COMMENTS
no problems with this camera, ever!, very nice camera for home use. not a professional camera but takes pictures that are quite nice. the 12x is also nice.. Love my camera, it's my husband's camera and he loves it. i'm just starting to learn it., i highly recommend the camera. the only trouble i have is that the menu button is in a place where it is is easily turned on by mistake.. Fine camera, love mine!!. Love mine!, love mine, its great!!!, grfeat camera with fantastic video.
awesome. love it., love the camera..cant figure out how to erase the pictures. Very user friendly, perfect camera for the money, very good camera for the money. Great camera for the price, very easy to use, nice camers i like it so much i bought my daughter inlaw the same camera.. I loe it closest to a phototgrapher that i can get, love it!, i really like the way it takes pictures
, it works great. .
the best!, love this camera! beautiful shots.. A good family camera, best than the ever, very good. Its a pretty good camera for a point and shoot., camera works great for the price. Good camera., is a good camera for beginners, super appareil, i recently got a power shot from a frend that left the island. i then passed it on to my father in-law. he is going on a trip and i won't be ther to guide him. i,ve used it several time's and it was easy for me. sorry to say that it was given to me without the user guide. i down loaded a user guide before,through diplodocs and was very greatful for the service diplodoc provides. i thank you for the service..
love the camera. it takes awesome pictures., i think the powershot is an excellent decision to buy.. Good buy, need to see guide first, good starter camera. Camera is new to me, i like the camara.. Great camera, i make a good job!, i like it, nice camera.
good camera, not very user friendly for infrequent users.. You definitely need the reference material to operate the camera., it's outdated now
, at this time i can't give you my opinion yet, just because i've bought this camera for a week. it looks like easy to use...
Manual abstract: user guide CANON POWERSHOT S3 IS - Reference Guide
Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
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DIGITAL CAMERA Advanced Camera User Guide
Before Using the Camera Shooting Using the Mode Dial Advanced Shooting Functions Playback/Erasing Print Settings/Transfer Settings Viewing Images on a TV set Customizing the Camera Troubleshooting/List of Messages
Advanced Appendix Camera User Guide
This guide explains camera features and procedures in detail.
CDI-E215-010
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© 2006 CANON INC.
PRINTED IN JAPAN
Main Features
Shooting Automatically adjusts shooting settings to match particular conditions Reduces blurriness with an image stabilizer function Shoot in high-speed ISO with reduced blurriness from hand or subject movement Shoot movies in any mode by pressing the movie button Shoots movies with stereo sound Automatically detects camera orientation with an Intelligent Orientation sensor Attach the separately sold wide converter, tele-converter lens, or close-up lens to shoot
Playback Plays movies with stereo sound Auto plays slide shows Editing Adds effects to still images with My Colors Records sound memos for still images Edits movies Records sound only (sound recorder)
Printing Makes printing easy with the Print/Share button Also supports non-Canon PictBridge compliant printers
Uses of Recorded Images Effortlessly transfer them to a computer with the Print/Share button 0
Conventions Used in this Guide
Icons appearing below titles indicate the modes in which the procedure can be used. In the example below, the mode dial can be used in the following shooting modes. (Auto) (Stitch Assist) (Portrait) (Movie) (Landscape) (Program AE) (Night Scene) (Shutter-speed priority AE) (Sports) (Aperture-priority AE) (Special Scene) (Manual)
Movie Shooting
Shooting Mode See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 167). This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's operation. This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. You can use SD* memory cards and MultiMediaCards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide.
* SD stands for Secure Digital, a copyright protection system.
Use of genuine Canon accessories is recommended. This product is designed to achieve excellent performance when used with genuine Canon accessories. Canon shall not be liable for any damage to this product and/or accidents such as fire, etc., caused by the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories (e.g., a leakage and/or explosion of a battery pack). Please note that this warranty does not apply to repairs arising out of the malfunction of non-genuine Canon accessories, although you may request such repairs on a chargeable basis. 1
Contents
Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures.
Conventions Used in this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Before Using the Camera - The Components Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Before Using the Camera - Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the LCD Monitor and the Viewfinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power Saving Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) . . . . Setting the Slow Synchro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnified Close-Up Shooting (Super Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Digital Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Continuous Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Mode Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Movie Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 16 17 20 23 24 26 28 34 35 36 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 46 46 51 53
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Shooting in the Creative Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Program AE Setting the Shutter Speed Setting the Aperture Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture Advanced Shooting Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Registering Settings to the Shortcut Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Selecting an AF Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Shooting with FE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Shooting in a My Colors Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Compensating the Flash Adjustment/Flash Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Shooting Images at Set Intervals (Intervalometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Creating an Image Destination (Folder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Playback/Erasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Viewing Magnified Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Editing Movies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Applying Effects and Playing Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Adding My Colors Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Automated Playback (Slide Shows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Protecting Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Erasing All Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Print Settings/Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Setting the DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Shooting/Viewing Images on a TV set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When the power is turned on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD monitor/Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TV monitor output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct print compatible printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 120 121 121 122 126 126 127 128 128
List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling the Memory Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Date Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Rechargeable Batteries (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Conversion Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . Camera Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 132 133 135 136 140 143 145 146
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Handling Precautions
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Test Shots Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being operated correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in a way that is machine readable. Warning Against Copyright Infringement Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for personal use. Warranty Limitations This camera's warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a problem arises while the camera is in use abroad, please convey it back to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to a Canon Customer Support Help Desk. For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer support list supplied with your camera.
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Precautions
Camera Body Temperature If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware o ...
