I would appreciate any comments about the Canon S3 IS. I am looking to buy one for 289.- plus shipping. According to most reviews, this is a great camera. Are there other 12xers that are better?
hyroboarder said:I just bought the S3 about a week or two ago, and let me say it is a great camera. I don't know your level so I'm just gonna say it's a good camera for beginners that don't want to spend a lot of money and want more settings and options than a normal "point and shoot" camera. It seems to me that more and more cameras these days are just so automatic, there is really no hobby or difficulty in taking photos. The S3 IS is awesome, because shooting in manual mode is really good, like when I'm changing iso, f stop, shutter speed etc. there is a separate button to change instead of digging through menus. Another reason why its awesome is because the lcd screen is almost like a tablet pc mechanism, you can fold it in so it won't get damaged when not in use. The camera is nice and light also. Another thing is, the lens is sweet, the manual focus and macro buttons are right on the side of the lens so you hold it like a normal camera to focus. Macro mode on the S3 is sweet too, and super macro is even better. F stop isn't that bad for the price, and there are a huge amount of lens attachments for the S3.
However, there is one downside. No rechargeable batteries!!! The solution: drop $20 at your local drugstore for a charger and 4 ni mh batts.
PS you're pretty lucky to have found one for 289, i got mine for like 350.
Same. That's one of it's greatest selling points for me. I had one of those smaller, Canon Elphshot cameras, but it's a drag if/when those batteries die (especially if you're on vacation and can't readily recharge).macfevorite said:I also like the idea of AA batteries.
devilot said:I just got the S3 IS in August but I really haven't used it much yet... but I will say, just a few months into my first beginner B&W photography course (using 35mm SLRs), I'm thinking I might have done better to get a dSLR.
Scarlet Fever said:i got one for my birthday last weekend. It my first digital camera, and i can't believe how good it is! I'm definately a beginner when it comes to photography, but some of my shots are looking really good, even before photoshopping.