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Very good

Reviewed by: Lori Grunin

Reviewed: 5/3/06
Release date: 5/15/06
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The good: Fast and responsive; comfortable design; decent movie capture; flip and twist LCD; fast, high-quality lens with effective optical image stabilization.

The bad: Tiny LCD; lacks raw support; faux wide-screen capture.

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.

Specs: Digital camera type: Full body; Resolution: 6 megapixels; Optical zoom: 12 x  See full specs >>

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7 out of 10
Very good
"Recommended with Reservations"
I purchased this unit approximately three months ago to replace the Canon S2 IS which I gave to my... (read more)
by cdr_computers, August 18, 2006
254 out of 259 users found this opinion helpful
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10 out of 10
Perfect
"Excellent camera with MANY useful features and great software"
Let's be realistic here. The opinions and reviews comparing this Canon S3 IS to the Sony H5, are... (read more)
by Peter Sanders, July 11, 2006
277 out of 282 users found this opinion helpful
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9 out of 10
Spectacular
"Amazing Photo Quality, Definatly recomended!"
I bought this right before a trip to Eastern Europe because I had been eyeing the S2 for over a... (read more)
by anemone246, June 8, 2006
81 out of 81 users found this opinion helpful
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