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The sleek PowerShot S3 IS digital camera offers you high resolution, an extra-long zoom, advanced yet easy-to-use movie functions plus great new shooting options. Also, with Image Stabilizer technology, images and movies taken with the S3 IS are sharp and smooth, even when the camera gets jostled. It's everything you need to capture the fun, excitement and beauty of your active life - wherever it takes you!

Great features, amazing resolution, fantastic zoom - Feature-rich, compact 6.0 Megapixel digital camera with super long 12x Optical Zoom and UD Lens. Engineered with Canon's sophisticated Image Stabilizer technology, the S3 IS Digital ELPH gives you the shake-free performance that makes your pictures sharp and clear. No matter how close you zoom in, the S3 IS Digital ELPH keeps everything stable. All you have to think about is your subject.

Awesome, steady shooting with phenomenal clarity - Canon Optical Image Stabilizer technology and ISO 800 for steady shooting and excellent sharpness and color. This is a camera that could make it on looks alone. But wait until you see its performance. The 4x optical zoom brings you in for intimate close-ups. The 6.0 megapixel CCD produces images of impressive quality with resolution that lets you create big prints.

Advanced imaging technology improves every photo - DIGIC II Image Processor and iSAPS Technology for superior image quality, faster operation and lower power consumption.

DIGIC II Image Processor - Canon's DIGIC II Image Processor is designed to improve processing speed and image quality, so DIGIC II provides markedly faster startup, autofocus and playback, plus it assures that every image is more colorfully vibrant.

iSAPS Technology - iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC II Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

Because great shots can happen anytime - Exclusive MovieSnap feature allows for taking still images while shooting movies. Now there's no need to interrupt your movie when you see a great shot. With the S3 IS's MovieSnap feature, you can simply press the shutter to capture a full 6.0 megapixel still image at any time while recording a movie.

Create high-quality movies with the touch of a button - With the new Movie Button, record high-quality 60 fps QVGA (320 x 240) continuous movies without switching modes, and use advanced features such as optical zooming during the movie and Stereo Sound. Now you can produce high-quality, 60 frames-per-second movies without switching modes. Canon's new Movie button makes everything simple. It even gives you access to all the advanced features you want for making movies like optical zoom. You'll hear the difference, too: the S3 IS is equipped to record in stereo, with a high sampling rate, adjustable microphone level setting and wind filter option for excellent sound quality. Movie-making has never been easier!

Shooting Modes - Advanced presets for the best possible photos under certain conditions

Auto - The camera chooses all the settings so you can concentrate on your subject.
P Program - Access advanced exposure compensation features while shooting mostly automatically.
Av Aperture-priority - You define the aperture to either isolate your subject or have clarity throughout the entire picture, and the camera will choose the corresponding shutter speed.
Tv Shutter-priority - You select the shutter speed to stop or blur action, and the camera finds the appropriate aperture. With slow exposure times, Canon's noise reduction system activates to ensure low image noise.
Manual - The ultimate in creative control, you set ISO speed, exposure compensation and white balance.
Portrait - The camera sets a large aperture, focusing the subject and artistically blurring the background to make your subject "pop."
Landscape - For front to back sharpness, the camera sets a small aperture.
Sports - Ensure highly accurate autofocusing when shooting fast-moving subjects.
Stitch Assist - Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.
Movie - Shoot in VGA (30 fps/15 fps) and QVGA (60 fps/30 fps/15 fps) for up to 1 hour or 1GB.

Special Scene Modes


Foliage - Capture brilliant shots of autumn foliage, greenery and blossoms.
Snow - Shoot clear snow scenes without darkened subjects or bluish tint.
Beach - Get clear shots of people at a sunny beach without darkened faces.
Fireworks - Grab brilliant images of skyrocketing fireworks.
Indoor - Reduce blur and improve color accuracy when shooting handheld indoors.
Night Snapshot - Get natural-looking pictures with brighter backgrounds and subjects lit by flash.
Color Accent - Choose to retain a single color in your image while other colors turn monochrome.
Color Swap - Select a color and replace it with a color you specify for special effects.
Digital Macro - Shoot larger-than-life close-ups with one-button simplicity.
Stitch Assist - Build awe-inspiring panoramas by neatly aligning sequential images.

My Colors (Final image may vary depending on picture composition.)

Vivid - Yield vibrant shots with dramatic high-contrast.
Vivid Blue - Emphasize the sea, sky and other blue areas.
Vivid Green - Add vivid dimension to greens for extraordinary nature shots.
Vivid Red - Charge up red objects in your images for extra impact.
Neutral - Produce images of subtle, elegant tonality.
Sepia - Recreate the look of vintage photographs.
Black & White - Deliver enhanced clarity - especially useful when shooting text.
Positive Film - Combine Vivid Blue, Vivid Green and Vivid Red to achieve a positive film effect.
Lighter Skin Tone - Make your subjects' skin tones lighter.
Darker Skin Tone - Darken skin tones a shade.
Custom Color - Finely adjust brightness and vividness, and set your preferred balance of blue, green, red and skin colors.

Shoot and view wide images - 16:9 Widescreen for full-screen viewing on widescreen TVs and computer monitors. The PowerShot S3 IS includes a widescreen resolution option, producing images and film clips that are perfect for your widescreen TV or computer monitor.

The complete print solution - Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with Canon CP and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers. The PowerShot S3 IS' Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the S3 IS Digital ELPH to a Canon CP, SELPHY or PIXMA Photo Printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images to a computer (Windows and Macintosh).

Connect the USB interface cable to your Canon digital camera and a PictBridge compatible photo printer. Press lighted Print/Share button. You'll have long lasting, professional quality prints in minutes.

Direct Photo Printers - For desktop large-format printing, try one of the Direct Photo Printers that allow you to print without a computer in one of two ways: plug your compatible PowerShot camera into the Direct Photo Printer using the supplied USB interface cable, or simply insert a memory card into the supplied adapter. You can also connect the printer to your computer for more options. Print high-resolution, borderless images as postcards or 8.5 x 11-inches sheets within minutes.

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