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PowerShot S3 IS Digital Product Code: POWERSHOTS3IS Price: Check Latest MODEL- POWERSHOTS3IS VENDOR- CANON FEATURES- Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Compact digital camera with built-in flash, 12x Optical/4x Digital/ 48x Combined Zoom! The sleek PowerShot S3 IS digital camera offers you high resolution, an extra-long zoom, advanced yet easy-to-use movie functions plus great new shooting options. Also, with Image Stabilizer technology, images and movies taken with the S3 IS are sharp and smooth, even when the camera gets jostled. It's everything you need to capture the fun, excitement and beauty of your active life - wherever it takes you! Includes PowerShot S3 IS Body, AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4), SD Memory Card SDC-16MB, Lens Cap, Neck Strap NS-DC4, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, USB Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, Stereo Video Cable STV-250N. * Great features, amazing resolution, fantastic zoom The PowerShot S3 IS has all that you want in one feature-rich camera! There are 6.0 megapixels of imaging power for the high-resolution you need for big prints or close cropping. The extra-long 12x Canon optical zoom brings you in close to capture intimate details. And it's all contained in a sleek, compact design that embodies sophistication. Plus, you can count on the UD Lens for bright, sharp images and radiant, true-to-life color. * Awesome, steady shooting with phenomenal clarity This is a camera that could make it on looks alone. But wait until you see its performance. The 4x optical zoom brings you in for intimate close-ups. The 6.0 megapixel CCD produces images of impressive quality with resolution that lets you create big prints. * DIGIC II Image Processor Canon's DIGIC II Image Processor is designed to improve processing speed and image quality, so DIGIC II provides markedly faster startup, autofocus and playback, plus it assures that every image is more colorfully vibrant. * iSAPS Technology iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC II Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance. * Exclusive "MovieSnap" feature Now there's no need to interrupt your movie when you see a great shot. With the S3 IS's MovieSnap feature, you can simply press the shutter to capture a full 6.0 megapixel still image at any time while recording a movie. * Create high-quality movies with the touch of a button Now you can produce high-quality, 60 frames-per-second movies without switching modes. Canon's new Movie button makes everything simple. It even gives you access to all the advanced features you want for making movies like optical zoom. You'll hear the difference, too: the S3 IS is equipped to record in stereo, with a high sampling rate, adjustable microphone level setting and wind filter option for excellent sound quality. Movie-making has never been easier! - Shooting Modes Advanced presets for the best possible photos under certain conditions. - Auto The camera chooses all the settings so you can concentrate on your subject. - P Program Access advanced exposure compensation features while shooting mostly automatically. - Av Aperture-priority You define the aperture to either isolate your subject or have clarity throughout the entire picture, and the camera will choose the corresponding shutter speed. - Tv Shutter-priority You select the shutter speed to stop or blur action, and the camera finds the appropriate aperture. With slow exposure times, Canon's noise reduction system activates to ensure low image noise. - Manual The ultimate in creative control, you set ISO speed, exposure compensation and white balance. - Portrait The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically blurring the background to make your subject "pop." - Landscape For front to back sharpness, the camera sets a small aperture. - Sports Ensure highly accurate autofocusing when shooting fast-moving subjects. - Stitch Assist Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images. - Movie Shoot in VGA (30 fps/15 fps) and QVGA (60 fps/30 fps/15 fps) for up to 1 hour or 1GB. - Special Scene Modes - Foliage Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms. - Snow Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or bluish tint. - Beach Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces. - Fireworks Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks. - Indoor Reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors. - Night Snapshot Get natural-looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit by flash. - Color Accent Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome. - Color Swap Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects. - Digital Macro Shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one-button simplicity. - My Colors - Vivid Yield vibrant shots with dramatic high-contrast. - Vivid Blue Emphasize the sea, sky and other blue areas. - Vivid Green Add vivid dimension to greens for extraordinary nature shots. - Vivid Red Charge up red objects in your images for extra impact. - Neutral Produce images of subtle, elegant