Canon PowerShot S3 IS

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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Canon PowerShot S1 IS - 5/20/04
Canon PowerShot S2 IS - 6/22/05
Canon PowerShot S3 IS - 5/8/06
Canon PowerShot S410 - 6/24/04
Canon PowerShot S5 IS - 6/20/07
Canon PowerShot S500 - 5/20/04
Canon PowerShot S60 - 5/21/04
Canon PowerShot S70 - 8/31/04
Canon PowerShot SD 850 IS - 8/21/07
Canon PowerShot SD1000 - 8/20/07
Canon PowerShot SD1100 - 2/1/08
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Canon PowerShot SD20 (garnet) - 11/5/04
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Canon PowerShot SD400 - 6/8/05
Canon PowerShot SD430 - 2/9/06
Canon PowerShot SD450 - 10/26/05
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Canon PowerShot SD550 - 9/21/05
Canon PowerShot SD600 - 4/3/06
Canon PowerShot SD630 - 4/12/06
Canon PowerShot SD700 IS - 5/11/06
Canon PowerShot SD750 - 6/14/07
Canon PowerShot SD800 IS - 10/12/06
Canon PowerShot SD890 IS - 5/30/08
Canon PowerShot SD900 - 10/12/06
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS - 12/10/07
Canon PowerShot TX-1 - 4/30/07
Canon Rebel XSi - 1/24/08
Casio Exilim EX-P700 - 6/14/05
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Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 - 5/3/07
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Casio Exilim EX-Z40 - 5/21/04
Casio Exilim EX-Z50 - 11/1/04
Casio Exilim EX-Z55 - 11/1/04
Casio Exilim EX-Z60 - 5/25/06
Casio Exilim EX-Z600 - 4/13/06
Casio Exilim EX-Z70 - 12/18/06
Casio Exilim EX-Z750 - 6/14/05
Casio Exilim EX-Z850 - 4/10/06
Casio Exilim Pro EX-P505 - 4/20/05
Casio Exilim Pro EX-P600 - 6/1/04
Casio QV-R62 - 4/21/05
Contax SL300R T* - 6/1/04
Epson L-500V - 2/17/05
FinePix F700 Digital Camera - 9/22/04
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Fujifilm FinePix A350 - 8/5/05
Fujifilm FinePix A500 - 4/5/06
Fujifilm FinePix E510 - 4/20/05
Fujifilm FinePix E550 - 9/14/04
Fujifilm FinePix F10 - 5/13/05
Fujifilm FinePix F450 - 1/28/05
Fujifilm FinePix F470 - 4/17/06
Fujifilm FinePix F810 Zoom - 11/29/04
Fujifilm FinePix S100FS - 2/1/08
Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro Digital SLR (Body Only) - 9/22/04
Fujifilm FinePix S20 Pro - 1/26/05
Fujifilm FinePix S3100 - 2/17/05
Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro - 11/1/06
Fujifilm FinePix S5200 - 1/18/06
Fujifilm FinePix S7000 - 4/20/05
Fujifilm FinePix S9000 - 9/30/05
Fujifilm FinePix V10 - 4/5/06
Fujifilm FinePix Z1 - 7/21/05
Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd - 4/8/08
HP Photosmart M22 - 2/17/05
HP Photosmart M23 - 8/23/05
HP PhotoSmart M407 with HP Instant Share - 11/5/04
HP Photosmart M417 - 2/17/05
HP PhotoSmart R series - 1/6/06
HP PhotoSmart R607 - 4/20/05
HP PhotoSmart R707 - 6/18/04
HP Photosmart R717 - 4/20/05
HP Photosmart R817 - 12/5/05
HP PhotoSmart R927 - 5/2/06
Kodak EasyShare C533 and C643 - 8/3/06
Kodak EasyShare CX7530 - 9/14/04
Kodak EasyShare DX4900 - 2/10/05
Kodak EasyShare DX7590 w/ Easyshare Dock - 9/14/04
Kodak EasyShare DX7630 - 6/1/04
Kodak EasyShare LS753 - 9/14/04
Kodak EasyShare One - 12/7/05
Kodak EasyShare One/6MP - 8/1/06
Kodak EasyShare P880 - 12/13/05
Kodak EasyShare V1003 - 4/6/07
Kodak EasyShare V550 - 10/3/05
Kodak EasyShare V603 - 5/4/06
Kodak EasyShare V803 - 3/12/07
Kodak EasyShare Z740 - 7/15/05
Konica Minolta Dimage A2 - 7/2/04
Konica Minolta Dimage A200 - 2/16/05
Konica Minolta Dimage G600 - 7/7/04
Konica Minolta Dimage X50 - 9/2/04
Konica Minolta Dimage X60 - 8/18/05
Konica Minolta Dimage Xg - 5/20/04
Konica Minolta Dimage Z2 - 8/27/04
Konica Minolta Dimage Z20 - 8/24/05
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z5 - 7/21/05
Konica Minolta Dimage Z6 - 11/9/05
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D - 11/22/05
Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D - 2/3/05
Kyocera Finecam M410R - 7/12/04
Kyocera Finecam SL300R - 5/27/04
Logitech Pocket Digital 130 - 7/7/04
Nikon Coolpix 2200 - 11/4/04
Nikon Coolpix 3200 - 11/4/04
Nikon Coolpix 4600 - 11/11/05
Nikon Coolpix 4800 - 8/18/05
Nikon Coolpix 5200 - 7/29/04
Nikon Coolpix 5400 - 9/3/04
Nikon Coolpix 5600 - 11/11/05
Nikon Coolpix 5700 - 11/5/04
Nikon Coolpix 5900 - 7/6/05
Nikon Coolpix 7600 - 5/10/05
Nikon Coolpix 7900 - 5/4/05
Nikon Coolpix 8400 - 12/13/04
Nikon Coolpix 8700 - 5/19/04
Nikon Coolpix 8800 - 12/13/04
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Nikon Coolpix P3 and P4 - 2/21/06
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Nikon Coolpix S5 - 2/21/06
Nikon Coolpix S500 - 6/7/07
Nikon Coolpix S600 - 5/30/08
Nikon D100 Digital SLR (Body Only) - 9/23/04
Nikon D200 - 11/1/05
Nikon D2H - 8/17/04
Nikon D2X - 9/16/04
Nikon D3 - 5/23/08
Nikon D50 - 7/15/05
Nikon D60 - 1/30/08
Nikon D60 - 3/26/08
Nikon D70 - 6/7/04
Nikon D70s - 7/15/05
Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom - 11/16/05
Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom - 3/17/05
Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom - 5/11/05
Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom - 6/18/04
Olympus Camedia C-50 Zoom - 5/6/05
Olympus Camedia C-60 Zoom - 6/1/04
Olympus D-545 Zoom - 9/7/05
Olympus E-3 - 2/8/08
Olympus Evolt E-300 - 3/29/05
Olympus Evolt E-330 - 2/16/06
Olympus Evolt E-500 - 12/6/05
Olympus FE Series - 3/9/07
Olympus FE-100 - 12/12/05
Olympus FE-115, FE-130, and FE-140 - 7/24/06
Olympus FE-120 - 12/7/05
Olympus FE-170 - 11/13/06
Olympus FE-180 - 11/14/06
Olympus FE-190 - 8/23/06
Olympus FE-200 - 11/14/06
Olympus FE-300 - 9/17/07
Olympus SP-510UZ - 8/23/06
Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom - 1/25/07
Olympus SP570uz - 1/30/08
Olympus Stylus 1030 SW - 1/28/08
Olympus Stylus 500 - 10/4/05
Olympus Stylus 710 - 6/14/06
Olympus Stylus 720 SW - 5/24/06
Olympus Stylus 740 - 8/23/06
Olympus Stylus 750 - 10/30/06
Olympus Stylus 760 - 3/12/07
Olympus Stylus 770SW - 1/25/07
Olympus Stylus 790 SW - 9/17/07
Olympus Stylus 800 - 8/24/05
Olympus Stylus 810 - 6/16/06
Olympus Stylus FE-290 - 8/27/07
Olympus Stylus Verve S - 7/22/05
Panasonic DMC-TZ3 - 11/12/07
Panasonic Lumix DMC-F1 - 9/3/04
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 - 12/12/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 (black) - 10/26/04
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 - 12/12/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ4S (silver) - 6/22/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5K (black) - 2/14/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 - 2/24/06
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L10K - 1/18/08
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 - 5/18/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX1 - 8/24/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ1 - 5/3/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ1 - 5/17/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2K - 2/16/05
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3 - 3/22/06
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - 1/31/08
Pentax *ist DS - 9/29/04
Pentax *istD - 9/22/04
Pentax K10D - 9/7/07
Pentax K200D - 1/31/08
Pentax K200D - 4/24/08
Pentax K20D - 5/8/08
Pentax K20D & Samsung GX-20 - 1/31/08
Pentax Optio 43WR - 2/17/05
Pentax Optio 555 - 9/3/04
Pentax Optio 750Z - 9/17/04
Pentax Optio MX - 8/18/04
Pentax Optio S4i - 5/20/04
Pentax Optio S5i - 9/22/04
Pentax Optio S5z - 12/16/05
Pentax Optio S6 - 1/20/06
Pentax Optio SV - 1/28/05
Pentax Optio W10 - 4/6/06
Pentax Optio WP - 1/27/05
Pentax Optio X - 9/23/04
Polaroid x530 - 12/13/05
Ricoh GR Digital II - 4/8/08
Samsung Digimax i5 - 11/11/05
