| The main attraction of the Canon
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| | the camera takes a picture at set
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| Powershot S3 IS is its 12x optical zoom
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| | intervals. Typical uses are to show a
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| lens. This places the camera fairly and
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| | flower gradually opening or plotting the
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| squarely in the super zoom category. I
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| | movement of clouds across the sky. There
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| would say this is a camera for someone
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| | is also a movie mode that lets you shoot
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| who enjoys photography and who will use a
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| | a short burst of movie and play it back
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| camera on a regular basis, but cannot
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| | in slow motion. These movies are often
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| afford a Digital SLR or is not committed
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| | used in analysis. Tennis serves and golf
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| enough to spend out for one. It has six
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| | swings seem to be popular subject for
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| megapixels.For any super zoom digital
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| | this.In terms of image quality I was very
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| camera hand shake can cause problems.
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| | impressed by the Powershot S3 IS. The
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| This is especially true in lower light
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| | images were crystal clear as the
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| when the zoom lens is being used to its
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| | sharpness of each image really caught my
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| full extent. The Powershot S3 IS can help
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| | eye. I was also able to take a great
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| in this situation owing to built in
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| | macro shot with the camera. As with other
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| optical image stabilisation.In terms of
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| | super zoom cameras the problem of purple
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| features the Powershot S3 IS is one of
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| | fringing does pop up. This is where a
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| the most advanced models below the level
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| | thin purple line is added to the edges of
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| of Digital SLR. Many of the features it
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| | light objects when they are caught by a
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| offers can be found in SLR models. Key
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| | bright light such as the sun.I found the
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| features include fully manual exposure
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| | camera copes well with shots taken
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| settings as well as aperture priority and
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| | indoors in poor light too. The flash unit
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| shutter priority. These are essential to
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| | is powerful and the camera has a good
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| anyone who likes to take control over how
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| | focusing mechanism as well. You can also
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| the final image will look. With these
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| | adjust the level of the flash to suit the
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| features available the Powershot S3 IS
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| | situation. An external flash unit can be
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| could also be considered a good starting
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| | bought separately from Canon to further
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| point for someone who is looking to learn
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| | boost performance when necessary.To get
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| how a camera works and to take up
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| | the most from this camera you will need
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| photography as a hobby.Other advanced
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| | to set aside time to go through the
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| features include three metering modes
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| | manual and take the camera out to
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| (Evaluative, Centre-weighted average,
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| | experiment with it. Any effort put in is
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| Spot (centre or linked to focusing
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| | likely to be well rewarded.The Powershot
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| frame)), exposure compensation (+/- 2 EV
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| | S3 IS is one of the more expensive super
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| in 1/3 stop increments), bracketing (1/3
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| | zoom digital cameras on the market. That
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| - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments) and ISO
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| | said I still think this camera manages to
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| equivalents of Auto, High ISO Auto, 80,
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| | offer good value for money. I have
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| 100, 200, 400 and 800.
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| | reviewed almost all the super zoom
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| To help get colours right there are also
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| | digital cameras available and the
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| a variety of white balance settings
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| | Powershot S3 IS is the best one
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| available. These are Auto, Daylight,
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| | available.This article was provided by
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| Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent,
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| | Andy Needham of Cameras.co.uk provides
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| Fluorescent H, Flash and Custom.You also
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| | digital camera reviews, price comparisons
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| have a number of options when it comes to
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| | and general help for buying digital
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| shooting movies. These include being able
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| | cameras. There is also a special section
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| to shoot TV quality movies and also time
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| | where you can ask a question if you would
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| lapse movies. Time lapse movies are where
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| | like further help.
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