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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: $615.48
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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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.
- Width 4.4 in
- Depth 3 in
- Height 3.1 in
- Weight 14.5 oz
Main Features
- Resolution 6 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
- Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Positive, My Colors, Vivid Red, Color Swap, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Color Accent, Black & White, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- AE/AF Control FlexiZone
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 6 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 640 x 480 - 14 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 10 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 20 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 40 sec - With 16MB card
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 16 MB Flash
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 dBi - With 16MB card
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 17 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
- Focal Length 6 mm - 72 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- 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 group(s) / 11 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Canon
- Features UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, MOTION PRINT, Audio recording, Auto power save, Built-in speaker, Focus bracketing, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Interval shooting mode, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.33 in
- Viewfinder 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
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 115,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Canon PhotoRecord, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
- Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable
Power
- Power Device None
Battery
- Supported Battery AA
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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
- 512 MB Elite Pro Secure Digital Card
- 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
- PIXMA IP6310D PHOTO PR-10PPM/12PPM
- Stylus Photo R380 Inkjet Printer
- 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
- 512 MB Elite Pro Secure Digital Card
- 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
- PIXMA IP6310D PHOTO PR-10PPM/12PPM
- Stylus Photo R380 Inkjet Printer
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
