| Weight: | 2.00 | | Manufacturer: | Canon |
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This camera is equipped with an approximately 6.0 million camera effective pixel 1/2.5-inch Charge Coupled Device (CCD). Also, with DIGIC II, higher resolution and high-speed processing were achieved and the startup time and response time were shortened.
This camera is equipped with a 12x optical zoom lens, which covers a 35mm film equivalent focal length ranging from 36 mm (Wide Angle) to 432 mm (Telephoto), and has an f/2.7 (Wide Angle) - f/3.5 (Telephoto) aperture. By incorporating a UD (Ultra Low Dispersion) lens into the lens element, the chromatic aberration has been reduced. This model incorporates an image stabilizer, which reduces the effects of camera shake while shooting. In addition, the zoom lens's super-smooth, super-fast ultra sonic motor (USM) provides all the zooming speed you need.
This camera can take VGA (640 x 480 pixels) movies with exceptional image quality at a full 30 frames per second. Furthermore, it can shoot movies even in the still image shooting modes and vice versa. Also, a new mode to take very smooth QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) movies at 60 frames per second has been newly added. Moreover, digital zoom and manual focus are available as well as adjusting the zoom or exposure, or locking the AF or exposure while shooting a movie. Movies can be taken continuously (depending on the storage capacity of the recording media) until the clip size reaches 1GB or the clip length reaches 1 hour.
The recording pixels now include a "Widescreen" feature that has the same aspect ratio as 16:9 widescreen TVs for shooting wide images. Adding ISO [800] has resulted in a faster shutter speed even when shooting in dark environments. Also, [High ISO Auto] that has a program diagram with a higher ISO speed setting has been added to the ISO speed position.
Featuring "Sports" as a new shooting mode has resulted in better focusing of moving subjects, which is especially useful when shooting sporting events. A "My Colors" mode that changes image colors when shooting and is on the shooting mode dial of the PowerShot S2 IS has been added to the FUNC. Menu of the PowerShot S3 IS.
Same as the PowerShot S2 IS, Macro mode is used to record subjects at close range, and Super Macro is used when the distance from the front of the lens to the subject is in the range of 0 to 10 cm (0 to 3.9 in.)
This camera is equipped with an upgraded 2.0-inch Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Information display on the LCD monitor and LCD viewfinder when shooting can be customized. The function (shooting mode: P/Tv/Av/M) to display the histogram when shooting was added and Grid lines can be displayed for easier photo composition. Also, this camera shows the possible shooting range within which auto-focusing at the current zoom position.
As the recording quality is set up to 16 bit, 44.100 k Hz with the stereo microphone, high quality recording is possible when shooting movies. In addition, "Sound Recorder" can record sound only, without images.
Using My Colors, effects can be added to images that have already been shot (still images only). The functions to create a folder to store recorded images by shooting date or shooting month, and to jump to the first image of each shooting date or to a movie and play have been newly added. Transition effects can be applied while transitioning between scenes or on slide shows.
A Print/Share button has also been equipped, letting you easily print your images by connecting the camera directly to a direct print compatible printer(*1) and then simply pressing this button. When the camera is connected to a computer (Windows®/ Mac OS X), pressing the Print/Share button lets you easily download images directly from the camera to the computer. This camera also complies with the PictBridge(*2) industry standard.
The new "Print Menu" including all the menus for printing has improved camera operation for such as direct printing.
This camera operates with four AA batteries and an SD memory card or MultiMediaCard for the recording media. The dimension of the main body are 113.4 x 78.0 x 75.5 mm (4.46 x 3.07 x 2.97 in.) and the weight is approx. 410 g (14.5 oz.).
Software for transferring your pictures to a computer, organizing pictures, laying out pictures for printing and editing still pictures and movies is included with the camera. This software is available for both the Windows and Mac OS platforms(*3). Also, as this camera is compatible with Hi-Speed USB 2.0, high-speed image transfer with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compatible computer is possible.
