mrs.cos Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 Selling this for my uncle. 140$ Only used a handful of times. Dont have pics, as its at my dads, in dayton. we have the higher version of this camera and love it. I would recommend this to anyone wanting something above a point and shoot, but not quite a DSLR. It does video, as well. Type of Camera Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical / 4x Digital / 48x Combined Zoom Image Capture Device Type 6.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) Total Pixels Approx. 6.2 Megapixels Effective Pixels Approx. 6.0 Megapixels Lens Focal Length 6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm) Digital Zoom 4x Focusing Range Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (WIDE), 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity (TELE) Macro: 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm (WIDE) Super Macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm (WIDE) Autofocus System TTL Autofocus (continuous/single) Viewfinder & Monitor Viewfinder Low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color viewfinder LCD Monitor 2.0 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with variable-angle function LCD Pixels Approx. 115,000 pixels LCD Coverage 100% Aperture and Shutter Maximum Aperture f/2.7 (W) - f/3.5 (T) Shutter Speed 15-1/3200 sec. (settable in Tv or M) Exposure Control ISO Sensitivity Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800 equivalent Light Metering Method Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot** Metering frame is fixed to the center or linked to the AF frame Exposure Control Method Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual; AE Lock is available Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments White Balance White Balance Control Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom Flash Built-in Flash Auto, Auto w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-Eye Reduction, Flash Off Flash Range Normal: 1.6-17 ft./50cm - 5.2m (W), 3.0-13 ft./90cm-4.0m (T) Macro: 1.0-1.6 ft./30-50cm (W) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto) Recycling Time 12 sec. or less (battery voltage=6.0V) Flash Exposure Compensation +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Shooting Specifications Shooting Modes Auto; Creative: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap), My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie Photo Effects Vivid, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Custom Color Self-Timer Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom Wireless Control Not available Continuous Shooting High-speed: approx. 2.3 fps Normal: approx. 1.5 fps Image Storage Storage Media SD Memory Card, SDHC, MultiMediaCard File Format Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 Image Compression Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Stereo)) JPEG Compression Mode Normal, Fine, SuperFine Number of Recording Pixels Still Image: 640 x 480 (Small), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 1), 2,816 x 2,112 (Large), 2,816 x 1,584 (Widescreen) Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/15 fps) / 320 x 240 (60 fps/30 fps/15 fps) available up to 1GB or 1 hour for each file size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 This is a good deal for an amazing camera, I have a S3 is also and it makes very good shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahd-ler Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Can I see sample shots. I am very interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Im sorry i dont have any currently. Its at my dads house in dayton. Ill see if i can get him to email me some shots.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Here's plenty of images to browse. It's a nice camera for the money. http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/albums/canon-s3-is-review-samples/slideshow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahd-ler Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I also highly recommend this camera. I still have mine for the video feature. It is a great P&S camera but will take some very good manual photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I have the s3is as well. takes wonderful pics and it takes good videos as well. here are some pics I took at a track day snagged off Facebook not the full quality versions http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs176.snc3/20372_294921652141_699327141_4053566_4288840_n.jpg http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs176.snc3/20372_294921587141_699327141_4053559_4536618_n.jpg http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs196.snc3/20372_294921597141_699327141_4053560_3055660_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 bump a doodle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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