Canon PowerShot S3 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
800

Sensor Resolution
6.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
12x

Display
2" LCD display

Battery Type
AA - Alkaline - standard form factor

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Canon PowerShot S3 IS Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor processor lens focusing viewfinder exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
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

Sensor Resolution	6.0 Megapixel
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

Image Processor	DIGIC II

LENS Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Type	Zoom lens - 12x zoom - 6 - 72 mm - f/2.7-3.5
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

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control	FlexiZone

VIEWFINDER Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Viewfinder Type	Built-in - electronic
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

ISO (Max)	800
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

Type	2" LCD display
Display Format	115,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Rotating
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Camera Flash	Pop-up flash
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

Digital Video Format	AVI
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Stereo

MEMORY Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Memory Card Slot	SD card
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
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

BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Battery Type	AA - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details	4 x AA alkaline battery (included)

CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Interface	Composite video, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Self-Timer Delay	10 sec, 2sec
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

Included Accessories	Lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
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