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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS Review
Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS took the features of the S2 IS and added a few more, enlarged the LCD and painted the body black. Now this black colored ultra-zoom has 6 megapixels, 12x optical zoom, a rotating 2 inch LCD and some other nice features.
Summary: When the Canon PowerShot S2 IS came out, it was one of the most anticipated cameras of 2005. This year, Canon decided to throw in only some marginal upgrades to the S3 IS. Those changes include:
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS Review
Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS took the features of the S2 IS and added a few more, enlarged the LCD and painted the body black. Now this black colored ultra-zoom has 6 megapixels, 12x optical zoom, a rotating 2 inch LCD and some other nice features.
Summary: When the Canon PowerShot S2 IS came out, it was one of the most anticipated cameras of 2005. This year, Canon decided to throw in only some marginal upgrades to the S3 IS. Those changes include:
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS Reviews
Pros: Fast and responsive; comfortable design; decent movie capture; flip and twist LCD; fast, high-quality lens with effective optical image stabilization.
Cons: Tiny LCD; lacks raw support; faux wide-screen capture.
Verdict: A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts.
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77/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS: superzoom compromise
Pros: Fast and responsive; comfortable design; decent movie capture; flip and twist LCD; fast, high-quality lens with effective optical image stabilisation
Cons: Tiny LCD; lacks raw support; faux wide-screen capture
Verdict: A very well-executed superzoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts
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77/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS Review - Digital Cameras
Pros: Fast and responsive, Comfortable design, Decent movie capture, Flip and twist LCD, Fast, high-quality lens with effective optical image stabilisation
Cons: Tiny LCD, Lacks raw support, Faux wide-screen capture
Summary: A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts.
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77/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Comfortable design; 12x optically stabilized zoom; reasonably fast camera; unlimited continuous shooting mode at 1.5fps; 0cm Super Macro mode; uses AA-sized batteries.
Cons: Lens cap a hassle to deal with; small 2-inch LCD monitor; doesn't support RAW formas; ISO 800 pictures unusable.
Summary: Like its predecessor, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS is a formidable prosumer with a 12x optical zoom lens and impressive performance.
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76/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Swiveling LCD, many control buttons, 12X optical zoom, image stabilization
Cons: Low battery life
Summary: This advanced camera offers a 12X zoom, plenty of control buttons, and a swiveling LCD.
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79/100 |
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Title: Advanced Digital Cameras: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Summary: This advanced camera offers a 12X zoom, plenty of control buttons and a swiveling LCD.
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Verdict: Like other recent Kodak cameras, the Z710's controls are rather intuitive. A large dial on the camera back lets you choose your shooting mode, though all manual exposure modes, as well as program, are grouped under one setting.
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77/100 |
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Title: Sony Cyber-shot H5 vs. Canon Powershot S3 IS
Summary: Last year we did a Sony H1 / Canon S2 side-by-side review. We've now reviewed their successors, both 12x zoom digital cameras that can fulfill the wishes of even the most demanding amateur. Both cameras prove to be very potent and capable contenders and y
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera Review
Pros: 12X zoom with optical image stabilization, 16:9 widescreen shooting mode, DV quality video mode, Class leading battery life, 2.0 inch Vari-Angle LCD screen, Uses AA batteries
Cons: Lens cap not very secure, A joke of a SD card
Verdict: & RatingThe long-zoom category of digital camera has become very popular over the last few years - with multiple manufacturers producing a number of excellent models. However, the longer the telephoto, the more the lens magnifies any little jiggles yo
Summary: The family-oriented Canon PowerShot S3 IS is a feature-packed six-megapixel hybrid digital camera that is equally at home with photo enthusiasts and digital diehards as it is in the hands of the point-and-shoot "where do I press?" set.
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90/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS reviewed
Summary: Digital Camera Resource got their mits on the Canon PowerShot S3 IS recently and were kind enough to post a detailed review for our perusal. While the S3 isn't exactly "an exciting upgrade" over its S2 IS predecessor, the reviewer still found it to be an
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Title: Review of the Canon PowerShot S3 IS - Digital SLR Reviews
Summary: The third incarnation of Canon's consumer superzoom 'compact' with a range of new features uping the pixels to 6 million and a fast aperture of f2.8 ......
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Title: Canon Powershot S3 Review
Pros: Low image noise at low ISO, Great 0 cm super-macro mode, Takes pictures during movie recording, Stereo sound recording with wind filter, Effective stabilization, Fast and responsive, Excellent battery life, Powerful flash
Cons: Poor automatic white-balance in artificial light, Reduced detail at ISO 200 and above, Excessive noise at ISO 800, Occasional exposure problems, Cchromatic aberrations, Slow to focus at telephoto end, Poor LCD and EVF visibility, Low-resolution EVF
Summary: The Canon Powershot S3 IS is a good camera with some small improvements over its predecessor, the . It is a very capable camera with full manual controls, a good super-macro mode and a truly superb movie mode.