1: Direct print compatible printers include the Canon Compact Photo Printer CP series (Canon Direct Print and PictBridge compatible), the Canon Bubble Jet series (Bubble Jet Direct and PictBridge compatible) and non-Canon PictBridge compliant printers.
2: PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that allows you to print images without using a computer by directly connecting digital cameras and digital camcorders to a printer, regardless of the devices' brand and model.
3: Windows 98 SE/Me/2000 SP4/XP (including SP1/SP2), Mac OS X (v10.2-10.4) PowerPC
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| Camera Effective
Pixels |
Approx. 6.0 million |
| Image Sensor |
1/2.5-inch type CCD
(Total number of pixels: Approx
6.2 million) |
| Lens |
6.0 (W) - 72.0 (T) mm (35 mm film equivalent: 36 - 432 mm)
f/2.7 (W)
- f/3.5 (T) |
| Digital Zoom |
Approx. 4.0x
(Up to approx. 48x in combination with
the optical zoom) |
| Viewfinder |
Color LCD viewfinder Picture coverage
rate 100%
Dioptric Adjustment -5.5 - +1.5 m-1(dpt) |
| LCD Monitor |
2.0-inch, low-temperature
polycrystalline silicon
TFT (vari-angle type) color LCD (Approx. 115,000
pixels, picture coverage 100%) |
| AF System |
TTL autofocus (continuous or
single)
Focus lock and Manual focus are available
Focusing frame: 1-point
AF (fixed to center or FlexiZone AF) |
Shooting
Distance
(from tip of lens) |
| Normal AF: |
50 cm (1.6 ft.) - infinity (W)/
90 cm (3.0 ft.) -
infinity (T) |
| Macro: |
10 - 50 cm (3.9 in. - 1.6 ft. (W)) |
| Super Macro: |
0 - 10 cm (0 - 3.9 in.) (W
only) | |
| Shutter |
Mechanical shutter and electronic
shutter |
| Shutter
Speeds |
| 15 - 1/3200 sec. |
| * |
The shutter speed varies according to the shooting
mode. |
| * |
Shutter speeds of 15 to 1.3 sec. are available in Shutter-speed
priority mode or Manual mode. |
| * |
Slow shutter speeds of 15 to 1.3 sec. or slower operate with noise
reduction. | |
| Metering
System |
Evaluative, Center-weighted average
or Spot (Center or AF-point) |
| Exposure
Compensation |
±2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments
Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) and Safety Shift is available. |
| ISO Speed |
| Auto*, High ISO Auto*, ISO
80/100/200/400/800 equivalent |
| * |
The camera automatically selects the optimal speed when Auto or High
ISO Auto is set. | |
| White
Balance |
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten,
Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash or custom |
| Built-in
Flash |
Auto*, on*, off
*
Red-eye reduction is available.
FE lock, Slow synchro and
1st-curtain/2nd-curtain flash are available. |
| Flash Range |
| Normal: |
50 cm - 5.2 m (1.6 - 17 ft.) (W),
90 cm - 4.0 m (3.0 - 13 ft.)
(T) |
| Macro: |
30 - 50 cm (12 in. - 1.6 ft.)
(W) | (ISO speed = Auto) |
| Flash Exposure
Compensation |
± 2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| Flash
Output* |
3 stops
* Can be set when flash exposure setting is
[Off] |
| Shooting
Modes |
| Auto |
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| Creative zone: |
Program, Shutter-speed priority, Aperture priority,
Manual, Custom |
| Image zone: |
Portrait, Landscape, Night scene,
Sports, Special Scene*, Stitch Assist, Movie |
| * |
Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks,
Color Swap, Color Accent, Night Snapshot,
Indoor | |
| Continuous
Shooting |
Approx. 1.5 shots/sec. (Large/Fine
mode)
Approx. 2.3 shots/sec. (High-speed continuous shooting, Large/Fine
mode) |
| Intervalometer |
Shooting interval: approx. 1 - 60
min. (1-min. increments)
Number of shots: 2 - 100 shots (Maximum number of
shots varies according to memory card capacity.) |
| Self-timer |
Activates shutter after an approx.
