CANON S3 IS a good choice?

Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

GMAN wrote:
Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready
for a DSLR and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

Yes no yes no yes no yes no.

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The S3 IS is a good choice for an advanced P&S camera with super-zoom.
You can shoot with full automation or full manual control, unlike many
other P&S cameras. With 6MP, true OIS and the higher ISO capability,
you can get shots most other cameras won't. It's also not too big or
heavy. While all that's true and good, I can easily outperform it with
my DSLR, a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-L1. So, it's up to you. If you can
afford a decent DSLR, don't mind the size and weight, then get one.
Otherwise, the S3 IS is a very good camera.

Bye.

On Jan 30, 9:17 am, (GMAN) wrote:
Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

"GMAN" wrote in message
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Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a
DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

I was you (I think) back in 2004, when I bought the S1. It led directly to
the Canon Rebel XT not much after that.

The S1 has a live preview, so you pretty much know what you're going to get.
The DSLR doesn't. For that reason alone, I'd say go ahead and buy the S3 -
its manual functions do well to prepare you for the next step, if you're not
prepared to leapfrog to the DSLR...

dwight

(Crunchy Doodle) wrote in
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While all that's true and good, I can easily outperform it with
my DSLR, a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-L1.

Of course, the L1 costs about 4 times as much as the S3.

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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

In article , "dwight" wrote:
"GMAN" wrote in message
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Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a
DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

I was you (I think) back in 2004, when I bought the S1. It led directly to
the Canon Rebel XT not much after that.

The S1 has a live preview, so you pretty much know what you're going to get.
The DSLR doesn't. For that reason alone, I'd say go ahead and buy the S3 -
its manual functions do well to prepare you for the next step, if you're not
prepared to leapfrog to the DSLR...

dwight




Thanks Guys!!! A DSLR is still too bulky and more than i need right now. The
S3 IS feels good and solid, and I do not want a pocket sized either, too
limited IMHO.

Just a side note on the Panasonic DMC-L1 . . . It has live preview, as
does some of its cousins made by Olympus. My now ancient Olympus E-10
DSLR also had it.

Bye.

On Jan 30, 10:50 am, "dwight" wrote:
"GMAN" wrote in message
[.......]

The S1 has a live preview, so you pretty much know what you're going to get.
The DSLR doesn't. For that reason alone, I'd say go ahead and buy the S3 -
its manual functions do well to prepare you for the next step, if you're not
prepared to leapfrog to the DSLR...

dwight

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:17:46 +0000, GMAN wrote:

Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

I suppose it's all right. IMHO - I like the Kodak P series better for one
reason - the Kodak EVF is higher resolution. I look through the viewfinder
on the Canon, I see it is very pixelated - bothers me to no end; evidently
bothers other folks much less. The Kodak P850 I recently bought (refurb
from the Kodak online store) has a 237k pixel EVF and looks MUCH cleaner.
The Kodak P series also feature IS and save as raw, tif, jpg. BTW - got
the camera and a printer dock (totally optional accessory, but kind of
cool) for $300.

"GMAN" wrote in message
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In article , "dwight"
wrote:
"GMAN" wrote in message
...
Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a
DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

I was you (I think) back in 2004, when I bought the S1. It led directly to
the Canon Rebel XT not much after that.

The S1 has a live preview, so you pretty much know what you're going to
get.
The DSLR doesn't. For that reason alone, I'd say go ahead and buy the S3 -
its manual functions do well to prepare you for the next step, if you're
not
prepared to leapfrog to the DSLR...

dwight




Thanks Guys!!! A DSLR is still too bulky and more than i need right now.
The
S3 IS feels good and solid, and I do not want a pocket sized either, too
limited IMHO.

http://tfrog93.googlepages.com/sample2 (Don't forget the optional lens
hood.)

dwight

In article , GMAN
wrote:

Is the Canon S3 IS still a decent choice for someone not yet ready for a DSLR
and yet more advanced than the average joe 6pack user?

My girlfriend has an S2 IS and I've been quite impressed with it. The
IS is great and the movies are pretty impressive. I can do without
EVFs, but that's just me.