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75/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Summary: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is a 12x Optical Zoom camera (with image stabilization) with a 6 megapixel sensor that Canon is promoting as a 'family friendly' digital camera. It shoots video at 30 frames per second (with stereo sound) which allows you to shoo
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Very good photo quality; low noise levels for a 6MP camera12X zoom lens with optical image stabilizationFull manual controlsExcellent movie mode: VGA resolution (30 fps), stereo sound, zoom ability, wind screen, selectable audio quality/level (though see
Cons: RedeyeMovie mode file size limit arrives quicklyElectronic viewfinder resolution could be betterPlastic tripod mountRAW format support would've been niceTiny memory card and throwaway batteries included; lens cap isn't great
Verdict: While not exactly an exciting upgrade over its predecessor, the Canon PowerShot S3 is still an excellent ultra zoom camera that earns my recommendation. It offers just about everything you want in a camera, from a big zoom lens to optical image stabilizat
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Summary: Superb image quality, tonnes of features and a top notch lens - what more could you ask for?
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera Review
Pros: Excellent color reproduction and accuracy, Super macro focuses at 0 inches, Good flash coverage and options, Image stabilization, Frequently used scenes on dial, 12x lens with USM, Good movie mode and functionality with stereo audio
Cons: Poor viewfinder resolution, Poor LCD - minimal resolution; solarizes easily, 1 GB limit on movies, Eats alkaline AA batteries, Power switch too stiff
Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS comes to the ultra-zoom digital camera market with a unique set of features. It has the 12x optical zoom lens that qualifies it as part of the ultra-zoom market and couples it with an optical image stabilization system that works
Summary: The hybrid Canon PowerShot S3 IS was introduced at the Photo Marketing Association Trade Show in February 2006.
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82/100 |
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Title: Canon Powershot S3IS digital camera
Pros: Great handling, feature packed, great image quality, excellent macro function, good price
Cons: Intrusive noise at higher ISOs, purple pixel fringing, focus hunting at longer focal lengths, screen and viewfinder hard to see in bright conditions
Verdict: The Canon Powershot S3IS a few new neat features and tweaks that make it an interesting model and slight upgrade on its predecessor the S2IS
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80/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Summary: The Canon PowerShot S2 IS is succeeded by the PowerShot S3 IS, and the S3 comes in a package that offers quite the fair bit of functionality at a relatively low price. It boasts an impressive 12x optical zoom and the built-in image stabilizer does a great
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: No shutter lag. Articulating LCD. Powerful feature set. Very good video.
Cons: Smallish 2-inch LCD. Mediocre recycle time. Expensive.
Verdict: There's a lot to like about the 12X optical, 6-megapixel Canon PowerShot S3 IS superzoom, but the price is steep.
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80/100 |
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Title: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Verdict: Like its predecessor the S2, the PowerShot S3 IS is a very capable entrant in the megazoom digicam market. With 6-megapixels of resolution, a high-quality image-stabilized 36-432mm zoom lens, very good image quality and industry-leading support for moving
Summary: The PowerShot S3 IS is the successor to last year's 5-megapixel PowerShot S2 IS digital camera. The PowerShot S3 IS enhancements include a newly designed 6-megapixel image sensor that together with Canon's proprietary DIGIC II image processor dramatically
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Verdict: The Canon S3 IS bumps resolution up to 6.0 megapixels (for 2,816 x 2,112 pixel images up from 2,592 x 1,944), increases the sensitivity range to ISO 800, features a slightly larger LCD (2.0 inches vs. 1.8), includes a Movie button available in any Record
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Title: Canon Powershot S3 IS review
Summary: All in all, it didn't take much for the Canon PowerShot S3 IS to convince yours truly. You can get started quickly, and you will be able to capture all your moments with excellent quality in no-time. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Canon Power
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80/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Excellent image quality.Stabilized 12X zoom lens.Sharp images at all focal lengths.Good sensitivity range.Very little noise up to 200 ISO.Swivel LCD Screen.
Cons: Too few changes over the S2 IS.Still no RAW image format.EVF/monitor still average..
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90/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3iS
Summary: Even in fully automatic mode, the S3 IS delivers cracking image quality with a massive zoom thrown in. The viewfinder is a little small but its a fairly small gripe for a great camera. The real strength is the ease with which you can use the semi-automati
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Title: Review: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Shots in the dark The LCD is small for the body size, the menus are long and there's no RAW option.