10-sec./approx. 2-sec. delay, Custom Timer |
| PC-controlled
Shooting |
Available (USB connection only.
Exclusive software program is included in the camera kit.) |
| Recording
Media |
SD memory
card/MultiMediaCard |
| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system
and DPOF compliant |
| Data Type |
| Still images: |
Exif 2.2 (JPEG)*1
Sound Memo
(WAVE (stereo)) |
| Movies: |
AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio
data: WAVE (stereo)) |
| Sound Recorder: |
WAVE
(stereo) | |
| Compression |
Superfine, Fine,
Normal |
Recording
Pixels
(Still Images) |
| Large: |
2816 x 2112 pixels |
| Middle 1: |
2272 x 1704 pixels |
| Middle 2: |
1600 x 1200 pixels |
| Small: |
640 x 480 pixels |
| Wide: |
2816 x 1584
pixels | | |
| Movie Recording
pixels/Frame Rate |
| 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) |
| 640 x 480 pixels (15 frames/sec.) |
| 320 x 240 pixels (60 frames/sec.) |
| 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) |
| 320 x 240 pixels (15
frames/sec.) | |
Recording can continue until the memory card is
full*
(Max. Clip Size at one time: 1
GB)** |
| * |
Using super high-speed memory cards
(SDC-512MSH
recommended). |
| ** |
Even if the clip size has not reached 1 GB, recording will stop at the
moment the clip length reaches 1 hour. Depending on the volume and data writing
speed of the memory card, recording will stop before reaching 1 hour or before
the recorded data volume has reached 1
GB. | | |
| Audio |
Sampling frequency:
44.100/22.050/11.025 kHz
Quantization bit: 16 bit |
| Playback
Modes |
Single (histogram displayable), Index
(9 thumbnail images)
Magnified (approx. 10x max. in LCD monitor or
viewfinder, forward or reverse selection through magnified images possible),
Image search (Jumps over 10 or 100 images, to a movie folders, or to the next
shooting date, or nine images at a time during Index playback), Slide Show, My
Colors
Sound memos (up to 1 min. recording/playback)
Movie
(editing/slow-motion playback possible)
Sound recorder (up to 2 hrs. of
recording/playback of sound only) |
| Custom Display
Function |
| Display location: LCD monitor (2), viewfinder
(2) |
| Displayed information: shooting info*, grid
lines*, histogram* |
| * |
You can enable/disable display of this information for each of the
display locations. | |
| Direct Print |
PictBridge compliant, Canon Direct
Print, and Bubble Jet Direct compatible |
| My Camera
Settings |
Start-up image, start-up sound,
operation sound, self-timer sound, and shutter sound |
| Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B), PTP
[Picture Transfer Protocol]
Audio/Video output (NTSC or PAL selectable,
stereo audio) |
| Power Source |
| AA alkaline batteries (included in the camera kit) |
| AA NiMH batteries (NB-300) (sold separately) |
| Compact Power Adapter (CA-PS700) (sold
separately) | |
| Operating
Temperature |
0 - 40 °C (32 - 104
°F) |
| Operating
Humidity |
10 - 90 % |
| Dimensions |
113.4 x 78.0 x 75.5 mm (4.46 x 3.07 x
2.97 in.) (excluding protrusions) |
| Weight |
Approx. 410 g (14.5 oz.) (camera body
only) | |
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| (W): Wide angle, (T): Telephoto |
| *1: |
This digital camera supports Exif 2.2 (also called "Exif Print"). Exif
Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and
printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant printer, the camera's image
data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high
quality prints. |
All data is based on Canon's standard testing
methods.
Subject to change without notice. | |
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