Samsung Digimax L85 - 5/25/06
Samsung Digimax U-CA 3 - 7/8/04
Samsung Digimax V50 - 7/29/04
Samsung Digimax V700 (Noble Wine) - 5/10/05
Samsung GX-1S - 5/5/06
Samsung NV 24HD - 1/6/08
Samsung S1050 - 6/6/07
Samsung S850 - 6/8/07
Sigma SD10 - 9/13/04
Sony Alpha DSLR-A100 - 7/21/06
Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 - 4/2/08
Sony Alpha DSLR-A350 - 4/16/08
Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 - 10/16/07
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F717 - 10/4/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F828 - 6/24/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F88 - 6/3/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H1 - 3/14/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H1 - 6/20/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H5 - 5/30/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-L1 (silver) - 2/4/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-L1 (silver) - 2/4/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M1 - 11/1/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-M2 - 3/22/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-N1 - 11/14/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-P150 (Silver) - 2/17/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-P200 - 4/21/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-P93 - 7/7/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-R1 - 9/27/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-S40 - 11/16/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-S600 - 3/13/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-S90 - 7/22/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T1 - 5/27/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T10 - 9/19/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T3 - 9/13/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T30 - 5/31/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T33 - 3/10/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T33 - 3/14/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T5 - 9/30/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T7 (silver) - 7/22/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-T9 - 1/24/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-U40 - 6/7/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-U60 - 8/30/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-V1 - 5/27/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-V3 - 10/25/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W1 - 6/24/04
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W100 - 7/14/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W30 - 3/22/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W5 - 8/3/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W50 - 4/17/06
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W7 - 5/4/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W7 - 3/10/05
Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W70 - 6/14/06
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 - 12/7/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9 - 8/27/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T2 - 12/6/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T20 - 8/15/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T200 - 11/12/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T300 - 2/22/08
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W120 - 7/2/08
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W130 - 2/25/08
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W35 and DSC-W55 - 4/9/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W80 - 4/9/07
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W90 - 2/21/08
Sony DSC-H1 - 3/11/05
Sony DSC-P200 - 3/11/05
Sony DSC-T7 - 3/11/05

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