Canon PowerShot S3 IS comparison

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Product name	Close Canon PowerShot S3 IS	Close Canon PowerShot S5 IS	Nikon D80	Canon PowerShot SD750 (black)	Close Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)
Price	$698.33	$479.99	$558.36 to $799.95	$379.99	$644.95 to $938.95
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	3.5 stars	3.5 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars
Release date	May 15, 2006	June 15, 2007		March 07, 2007	April 27, 2008
The Bottom Line	A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts.	Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors.	Nikon scores big with the D80, its new 10-megapixel, sub-$1,000 dSLR.	The Canon PowerShot SD750 has an attractive design, large LCD, and excellent photo quality for an ultracompact.	It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.
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Lens aperture	F/2.7-3.5	F/2.7-3.5	Info unavailable	F/2.8-4.9	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	36 - 432 mm	36 - 432 mm	Info unavailable	35 - 105 mm	29 - 88 mm
Optical zoom	12 x	12 x	Info unavailable	3 x	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 100	ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 1600 ISO 100	ISO 100-1600	ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 1600 ISO 100	ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-800)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	16 MB	32 MB	Info unavailable	32 MB	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	SD Memory Card	SD Memory Card	Info unavailable	SD memory card	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	Info unavailable	4 x	Info unavailable
Battery technology	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable
Weight	14.5 oz	15.9 oz	1.3 lbs	4.6 oz	16.8 oz
Effective sensor resolution	6,000,000 pixels	8,000,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	7,100,000 pixels	12,200,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG	JPEG	RAW + JPEG JPEG NEF (RAW)	JPEG	RAW + JPEG JPEG RAW
Display (projector) diagonal size	2 in	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	3 in
Manual focus	Automatic Manual	Automatic Manual