software
- Type Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon PhotoStitch, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon Remote Capture, Canon ImageBrowser
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.1
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.7
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.4
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.8
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.5
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.5
Accessories
- Canon Power Adapter CA-PS700
- SanDisk Secure Digital card 1GB
- INTERFACE CABLE IFC-400PCU
- SanDisk Ultra II - flash memory card - 2 GB - SD
- 1 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card
- Kingston Elite Pro Secure Digital card 512MB
- Kingston Elite Pro Secure Digital card 1GB
- Five Year Total Digital Camera Warranty 'Protect Your Investment'
- Photoshop CS2 Upgrade
- Canon Pixma iP5200R
- Kingston Elite Pro flash memory card - 2 GB - SD
- HP PhotoSmart A516 - printer - color - ink-jet
- Canon Pixma iP6310D
- Epson Stylus Photo R380
- Canon Power Adapter CA-PS700
- SanDisk Secure Digital card 1GB
- INTERFACE CABLE IFC-400PCU
- SanDisk Ultra II - flash memory card - 2 GB - SD
- 1 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card
- Kingston Elite Pro Secure Digital card 512MB
- Kingston Elite Pro Secure Digital card 1GB
- Five Year Total Digital Camera Warranty 'Protect Your Investment'
- Photoshop CS2 Upgrade
- Canon Pixma iP5200R
- Kingston Elite Pro flash memory card - 2 GB - SD
- HP PhotoSmart A516 - printer - color - ink-jet
- Canon Pixma iP6310D
- Epson Stylus Photo R380
Manufacturer info
- Canon USA
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://estore.usa.canon.com/
- Address: One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY. 11042
- Phone: 516-328-5000
- Email: mediacontact@cusa.canon.com
