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Canon PowerShot S3 IS

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Average User Rating

from 5 users


Excellent

8.2

out of 10
 

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5 user reviews

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Besides of its weight, I does well as semi-pro camera

Nov 22, 2007

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Optical zoom and stabilizer capture superb quality photo, AA Bateries
Cons: Just weight
Opinion:
I will just recommend to anyone who would love to have a camera for family use. Having this, you dont even need a digicam. Boost the memory card and record. Well done Canon.

 

Great Camera!

Apr 18, 2007

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Image quality; easy to use, flexible settings; swivel LCD; Image Stabilizer
Cons: Only 6 Megapixels, No external flash socket
Opinion:
I have owned the S3 IS for 6 months and have been thrilled with the image quality, although I have used the Auto mode most of the time. The camera grip feels quite natural to hold. The zooming and autofocus is very fast. The button layout makes it easy to access the controls.

When using this camera, I have taken many pictures of young children on school outings. This camera is able to keep up with children running around. The movie mode is very easy to use and produces good results. You get stereo sound with you movie clips. The movie files are recorded in AVI file format, which makes it easy when video capturing. I would recommend getting a 2GB SD card if you plan on shooting movies.

About the only gripe I have about the camera is that when you attach the wide angle lense and use the built-in flash, a big shadow shows up in ... Read more

 

Great "all-rounder" camera

Oct 19, 2006

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Great sharp pictures with maunal setting
Cons: Noise shown on low light shoots...LCD should be bigger.
Opinion:
Great camera for beginners that wanted to have a feel of DSLR...fast repsonse & a lot of control to play around with....

 

Great camera with breat balance!

Oct 2, 2006

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Awesome swivel screen, seperate movie record button, Good controls.
Cons: The enter or set button as on this model is not in the sentre of the joystick.
Opinion:
Great camera. I would recommend it to any one who wants an easy to use, cool looking camera.

 

Image quality differs what shown in the LCD Screen.Not satisfied...

May 8, 2006

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: 12X Optical Zoom, Iamge optimization,faster Shutter Speed
Cons: Poor Night shot Quality, Flash not powerfull
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