| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact | - |
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| Height | 7.8 cm | - |
| Width | 11.3 cm | - |
| Depth | 7.6 cm | - |
| Weight | 410 g | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 12x | - |
| SENSOR | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Sensor Resolution | 6.0 Megapixel | - |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD | - |
| Total Pixels | 6,200,000 pixels | - |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 6,000,000 pixels | - |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" | - |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical | - |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes | - |
| PROCESSOR | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Image Processor | DIGIC II | - |
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| LENS | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 6 - 72 mm - f/2.7-3.5 | - |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 36 - 432mm | - |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual | - |
| Min Focus Distance | 50 cm | - |
| Macro Focus Range | 0-50cm | - |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive | - |
| Lens Construction | 9 groups / 11 elements | - |
| Features | UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens | - |
| FOCUSING | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection | - |
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| AE/AF Control | FlexiZone | - |
| VIEWFINDER | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic | - |
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| Viewfinder Colour Support | Colour | - |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.33" | - |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 115,000 pixels | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage | 100% | - |
| Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range | -5.5 to +1.5 | - |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| ISO (Max) | 800 | - |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO auto | - |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, spot AF area, centre-weighted, spot | - |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority | - |
| Bracketing Modes | Focus bracketing | - |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow | - |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Positive, Neutral, Contrast compensation, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red | - |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets | - |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight) | - |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec | - |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec | - |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps | - |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps | - |
| DISPLAY | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Type | 2" LCD display | - |
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| Display Format | 115,000 pixels | - |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating | - |
| Display Features | Display brightness control | - |
| FLASH | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash | - |
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| Flash Modes | Auto mode with red-eye reduction, slow synchro, flash ON mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction | - |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation | - |
| Effective Flash Range | 0.5 m - 5.2 m | - |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI | - |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG | - |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo | - |
| MEMORY | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card | - |
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| Supported Memory Cards | MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card | - |
| Memory Card | 16 MB SD | - |
| 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 - 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 - with 16MB card - 556 KB Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 13 - with 16MB card - 1 MB Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 24 - 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 |
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| Video Capture | AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 60 fps |
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| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor | - |
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| Details | 4 x AA alkaline battery (included) | - |
| CONNECTIONS | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Interface | Composite video, USB 2.0 | - |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support | - |
| Connector Type | USB Composite video/audio output |
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| FEATURES | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2sec | - |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.5 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second | - |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock | - |
| OTHERS | Canon PowerShot S3 IS | - |
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| Included Accessories | Lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable | - |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon Remote Capture | - |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C | - |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C | - |
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