Canon PowerShot S3 IS Review

Watch this item
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
4.6 stars
Average rating for this product is: 4.6 out of 5

From 1 rating and 4 reviews

Thumb up 100% of users recommend this product

Rate it Now:

Click on the stars above to rate this product:

Tweet This Item


xanderd's Review of Canon PowerShot S3 IS

22nd Jul 2008

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    4.5 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    6 - 12 Months
  • Battery Life
    3.5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
Good Points

Good value, great image quality, lots of features to tweak, easy to use, super macro mdoe, 12x optical zoom.


Bad Points

Does not shoot in RAW mode, batteries can be consumed quickly.


General Comments

This camera represents excelent value for money - I paid around £180 2nd hand as new in September 2007. The picture quality is very good overall, the only thing which is slightly lower quality is the edges of branches against a bright sky.

The super macro mode is amazing and you can touch objects on the lens, provided adequate lighting, for incredible detail. The zoom is among the best on the market at this price and I use it almost every time I take photos.

The camera is very easy and quick to get started with, but at the same time has a plethora of features to fiddle with.

Now that I know more about photography, the only limitations I have found are that it does not accept hot shoe flash brackets, cannot shoot in RAW mode, and the aperture values only go from f/2.7 to f/8.0, meaning the depth of field isn't as high as i'd always like.

However, I am very pleased I bought this camera on the back of other good online reviews. Highly recommended, very difficult to beat in this price category.

Tweet This Review

xanderd's review has yet to be rated - Be the first!

How helpful did you find this review?


Compare Prices for Canon PowerShot S3 IS See all prices (7)

*Although we endeavour to keep prices up to date, we cannot guarantee these prices will be correct or that they are the cheapest on the internet.