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Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera

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Product Details
Get compact, professional performance with the Canon PowerShot S3 IS. Featuring a powerful 12x optical zoom lens and 6.0 megapixel capture, the PowerShot S3 IS has all the features you???re looking for in a digital camera along with a few surprises as well. The new movie button allows you to record high-resolution, 60fps continuous movies without having to switch modes, and an exclusive, ???MovieSnap??? feature allows you to take still images while you???re shooting video giving you dual capture capability for all your memorable moments.
Specifications
Key Features
Camera Type
Standard Point and Shoot
Image Sensor Type
CCD
Resolution
6.2 Megapixel
Optical Zoom
12x
Lens
Focal Length
6 - 72 mm
Interchangeable Lens
Without Interchangeable Lens
35mm Zoom Lens
36 - 432 mm
Digital Zoom
4x
Macro Focus Range
in. (w)
Focus Range
19.2 in. to Infinity (w) / 36 in. to Infinity (t)
Image Quality
Camera Resolution
6.2 Megapixel
Image Resolutions
1600 x 1200 · 640 x 480 · 2272 x 1704 · 2816 x 2112
Video
Video Resolutions
640 x 480 (VGA) · 320 x 240 (QVGA)
Video Speed
30 fps
Max Movie Length
Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Format
AVI · Motion JPEG
Exposure Control
Shutter Speed
15 - 1/3200 sec
Frames per Second
2.3 Frames
Aperture Range
f2.7/f3.5 (w/t)
White Balance
Manual · Auto · Daylight / Sunny (Preset) · Fluorescent (Preset) · Tungsten (Preset) · Cloudy (Preset) · Halogen (Preset)
Storage
Memory Type
SD Card · MMC Card
Compression Modes
Fine · Normal · SuperFine
Compression Type
JPEG · DPOF 1.1 · EXIF 2.2
File Size (High Res.)
2.67 MB (48 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)
.13 MB (about 985 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds
200 · 100 · 400 · Auto · 800 · 80
Flash Type
Built-in
Flash Functions
Flash Off · Auto Flash · Red-eye Reduction Flash
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder
Optical (Through-the-lens)
LCD Panel
With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size
2 in.
LCD Screen Resolution
115,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position
With LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Video Interface
Video Out
Interface Type
USB
Power Supply
Battery Type
4 x AA Batteries
Battery Life
110 Images
Included Features
Self Timer
12 Sec.
Built-in Speaker
With Built-in Speaker
Tripod Mount
With Tripod Mount
Built-in Microphone
With Built-in Microphone
Dimensions
Depth
2.97 in.
Height
3.07 in.
Width
4.46 in.
Weight
0.91 lb.