Canon PowerShot S3 IS

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 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, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot

• Special effects
• Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Positive, Vivid Red, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Black & White, Custom Effect, Low Sharpening, Darker Skin Tone, Lighter Skin Tone, Contrast compensation

• 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

• 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
• 1.5 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second

• Color support
• Color

• Image Stabilizer
• Optical

• AE/AF Control
• FlexiZone

• TV Tuner
• None

• Video Capture
• AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 320 x 240

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory
• 16 MB Flash - SD Memory Card

• Floppy Drive
• None

• Image Storage
• Super-fine / large JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 4 - With 16MB card - 2.72 MB, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 8 - With 16MB card - 1.62 MB, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 17 - With 16MB card - 780 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 6 - With 16MB card - 2.03 MB, Fine JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 11 - With 16MB card - 1.2 MB, Normal JPEG 2816 x 1584 : 23 dBi - With 16MB card - 585 KB, Super-fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 6 - With 16MB card - 2 MB, Fine JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 12 - With 16MB card - 1.12 MB, Normal JPEG 2272 x 1704 : 24 dBi - With 16MB card - 556 KB, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 13 - With 16MB card - 1 MB, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 24 dBi - With 16MB card - 558 KB, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 46 - With 16MB card - 278 KB, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 52 - With 16MB card - 249 KB, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 80 - With 16MB card - 150 KB, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 127 - With 16MB card - 84 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
• 2 sec, 10 sec

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

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range
• 1.6 ft - 17 ft

• Type
• Pop-up flash

• Flash Modes
• Auto mode, Slow synchro, Flash ON mode, Flash OFF 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 USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output

• 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
• Manual, Automatic

• 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
• UD glass, Aspherical lens, Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case
• None

• Cables Included
• A/V cable, USB cable

• Included Accessories
• Lens cap, Neck strap

• 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 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.2 - 10.4, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later

• Peripherals
• USB port, CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor

Battery

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

Software

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

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