Canon Powershot S3IS Digital camera Review
| Type of Camera |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Number of Recordable Images |
|
Small/N |
Small/F
|
Small/s
F |
Medium2/
N |
Medium2/
F |
Medium2/
SF |
Medium1/
F |
Medium1/
N |
| File size |
84KB |
150KB |
249KB |
278KB |
558KB |
1,002KB |
556KB |
1,116KB |
| SDC-16MB |
127 |
80 |
52 |
46 |
24 |
13 |
24 |
12 |
| SDC-128M |
1,118 |
711 |
460 |
411 |
217 |
121 |
217 |
109 |
| SDC-512MSH |
4,317 |
2,747 |
1,777 |
1,590 |
839 |
471 |
839 |
425 |
| |
Medium1/
SF |
Large/
N | Large/
F | Large/
SF
|
WideScreen/
N |
Widescren/
F |
Widescreen/
SF |
| File size |
2,002 KB |
700KB |
1,620KB |
2,720KB |
585KB |
1,210KB |
2,026KB |
| SDC-6MB |
6 |
17 |
8 |
4 |
23 |
11 |
6 |
| SDC-128M |
61 |
156 |
75 |
45 |
205 |
101 |
60 |
| SDC-512MSH |
237 |
603 |
292 |
176 |
794 |
392 |
235 |
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| Time of Recordable Movies |
| |
Movie/Low |
Movie/Medium |
Movie/Fast frame rate |
Movie/high |
| File size |
330KB/sec |
660KB/sec |
1,320KB/SEC |
1,980KB/sec |
| SDC-16MB |
40sec |
20sec |
10sec |
6sec |
| SDC-128M |
355sec |
181sec |
92sec |
64sec |
| SDC-512MSH |
1,373sec |
702sec |
359sec |
249sec |
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| 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 |
Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x4)
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 |
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