Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera Reviews

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"The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is arguably the best value super-zoom camera currently available." from Trustedreviews.com "The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is arguably the best value super-zoom camera currently available." from Trustedreviews.com "The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is arguably the best value super-zoom camera currently available." from Trustedreviews.com "There's a lot to like about the 12X optical, 6-megapixel Canon PowerShot S3 IS superzoom, but the price is steep." from Pcmag.com "A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts." from Cnet.com "the Canon Powershot S3 IS certainly represents a very capable alternative to a DSLR for those users who don't want to mess with changing lenses" from Testfreaks.com "The PowerShot S3 IS is the successor to last year's 5-megapixel PowerShot S2 IS digital camera. The PowerShot S3 IS enhancements include a newly designed 6-megapixel image sensor that together with Canon's proprietary DIGIC II image processor dramatically reduces "noise" for better image quality and achieves ISO equivalent speed ratings ranging from 80 to 800. from Steves-digicams.com "The PowerShot S3 IS is one of the best ultra-zoom digital cameras on the market." from BiosMagazine.co.uk The upgrade from the S2 to the S3 is almost unrecgonizable unless you take notice to the one megal pixel they added, which in most cases are overrated. Save your money and just pick up the Canon Powershot S2 instead. from Circuitcity.com "The family-oriented Canon PowerShot S3 IS is a feature-packed six-megapixel hybrid digital camera that is equally at home with photo enthusiasts and digital diehards as it is in the hands of the point-and-shoot where do I press? set." from Thetechzone.com

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
Resolution	6.2 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	640 x 480 2816 x 2112 2272 x 1704 1600 x 1200
Interchangeable Lens	Not Interchangeable Lenses
Aperture Range	f2.7/f3.5 (w/t)
35mm Zoom Lens	36 - 432 mm
Battery Life	110 Images 110 Hours
Battery Type	4 x AA Batteries
Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker	With Built-in Speaker
Camera Type	Standard Point and Shoot
Compression Modes	Fine SuperFine Normal
Compression Type	JPEG EXIF 2.2 DPOF 1.1
Depth	2.97 in.
Digital Zoom	4x
Family Line	Canon PowerShot
File Size (High Res.)	2.67 MB (48 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.13 MB (about 985 images on 128MB card)
Flash Functions	Flash Off Auto Flash Red-eye Reduction Flash
Flash Type	Built-In
Focal Length	6 - 72 mm
Focus Range	19.2 in. to Infinity (w) / 36 in. to Infinity (t)
Frames Per Second	2.3 Frames
Height	3.07 in.
ISO Speeds	Auto 100 200 400 800 80
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Included Accessories	4 x AA Batteries USB Cable Video Cable Neck Strap 16 MB Memory Card Driver Lens Cap
Interface Type	USB
LCD Panel	With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size	2 in.
LCD Protected Position	With LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen	With LCD Screen
LCD Screen Resolution	115,000 pixels
LCD Screen Size	2 in.
MPN	S3IS
Macro Focus Range	in. (w)
Max Movie Length	Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Megapixels	6.2 Megapixel
Memory Type	MMC Card Multimedia Card SD Card
Optical Zoom	12x
Release Date	May, 2006
Self Timer	12 Sec.
Shutter Speed	15 - 1/3200 sec
Tripod Mount	With Tripod Mount
UPC	013803063998
Video Format	AVI Motion JPEG
Video Interface	Video Out
Video Resolutions	320 x 240 (QVGA) 640 x 480 (VGA)
Video Speed	30 fps
Viewfinder	Optical (Through-the-lens)
Weight	0.91 lb.
White Balance	Auto Manual Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Tungsten (Preset) Halogen (Preset)
Width	4.46 in.

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