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| Price | $165.00 | $698.33 | $336.91 to $399.99 | $299.99 to $499.00 | $559.00 |
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| Release date | May 15, 2006 | April 14, 2008 | June 15, 2007 | ||
| The Bottom Line | It's a solid megazoom digital camera, but you might be better off with its 5-megapixel sibling, the DMC-FZ5. | A very well-executed megazoom camera, the Canon PowerShot S3 IS reminds you why dSLRs still have competition for photo enthusiasts' hearts. | One of the better 18x megazooms, nevertheless you should consider the Nikon Coolpix P80's sluggish performance before you commit to it. | Though it remains a good megazoom, thanks to continued image and lens artifacts, the Canon PowerShot S5 IS is slowly losing ground to competitors. | If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom. |
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| Lens aperture |
F/2.8-3.3 |
F/2.7-3.5 |
F/2.8-4.5 |
F/2.7-3.5 |
F/2.8-3.7 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length |
35 - 420 mm |
36 - 432 mm |
27 - 486 mm |
36 - 432 mm |
35 - 420 mm |
| Optical zoom |
12 x |
12 x |
18 x |
12 x |
12 x |
| Light sensitivity |
ISO 200 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 100 ISO 64 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 100 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto (64-1600) ISO 400 ISO 6400 (3Mpix) ISO 2000 ISO 1600 ISO 100 ISO 64 ISO auto (64-800) ISO 3200 (3Mpix) |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 80 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
ISO 200 ISO 800 ISO auto ISO 400 ISO 3200 ISO 1600 ISO 100 |
| Display (projector) technology |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
TFT active matrix |
| Memory storage capacity |
8 MB |
16 MB |
Info unavailable |
32 MB |
32 MB |
| 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 |
SD Memory Card |
| Digital zoom |
4 x |
4 x |
4 x |
4 x |
4 x |
| Battery technology |
Lithium ion |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
| Weight |
290 g |
14.5 oz |
12.9 oz |
15.9 oz |
1.5 lbs |
| Effective sensor resolution |
4,000,000 pixels |
6,000,000 pixels |
10,100,000 pixels |
8,000,000 pixels |
10,100,000 pixels |
| Still image format |
JPEG TIFF |
JPEG |
JPEG |
JPEG |
JPEG RAW |
