Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon S3 IS
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Type of Camera

  Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical / 4x Digital / 48x Combined Zoom

 
Image Capture Device
Type

  6.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

 
Total Pixels

  Approx. 6.2 Megapixels

 
Effective Pixels

  Approx. 6.0 Megapixels

 
Lens
Focal Length

  6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)

 
Digital Zoom

  4x

 
Focusing Range

  Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (WIDE), 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity (TELE)
Macro: 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm (WIDE)
Super Macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm (WIDE)

 
Autofocus System

  TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

 
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder

  Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color viewfinder

 
LCD Monitor

  2.0 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with variable-angle function

 
LCD Pixels

  Approx. 115,000 pixels

 
LCD Coverage

  100%

 
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture

  f/2.7 (W) - f/3.5 (T)

 
Shutter Speed

  15-1/3200 sec. (settable in Tv or M)

 
Exposure Control
Sensitivity

  Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800 equivalent

 
Light Metering Method

  Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot** Metering frame is fixed to the center or linked to the AF frame

 
Exposure Control Method

  Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock is available

 
Exposure Compensation

  +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 
White Balance
White Balance Control

  Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom

 
Flash
Built-in Flash

  Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash Off

 
Flash Range

  Normal: 1.6-17 ft./50cm - 5.2m (W), 3.0-13 ft./90cm-4.0m (T)
Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)

 
Recycling Time

  12 sec. or less (battery voltage=6.0V)

 
Flash Exposure Compensation

  +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 
Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes

  Auto; Creative: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap), My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie

 
Photo Effects

  Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color

 
Self-Timer

  Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom

 
Wireless Control

  Not available

 
Continuous Shooting

  High-speed: approx. 2.3 fps
Normal: approx. 1.5 fps

 
Image Storage
Storage Media

  SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard

 
File Format

  Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1

 
Image Compression

  Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Stereo))

 
JPEG Compression Mode

  Normal, Fine, SuperFine

 
Number of Recording Pixels

  Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 1), 2,816 x 2,112 (Large), 2,816 x 1,584 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/15 fps) / 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB

 
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File

  Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show
Movie: Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing

 
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes

  Still Image: single image, all images
Movie: part of movie, all of movie

 
Interfaces
Computer Interface

  USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)

 
Video Out

  NTSC/PAL

 
Audio Out

  Stereo

 
Other

  Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera’s USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable

 
Power Supply
Power Source

  1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4)
2. Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x4)
3. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700

 
Shooting Capacity

  Still Image: approx. 110 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 550 shots (AA-size Ni-MH Battery) *

 
Playback Time

  Approx. 780 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 900 min. (AA-size Ni-MH Battery)

 
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature

  32-104°F/0-40°C

 
Operating Humidity

  10-90%

 
Dimensions (W x H x D)

  4.46 x 3.07 x 2.97 in. / 113.4 x 78.0 x 75.5mm

 
Weight

  Approx. 14.5 oz. / 410g (camera body only

 

  * LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used.
23 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Thai, Arabic)