Canon PowerShot S3 IS - Expert Reviews

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  • Canon PowerShot S3 IS
  • £265

    Storage media: SD Memory Card, Standard supplied memory size: 16MB, Optical zoom: 12x, Sensor resolution: 6 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Electronic viewfinder, Weight: 410g, Digital zoom: 4x ...

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  • 9.3 out of 10
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    • August 2008 en

      Review summary of Canon PowerShot S3 IS

      By alaTest

      Review summary: alaTest has collected and analysed 2187 reviews of Canon PowerShot S3 IS from international magazines and websites.

      Verdict: The average review rating is 8.55/10. Comparing these reviews to 275830 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 93/100 (or 9.3 out of 10) = Excellent Quality.

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    • June 2007 en

      Canon PowerShot S3IS Digital Camera

      By Sudeep Naik

      Review 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?

      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.

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    • February 2007 en

      CanonPowershot S3 IS

      Review 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?

      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.

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    • January 2007 en

      Canon PowerShot S3 IS

      Award: Editor's Choice!
      Award: Editor's Choice!

      Award: Editor's Choice!

      Review summary: Superb image quality, tonnes of features and a top notch lens - what more could you ask for?

      Verdict: The Canon PowerShot S3 IS is arguably the best value super-zoom camera currently available. It combines great handling, ultra-fast performance and real photographic versatility with superior image quality and one of the best zoom lenses I?ve seen on a com

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