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Canon PowerShot S3 IS Reviews & Specs
The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is a 6.2M digital camera announced in May 2006.
Brand
Canon
Class
Resolution
2816 x 2112 (6.2M)
Zoom Type
12x optical zoom
Storage Media
SD, MMC
Reviews
Specs
Reviews for Professionals
April 28, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at DCResource
May 21, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at DPReview
July 6, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at Imaging-resource
Other Reviews
June 12, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at Steves-digicams
July 8, 2006
Sony H5 vs. Canon S3 review at DCViews
July 9, 2006
Sony H5 vs. Canon S3 review at DCViews
Oct. 10, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at Megapixel.net
Oct. 10, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at Megapixel.net (fr)
News & Guides
Feb. 24, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS press summary
Introductions & Previews
May 12, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at LetsGoDgital (nl)
May 12, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at LetsGoDgital
June 22, 2006
Canon PowerShot S3 IS review at DigitalCameraInfo
July 25, 2006
Canon S3 IS reviewed at the Luminous-Landscape
Brand
Canon
Class
Resolution
2816 x 2112
Zoom Type
12x optical zoom
LCD Type
2.0" lcd viewer
CCD Pixels
6.2M
Storage Media
SD, MMC
LCD Type
2.0" lcd viewer
Storage Media
SD, MMC
Battery Type
4 AA batteries
Date
May 24, 2006
Update
Card Date
CCD Pixels
6.2M
Dimensions
113x78x76
Dimensions US
4.5x3.1x3.0
Weight
410g
Weight US
14.5oz
Lens
36 mm - 432 mm (12x) (dig: 4x)
Focus
auto | manual / 50cm / 0cm
Metering
evaluative, center-weighted, spot
Apterture
auto | manual / F2.7 (W) - F3.5 (T)
White Balance
auto, 6 presets, custom
Shutter
auto | manual / 15s - 1/3200s
Exposure
+/- 2EV in 1/3EV steps
Flash
pop-up - 5 modes / 0.5m - 5.2m
Viewfinder
ttl lcd
ISO
50/100/200/400/800
Image Size
2816x2112 / 2816x1584 / 2272x1704 / 1600x1200 / 640x480
Image Format
jpeg (exif 2.2)
Image Compression
superfine, fine, normal
Timing
Remote
self timer 10s / 2s
Video
avi with sound - 640x480 (15fps, 30fps), 320x240 (15fps, 30fps, 60fps)
Audio
wav stereo
Connection
usb 2.0 (hi-speed) / A/V (NTSC/PAL)
Storage
SD card, multimedia card
Software
Image Info
Version
Reviews
Misc
Extra Features
histogram dispay
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