Long-zoom digital camera launched
February 24th, 2006
Long-zoom digital camera launched
Digit Magazine
Thursday 23 Feb 2006 – 16:11
Canon has announced a digital camera with a 12x optical zoom lens. The PowerShot S3 IS is a successor to the PowerShot S2 IS, and is built around a six-megapixel CCD.
The PowerShot S3 IS’s zoom lens is the most powerful found on any Canon camera. It features an ultra-sonic motor for fast and quiet zoom operation and has an ultra-low dispersion lens element to reduce chromatic aberration in telephoto shots. It features an optical stabilizer to reduce camera shake, which is even more important at extended zoom.
The camera supports ISO settings from ISO 80 to ISO 800. It offers 20 shooting modes including full manual, aperture priority and shutter speed priority. It supports widescreen image capture at a resolution of 2,816-x-1,584 pixels, and features a 2.0-inch LCD screen.
The PowerShot S3 will ship in May 2006 for £380 plus VAT.
Canon has also released two compact cameras – the £245 PowerShot A700 with a 6mp CCD and a 6x optical zoom lens; the £210 PowerShot A540 with a 6mp CCD and a 4x optical zoom lens – and two point-&-shoot models: the 5mp/4x optical zoom lens PowerShot A530 for £169 and the 4mp/4x optical zoom lens PowerShot A430 for £125. All prices exclude VAT.
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