Cons: Links More Canon information www.canon.co.uk
Summary: An update to the PowerShot S2, bringing a flexible mix of features, zoom and image stabilisation in a surprisingly compact package. Here is the camera that came 3rd in our "cameras for £250" buyer's guide...
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80/100 |
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Title: Canon Powershot S3 IS Review and Where to Find the Best Prices
Pros: Picture quality, Macro shots, Features, Movie mode, Twisting LCD screen,
Cons: Battery life,
Summary: If the overall quality of the camera is more important to you then the price you pay then the Canon Powershot S3 IS is an ideal super zoom camera. It is packed with features and the picture quality is top drawer. I really struggled to come up with anythin
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85/100 |
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Title: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Pros: Brilliant pictures, Big Zoom, Advanced Functionality
Cons: Burst mode could be better
Verdict: An absolutely brilliant ultra zoom model that combines a 12X zoom lens with exceptional picture quality and all the usual functionality.
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90/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Well build; feature rich; 12x optical zoom; image stabiliser; good still & video quality
Cons: Doesn't support RAW; no manual focus ring; images can be too soft
Verdict: Class-leading features & good image quality make the S3 IS a solid choice
Summary: The PowerShot S3 IS is Canon's third generation 'super zoom' compact digital camera. Successor to the popular PowerShot S2 IS, the 6-Megapixel camera features the same 12x optical zoom but boosts the sensitivity range up to ISO 800, ...
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Summary: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is 6 Megapixel hybrid digital camera that is equally at home with photo enthusiasts and digital diehards as it is in the hands of the point-and-shoot "where do I press?" set. Remarkably, whether engaged in VGA quality videography
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3IS Digital Camera
Pros: Good Build,12x Optical zoom and OIS, Great image quality,Full manual controls, Excellent movie mode, Live histogram in record mode, Super macro mode, Optional conversion lenses and external slave flash, Battery life
Cons: Redeye reduction systems mostly fail, 1 GB Movie record limit, No RAW format support, Noise levels at ISO 400 and 800.
Summary: A shutterbug's delight, Canon S3 is compact and has loads of presets to experiment with. It's been around for a while, maybe some of you will vouch for it?
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80/100 |
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Title: CanonPowershot S3 IS
Pros: Excellent image quality. Big 12x zoom. Great low light performance. Not much bigger than standard compact.
Cons: Only comes with 16MB SD card. Small electronic viewfinder.
Summary: Canon loves nothing more than a mini SLR with big zoom. Does its latest snapper with 12x magnification live up to the Powershot name?
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Fast and responsive; comfortable design; decent movie capture; flip and twist LCD; fast, high-quality lens with effective optical image stabilization.
Cons: Tiny LCD; lacks raw support; faux wide-screen capture.
Verdict: A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts.
Summary: I went car shopping awhile back--the first time I'd ever looked for one on my own--and, accustomed to the rapidly changing pace of the tech sector, I innocently asked the salesman what the differences were between last year's model and the new versions sl
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77/100 |
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Title: Canon Powershot S3IS digital camera
Pros: Great handling, feature packed, great image quality, excellent macro function, good price
Cons: Intrusive noise at higher ISOs, purple pixel fringing, focus hunting at longer focal lengths, screen and viewfinder hard to see in bright conditions
Verdict: The Canon Powershot S3IS a few new neat features and tweaks that make it an interesting model and slight upgrade on its predecessor the S2IS
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80/100 |
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Title: PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Option for ISO800 is handy, while overall picture quality is a slight improvement on its predecessor. Black paint job looks great.
Cons: No camera RAW file option, and it lacks the excellent wide-area AiAF system found on Canon's pocket cameras. Focusing is too slow to follow action.
Verdict: Auto focus is tardy, and it's especially noticeable at the longer focal lengths. While all this is damming for sports photographers, the S3 IS isn't without its attractions, but with the replacement for Sony's DSC-H1 imminent, this particular PowerShot's
Summary: The PowerShot S3 IS is only a marginal upgrade from the S2 IS. The new model boasts an extra megapixel, a larger screen, and slightly improved sensitivity.
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70/100 |
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Title: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Pros: Build quality and design are very good , Logical and intuitive menu and control system , Fun, Excellent optical image stabiliser
Cons: Viewfinder is a little small
Verdict: The reasonably fast f/2.7 to f/3.5 maximum aperture means that you can, to some extent, isolate objects against blurred backgrounds by using a fairly narrow depth of field. However, as with other compact super-zoom cameras, it doesn't hold a candle to a D
Summary: Going grey is a sign of ageing but the PowerShot S3 IS wears it very well
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100/100 |
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Title: Canon Powershot S3 IS, Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H5, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7, and Kodak Easyshare Z612
Summary: Steal These Cameras!
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