Canon PowerShot S3 IS Full Specification
General
| Form factor |
Superzoom |
| Size (W x H x D) |
112 x 79 x 76 mm |
| Weight |
411 g |
| Included cables |
AV cable, USB cable |
| Included accessories |
Lens cap, Neck strap |
Main Features
| Sensor resolution |
6 megapixels |
| Optical sensor type |
CCD |
| Effective sensor resolution |
6,000,000 pixels |
| Gross sensor resolution |
6,200,000 pixels |
| Optical sensor size |
1/2.5 in. |
| Light sensitivity |
ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800 |
| Digital zoom |
4 x |
| Shooting programs |
Snow, Beach, Indoor, Foliage, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Stitch assist, Night snapshot |
| Special effects |
Sepia, Vivid, Neutral, Positive, Black & White, Low Sharpening |
| Max shutter speed |
1/3200 s |
| Min shutter speed |
15 s |
| Continuous shooting speed |
2.3 fps |
| Exposure metering |
Spot, Evaluative, Spot AF area, Centre-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) |
| Still image format |
JPEG |
| Digital video format |
AVI |
Lens Systems
| Auto focus |
TTL contrast detection |
| Lens type |
Zoom |
| Focal length |
6-72 mm |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length |
36-432 mm |
| Interchangeable lens |
No |
| Focus adjustment |
Automatic, Manual |
| Min focus range |
500 mm |
| Lens aperture |
F/2.7-3.5 |
| Optical zoom |
12 x |
| Zoom adjustment |
Motorised |
Camera Flash
| Flash type |
Pop-up |
| 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 |
0.5-5.0 m |
| Other features |
AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder type |
Electronic |
| Display type |
LCD display - TFT active matrix |
| Display mounting |
Tilt and swivel |
| Display size |
51 mm |
| Display resolution |
115,000 pixels |
Memory / Storage
| Expansion slots |
1 SD Memory Card |
Connections
| Type |
1x USB, 1x Composite video/audio output |
System Requirements for PC Connection
| Operating system |
MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 98 SE |
Additional Features
| Self timer |
Yes |
| Self timer delay |
2 sec, 10 sec |
| Remote control |
No |
| Microphone |
Yes |
