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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
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| Model Name: | Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
| Check Prices: | Check Now! |
| Photo Gallery URL: | Photo Gallery |
| Device Forum URL: | Forum |
| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | S3 IS |
| Camera Format: | EVF |
| Currently Manufactured: | No |
| Retail Price: | $499.95 |
| Street Price: | $299.00 |
| Date Available: | |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 410g 14.5oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | No |
| Size: | 113 x 78 x 76 mm 4.5 x 3.1 x 3.0 in |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 2816x2112, 2272x1704, 1600x1200, 640x480 |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 2.3 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640x480, 320x240 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 15 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): | 6.00 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.5" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 6.00 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 36 - 432 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 12.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | 4.0x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | Yes |
| Normal Focus Range: | 50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 0 - 50 cm 0.0 - 19.7 in |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.7 (wide) / f/3.5 (tele) - f/8.0 |
| Lens Thread: | 58mm |
| Lens Thread Type: | Body threads w/ adapter |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.0 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 115,000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 15 - 1/3200 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | Yes |
| Self Timer: | 2 or 10 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, On, Off (red-eye reduction available) |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | 0.7 - 5.2 m (2.3 - 17.1 ft.) (W), 0.7 - 4.0 m (2.3 - 13.1 ft.) (T) |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | SD |
| Memory Included (MB): | |
| Uncompressed Format: | |
| CCD Raw Format: | No |
| Movie File Format: | AVI (MotionJPEG / Stereo WAV) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| Other Connection: | DC input |
| Included Software: | Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows, Mac OS |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 4 x AA |
| Usable Battery Types: | Alkaline disposable or NiMH rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 4 x AA Alkaline disposable |
| Battery Charger Included: | No |
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