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.
• Width 4.4 in
• Depth 3 in
• Height 3.1 in
• Weight 14.5 oz

Main Features

• Resolution 6 megapixels
• Color Support Color
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
• Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO auto
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot
• Special Effects Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Positive, My Colors, Vivid Red, Color Swap, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Color Accent, Black & White, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
• Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
• AE/AF Control FlexiZone
• White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
• White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight)
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Still Image Format JPEG
• Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 6 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 640 x 480 - 14 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 10 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 20 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 320 x 240 - 40 sec - With 16MB card

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 16 MB Flash
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - With 16MB card, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - With 16MB card, Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 dBi - With 16MB card

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Pop-up flash
• Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Rear curtain sync, Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective Flash Range 1.6 ft - 17 ft
• Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.7-3.5
• Focal Length 6 mm - 72 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• 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 group(s) / 11 element(s)
• Lens Manufacturer Canon
• Features UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

Additional Features

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

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Electronic
• Viewfinder Color Support Color
• Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.33 in
• Viewfinder 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
• Display Form Factor Rotating
• Display Format 115,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in
• Microphone Operation Mode Stereo

Connections

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

Software

• Software Canon PhotoRecord, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ImageBrowser, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3
• Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
• Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable

Power

• Power Device None

Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

• Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page 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