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1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
Total Pixels 6.2 Million
Effective Pixels Approx. 6.0 Million
Focal Length: 6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5
(35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)
Maximum Aperture: f/2.7 (W) - 3.5 (T)
12x Optical / 4x Digital / 48x Combined Zoom
Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color viewfinder
2.0 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with variable-angle function
LCD Pixels: Approx. 115,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)
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)
15-1/3200 sec.; (settable in Tv or M)
Exposure Control Method: Program AE, Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, ManualAE Lock is available
Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Light Metering Method: Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot**Metering frame is fixed to the center or linked to the AF frame
High-speed: approx. 2.3 shots/sec.
Normal: approx. 1.5 shots/sec.
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
Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400/800 equivalent
Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom
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
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)
High Power Flash HF-DC1 compatible
SD Memory Card, MultiMedia Card
File Format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)
JPEG Compression Mode: Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (Stereo))
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)
640 x 480 (30 fps/15 fps) / 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB
Audio Out: Stereo
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B jack)
SD 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
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)
NTSC, PAL
Audio Out: Stereo
W x H x D: 4.46 x 3.07 x 2.97 in. / 113.4 x 78.0 x 75.5mm
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)
Approx. 14.5 oz./410g (camera body only)
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
Erase Modes: Still Image: single image, all images Movie: part of movie, all of movie
Loaded with Features Designed for Your Fast-Paced Life...
The sleek PowerShot S3 IS digital camera offers you high resolution, an extra-long zoom, advanced yet easy-to-use movie functions plus great new shooting options. Also, with Image Stabilizer technology, images & movies taken with the S3 IS are sharp & smooth, even when the camera gets jostled. It's everything you need to capture the fun, excitement & beauty of your active life, wherever it takes you!
Great features, amazing resolution, fantastic zoom:
Awesome, steady shooting with phenomenal clarity: This is a camera that could make it on looks alone. But wait until you see its performance. The 4x optical zoom brings you in for intimate close-ups. The 6.0 megapixel CCD produces images of impressive quality with resolution that lets you create big prints.
Advanced imaging technology improves every photo: DIGIC II Image Processor. Canon's DIGIC II Image Processor is designed to improve processing speed & image quality, so DIGIC II provides markedly faster startup, autofocus & playback, plus it assures that every image is more colorfully vibrant.
iSAPS Technology. iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC II Image Processor to improve focus speed & accuracy, as well as exposure & white balance.
Because great shots can happen anytime: Now there's no need to interrupt your movie when you see a great shot. With the S3 IS's MovieSnap feature, you can simply press the shutter to capture a full 6.0 megapixel still image at any time while recording a movie.
Create high-quality movies with the touch of a button:
Now you can produce high-quality, 60 frames-per-second movies without switching modes. Canon's new Movie button makes everything simple. It even gives you access to all the advanced features you want for making movies like optical zoom.
You'll hear the difference, too: the S3 IS is equipped to record in stereo, with a high sampling rate, adjustable microphone level setting and wind filter option for excellent sound quality. Movie-making has never been easier!
Shoot and view wide images: The PowerShot S3 IS includes a widescreen resolution option, producing images and film clips that are perfect for your widescreen TV or computer monitor.
The complete print solution: The PowerShot S3 IS' Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever.
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