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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $449.99
Buy Used: $189.00
You Save: $260.99 (58%)
New (2) Used (14) Refurbished (1) from $189.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  536 reviews
Sales Rank: 3551
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 200
Optical Zoom: 12
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2
Maximum Focal Length: 72
Minimum Focal Length: 6
Maximum Resolution: 6
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 3.1 x 3
MPN: 1101B001
Model: 1101B001
UPC: 013803063998
EAN: 4960999353906
ASIN: B000EMWBV0
Release Date: May 9, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 To Be Honest... I'm Disappointed February 6, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've owned several Canon point-and-shoots, and figured that the S3-IS would be a good next step up from my 3.2mp camera.
To be honest, I've been VERY disappointed with the image quality. The pictures are noisy, the images are always really soft, the auto-focus takes a long time to work - especially when zoomed in - and often times misses. There are significant artifacts when shooting against a flat sky, and the red and purple fringing is really bad.
What is the worst though is the general flatness of the pictures. I have to boost the contrast in post significantly on almost every photo. And if you have bright spots in the picture, they're usually blown out.
I've taken roughly 2,000 pictures with it, and, when I look at the pictures compared to my 3.2 mp camera... I can scarcely tell the difference! The color, contrast, and noise level are all better on the OLD camera!
Sure... it's easy to use, it has good features, it has lots of bells and whistles... but WHO CARES if the picture quality SUCKS?
I bought this camera specifically for the 12x zoom and for the image stabilization. I was hoping these two things would help with sports photography (particularly nighttime NASCAR races) and with birdwatching. But because the sensor is so small and requires so much light to get a decent picture, the camera is almost impossible to focus, even with the image stabilization. The old way... I had good pictures that were really out of focus. Now, I get crappy pictures that are slightly out of focus.
If I had it to do over, I would NOT buy this camera. I would strongly recommend trying it out first before spending money on it. There is a new version of this camera out (the S5), but, since the sensor is no bigger, I imagine the pictures won't be any better. There is some new image processing software, but my guess is that you'll just have 8 million flat, fuzzy, lifeless pixels instead of 6.
In case you can't tell, I am extremely disappointed with this camera. It really makes going out and taking pictures a chore. Hopefully, when Photoshop Elements 6 for the Mac comes out in March, I'll be able to revive the pictures I have and make this piece of junk work until I can afford something better.
 love this camera January 21, 2008
great for the amatuer who is looking to move up from the point and shoot. it is perfect -- it cost the same as my old camera did 4 years ago --
i love the movie setting, it has a button that you can start recording at any time, even while taking pictures. set it on large file size and set on "portrait" -- and even the novice comes out great. i took my brother's engagement pics and they look amazing. i can't wait to use even more of the features.
 Canon PowerShot Pro Series S3 IS 6MP with 12x Image Stabilized Zoom January 21, 2008
A great camera but almost as heavy as my Nikon D70. The pictures are very sharp and well exposed. Best of all, it takes old fashion AA batteries.
A DREAM COME TRUE January 19, 2008
I AM AN AVID PICTURE TAKER AND I HAVE BEEN WISHING FOR A BETTER CAMERA THAN I NOW HAVE , OR AT LEAST ONE THAT HAD MORE FEATURES. THIS CANON POWERSHOT IS EVERYTHING IT SAYS AND MORE. AND EASY TO USE TOO.
A SMALL GIANT January 15, 2008
I purchased this item as a Chrismas present for one of my sons, who was going to spend some weeks working in Peru, as per his request. He wanted this specific camera. I just received a dozen pictures he sent me and they are outstading. I am really impressed. I should add that he's also elated with this camera.
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