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image
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"one of the best zoom lenses I've seen on a compact."...
Trusted Reviews
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"The image quality is superb, the zoom is huge and the features are robust enough to keep most budding photographers happy."...
GoodGearGuide
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"you can count on the UD Lens for bright, sharp images and radiant, true-to-life color."...
Tigerdirect
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"the image stabilization system is active during filming."...
DcResource
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"Very good low-light capability, sensitive enough to capture bright images under typical city street lighting and much darker conditions."...
Imaging-Resource
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"DIGIC II image files are optimized for bright colors, tack sharp resolution, balanced contrast, and lower noise."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"The photos from the Canon S3 IS are ready for instant use, without requiring any editing afterwards."...
Letsgodigital.org
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"provides markedly faster startup, autofocus and playback, plus it assures that every image is more colorfully vibrant."...
Tigerdirect
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flash
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"Flash and daylight exposures were quite good, but I found more purple fringing with the S3's images than in the FZ7's."...
PCMAG
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"The lighting levels produced by the flash are good too."...
Cameras.co.uk
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"The flash is manually opened,
simply by lifting it into its open position."...
Megapixel.net
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color
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"The custom white balance option lets you use a white or gray card as reference so you can get perfect color even under the most unusual lighting conditions."...
DcResource
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"Overall color looked pretty good, with bright reds and blues that nonetheless didn't look too overdone."...
Imaging-Resource
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"very good color accuracy and fidelity"...
PCMAG
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"The camera took well-exposed photos with accurate color"...
Dcresource.com
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"The colors produced by the Canon PowerShot S3 IS appear in the outer portion of each square and the inner square shows the ideal color corrected for luminance."...
Digitalcamerainfo.com
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"The colors are nice and saturated, and the subject has Canon's trademark "smooth" appearance."...
Dcresource.com
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"The custom can get perfect color even under the most unusual lighting conditions."...
Dcresource.com
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lcd
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"Both the Canon PowerShot S3 IS's electronic viewfinder and LCD were quite accurate, showing almost exactly 100% of the final frame at both wide angle and at telephoto zoom settings."...
Imaging-Resource
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"Outdoor visibility was decent, and low light viewing was very
good, as the screen brightens automatically in those situations."...
Dcresource.com
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"The S3's camcorder style (flip-out, rotating) Vari-Angle LCD screen tilts/swivels 180 degrees horizontally and 270 degrees vertically (the screen nests into the camera's rear deck when not in use and folds out, like opening a book, when deployed)."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"The LCD monitor lifts off of the rear panel to face forward, can swivel 270 degrees to face several viewing angles, and can be closed against the rear panel with the LCD facing inward to offer protection against accidental knocks or scratches."...
Imaging-Resource
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"The LCD display gets bigger on each review of the PowerShot S-series, with the S3's screen weighing in at 2 inches."...
DcResource
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"The LCD is certainly viewable in most light, but I prefer an eye-level viewfinder to the unsteady arm's-length approach."...
CNet
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"It was initially awkward having to look at such a "small" screen"...
Asia.cnet.com
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lens
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"Hidden deep inside the lens is something very helpful: Canon's optical image stabilization system."...
DcResource
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"effective optical image stabilization"...
CNet
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"effective cancellation of unwanted lens movement and vibration."...
Tigerdirect
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"high-quality lens"...
CNet
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battery
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"the PowerShot S3 has the best battery life in its class."...
DcResource
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"Unfortunately, Canon gives you alkalines in the box which will quickly end up the trash, so consider it your mission to buy a set or two of NiMH rechargeable batteries"...
DcResource
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exposure
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"The Canon S3 IS had excellent low-light shooting capabilities, with a maximum exposure time of 15 seconds."...
Imaging-Resource
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"In all Scene modes the S3 IS matches the scene in front of the camera to an on-board database of known scene types and then compares that information with the specific scene's subject distance, white balance, contrast range, lighting, and color (just before the image is recorded) to determine the best exposure."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"The S3's base exposure can be modified over a 4 EV range (+/-2 EV) in 1/3 EV steps to compensate for difficult lighting and subject/background reflectance/non-reflectance problems or to compensate for environmental exposure variables (by allowing users to easily lighten or darken exposures)."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"The S3 IS provides all the exposure flexibility most photographers are likely to need, including: Auto, Program AE, Scene (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Sports, Stitch Assist, and Special Scenes -- Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot, Color Accent, and Color Swap), Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and full Manual modes."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"The S3's Exposure Compensation mode allows users to incrementally adjust exposure parameters."...
Digitalcamerareview.com
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"The Canon S3 IS required a +1.0 EV exposure compensation boost to get a good exposure"...
Imaging-Resource
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zoom
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"has a more powerful zoom"...
PCMAG
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4.
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"the Powershot S3 IS the most fully equipped super zoom digital camera I have tested"...
Cameras.co.uk
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"The extra-long 12x Canon optical zoom brings you in close to
capture intimate details."...
Tigerdirect
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"This allows for smooth and nearly silent zooming, which comes in handy when you're recording movies."...
Dcresource.com
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"the powerful 12X zoom was a joy to use"...
Pcworld.com
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"With its 12x zoom lens, established image stabilization system, and hybrid recording structure, the S3 has the main ingredients for a good ultra zoom camera."...
Digitalcamerainfo.com
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"PowerShot S3 is still an excellent ultra zoom camera that earns my recommendation."...
Dcresource.com
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