Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 1101B001

General

• Product Type Digital camera
• Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
• Weight 14.5 oz
• Width 4.4 in
• Depth 3 in
• Height 3.1 in

Main Features

• Resolution 6 megapixels
• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
• Sensor resolution 6 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
• Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
• Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 80, ISO 100
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Landscape, Beach, Portrait mode, Night snapshot, Foliage, Sports mode, Snow, Stitch assist, Night scene, Fireworks, Indoor
• Special effects Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Vivid Green, Black & White, Lighter Skin Tone, Positive, Custom Effect, Neutral, Contrast compensation, Darker Skin Tone
• Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot AF area, Center-weighted, Evaluative, Spot
• Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
• Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
• White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
• White Balance Presets Tungsten light, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash, Fluorescent light (daylight), Daylight
• Digital video format AVI
• Still Image Format JPEG
• Continuous Shooting Speed 2.3 frames per second=1.5 frames per second
• Color support Color
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• AE/AF Control FlexiZone
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 640 x 480

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - With 16MB card - 2 MB, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - With 16MB card - 150 KB, Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - With 16MB card - 1.2 MB, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - With 16MB card - 1 MB, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 dBi - With 16MB card - 556 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - With 16MB card - 2.03 MB, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 dBi - With 16MB card - 558 KB, Super-fine / large JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 16MB card - 2.72 MB, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - With 16MB card - 249 KB, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - With 16MB card - 1.62 MB, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - With 16MB card - 1.12 MB, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - With 16MB card - 84 KB, Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 dBi - With 16MB card - 585 KB, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - With 16MB card - 278 KB, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - With 16MB card - 780 KB
• Flash memory 16 MB - SD Memory Card
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
• Focal Length 6 mm - 72 mm
• Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 11 element(s)
• Lens Manufacturer Canon

Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
• Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Display brightness control, Focus bracketing, DPOF support, Audio recording, PictBridge support, AE lock, RGB primary color filter, Digital noise reduction, FE lock, Built-in speaker, AF lock, Direct print, Digital image rotation, Camera orientation detection, Auto power save, Histogram display

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 17 ft
• Type Pop-up flash
• Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Flash ON mode, Red-eye reduction, Auto mode with red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective flash range 1.6 ft - 17 ft
• Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Electronic
• Color support Color
• Diagonal size (inches) 0.33 in
• Resolution 115,000 pixels
• Field Coverage 100%
• Dioptric Correction Range -5.5 to +1.5

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
• Mounting Rotating
• Resolution 115,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in
• Mode Stereo

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Lens Systems

• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Type Zoom lens
• Focal length 6 mm - 72 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
• Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
• Min Focus Range 19.7 in
• Macro Focus Range 0-50cm
• Lens Aperture F/2.7-3.5
• Optical Zoom 12 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens construction 9 : 11
• Features Aspherical lens, UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
• Included Accessories Neck strap, Lens cap
• Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
• Operating humidity 10 - 90%

Power

• Power Device None

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4, MS Windows 98 SE
• Peripherals USB port, SVGA monitor, CD-ROM drive

Battery

• Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Software

• Type Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon PhotoStitch, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon Remote Capture, Canon ImageBrowser

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page<\/ref> for information on how digital cameras are tested.
• CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.1
• CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.7
• CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.4
• CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.8
• CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.5
• CNET Labs Wake up time 1.5