tonality. - Sepia Recreate the look of vintage photographs. - Black & White Deliver enhanced clarity - especially useful when shooting text. - Positive Film Combine "Vivid Blue," "Vivid Green" and "Vivid Red" to achieve a positive film effect. - Lighter Skin Tone Make your subjects' skin tones lighter. - Darker Skin Tone Darken skin tones a shade. - Custom Color Finely adjust brightness and vividness, and set your preferred balance of blue, green, red and skin colors. * Shoot and view wide images The PowerShot S3 IS includes a widescreen resolution option, producing images that are perfect for your widescreen TV or computer monitor. * Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading The PowerShot S3 IS' Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the SD700 IS Digital ELPH to a Canon CP, SELPHY or PIXMA Photo Printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images to a computer (Windows and Macintosh). Connect the USB interface cable to your Canon digital camera and a PictBridge compatible photo printer. Press lighted Print/Share button. You'll have long lasting, professional quality prints in minutes. Print your own ID photos in 28 different sizes or use the Movie Print function to output multiple stills from a recorded movie on a single sheet with a Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printer. * Direct Photo Printers For desktop large-format printing, try one of the Direct Photo Printers that allow you to print without a computer in one of two ways: plug your compatible PowerShot camera into the Direct Photo Printer using the supplied USB interface cable, or simply insert a memory card into the supplied adapter. You can also connect the printer to your computer for more options. Print high-resolution, borderless images as postcards or 8.5"x 11" sheets within minutes. -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------------------------------ IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE- Type : 6.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD). Total Pixels : Approx. 6.2 million Effective Pixels: Approx. 6.0 million LENS - Focal Length : 6.0 ~ 72.0mm f/2.7~3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm) Digital Zoom : 4x Focus Range : Normal - 1.6 ft. ~ Infinity (W) 3.0 ft. ~ Infinity (T) Macro - 3.9" ~ 1.6 ft. Super Macro- 0.0" ~ 3.9" Autofocus : TTL Autofocus (continuous/single) VIEWFINDER - Optical : 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 & SHUTTER- Max. Aperture : f/2.7 (W) ~ f/3.5 (T) Shutter Speed : 15 ~ 1/3,200 sec. (settable in Tv or M) EXPOSURE CONTROL- Sensitivity : Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/ 800 equivalent. Light Metering Method : Evaluative/Center-weighted average/Spot (Metering frame with Spot Mode fixed to center or linked to AF frame). Exposure Control Method: Program AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture- priority AE, Manual; AE Lock is available. Exposure Compensation: +/-2.0 stops in 1/3-stop increments WHITE BALANCE- Control : Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), or 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. (W) 3.0 ~ 13 ft. (T) Macro - 1.0 ~ 1.6 ft. (W) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto). Recycling Time : Approx. 12 sec. or less Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments SHOOTING SPECs- 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. Continuous Shooting: High-speed: approx. 2.3 fps Normal : approx. 1.5 fps IMAGE STORAGE- Storage Media : SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard File Format : Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format) Image Compression: Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI Image: Motion JPEG Audio: WAV (stereo) JPEG Compression Mode : Superfine, Fine or Normal # of Recording Pixels : Still Image: 2,816 x 1,584 (Widescreen) 2,816 x 2,112 (Large) 2,272 x 1,704 (Medium 1) 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2) 640 x 480 (Small) Movie: 640 x 480 (30/15 fps) 320 x 240 (60/30/15 fps) PLAYBACK MODE- Still Image: Single, Magnification (approx. 2x-10x), Jump, Auto Rotate, Rotate, Histogram, Index (9 thumbnails), Sound Memos, Slide Show. Movie : Normal Playback, Special Playback, Editing ERASE MODES - Still Image: single image, all images Movie : part of movie, all of movie CONNECTORs - Computer : USB 2.0 (mini-B jack) Video Out : NTSC/PAL Audio Out : Stereo Other : Memory card slot; direct connection to Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers and PictBridge-compatible printers via camera USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable. ALSO AVAILABLE - CP600 Compact Photo Printer LAHDC10 Lens Adapter/Hood Set TCDC52B Tele Converter WCDC58 Wide Converter CAPS700 AC Adapter WPDC20 Waterproof Case PSC70 Deluxe Soft Case 0716B002 Accessory Kit 3 POWER SOURCE- AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4) Rechargeable AA-size Ni-MH Battery (x4) Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DIMENSIONS - 4.46"w x 3.07"h x 2.97"d WT.- approx. 14.5 oz. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:  1 YEAR LIM

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