Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot S3 IS (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
6.0 million effective pixels
36 mm - 432 mm (12x) zoom
Average rating (155 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.27
 Features()()()()()() 4.57
 Image quality()()()()() 4.24
 Ease of use()()()()() 4.22
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.27
 Overall()()()()()() 4.32

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot S3 IS

NamePostedOpinion preview
Pascal S8 Apr 08I chose this camera over the more recent S5 because I thought it ...
MarkBarsamian3 Apr 08Why are reviewers so kind to this camera?!?I am dismayed by the ...
David Conley29 Dec 07Very disappointed in this camera. Blurry images and chromatic ...
paige heggie9 Nov 07Two months of normal use and the camera's arrows to direct and ...
glasater5 Nov 07I have had this camera now for about 6 months and I really do ...
Phhoenyxx29 Oct 07(No text)
yuri_dp14 Oct 07I am using it for 3 months already. I made more then 25 000 ...
Kabo26 Sep 07I bought the Canon S3 IS last week and it´s simply amazing, ...
TimmyT16 Sep 07I purchased the S3 IS a few months ago. The price was very ...
raywes4 Sep 07Awesome camera. Lots of setings, fits comfortably in your hand ...
Shaweesh18 Aug 07Not the best camera I have owned but, for the money, it can do ...
mjsneddon27 Jul 07I just recently purchased my S3. It appeared to me that the ...
pbyk18 Jul 07bought the camera in April 07 from local dealerlens/quality of ...
Prometejus14 Jul 07(No text)
HMC13 Jul 07My first digital was an A520. After shooting w/ film for years, ...
foto200710 Jul 07Canon S3IS is my 4th digicam I own after a Medion, Olympus 750 ...
Bill Sumrall5 Jul 07Had the camera two months. Also have the S2, 16,000+ shots. Both ...
Clive Sinclair2 Jul 07Up until 4 months ago - all my photography was done using two ...
Driesp1 Jul 07I bought my S3 on 6th Febr 2007.(5mths ago). I went to Cape Town ...
e_dawg23 Jun 07Overall, this is a good 'bridge' camera like the Fuji S5200 & ...
spacey1119 Jun 07I just recently got this camera, and choose it over the S5. I ...
Prometheus_17 Jun 07I'm pretty novice when it comes to photography, but as an ...
Cragrat30 May 07After flirting with Panasonic alternatives (TZ3, FZ8), I finally ...
Don Levstik28 May 07I just purchased this camera a couple of days ago, and after ...
zacDad25 May 07The main reason I bought this camera was to use it as both a ...
twoten17 May 07I bought this after reading review after review in magazines ...
bluenoser2315 May 07My first digital camera was the A95, which I still have. I ...
dz0073 May 07Very good camera for the money:I purchased this camera ...
MakeChooChooGoNow1 May 07Canon S3 IS is the king of non-DSLR cameras, and a railfan's ...
Pavel Dubsky25 Apr 07Sorry for my english.Experience after 7 months of use:Very good ...
David Walters9 Apr 07Very easy to use. Plenty of options for being as creative as you ...
musorianin29 Mar 07I have found this camera, on balance, to be a very capable and ...
Adam Foerster27 Mar 07This is certainly an excellent cam. It is very solid and the ...
Roni de Andrade11 Mar 07Comprei a S3 dois meses atrás para melhorar minhas fotos de ...
pugmug6 Mar 07I love this camera!It looks great, feels great and you can add ...
miguel225 Feb 07Died within 5 days, now I'm screwed
Tom Richards18 Feb 07Have only had the S3 IS a few days, but as a Canon Pro1 owner as ...
Lupti4 Feb 07I had this camera for a few months. The use is very good, you ...
baloo_buc27 Jan 07Most of the people complain about the noise. But what you've ...
Roamie26 Jan 07I have owned this camera for 3 months and have taken several ...
Onno Meeuwis24 Jan 07Good shots out of the box, good value for money, has far more ...
Vaclav Stepan22 Jan 07Good if you need an ultrazoom. But do you need it?I decided for ...
tjwilson18 Jan 07Months after I purchased this camera and thousands of pictures ...
mrkiko18 Jan 0712x zoom is good, hovewer i rarely use it. 6MP are okay, this ...
Khingcat16 Jan 07I'm a beginner on photography and after read the review on this ...
ernet7 Jan 07I had S2, than Sony H-2 and now S3. The camera is great but...
Sled30 Dec 06(No text)
d2f29 Dec 06Purchased the S3 camera on impulse over the Canon A630 while at ...
destmond28 Dec 06(No text)
Gianluca Meardi26 Dec 06Hello, I'm very proud of this new camera and I'd like to buy ...
James B220 Dec 06I owned this camera for only a few months but got some very ...
Steve Russell20 Dec 06After using the S3 for over 4 months (and 4000+ images) here are ...
zinhomeier16 Dec 06ótima camera. Estou muito satisfeito com a aquisicao que fiz. ...
rpt2k12 Dec 06Bought this camera after reading dpreview review. Used it for a ...
mean_and_pinchy6 Dec 06I <3 my S3 IS; I've had it since August. All I'd ever owned were ...
Vixxen3 Dec 06I am relatively new to digital photography and I've never been ...
sdb7520 Nov 06La mia seconda macchina digitale! Arrivo dalla Fujifilm ...
Bright Storm19 Nov 06Used Canon S3 for 2 weeks, more than 2500 shots.Picked up this ...
vincentlow14 Nov 06This is my 3rd digital camera and I have been waited for almost ...
rick11 Nov 06a 5 so (fz20? for all the Panys posting here forget it this ...
DON CUPP9 Nov 06I took my S3 and G7 to the local zoo yesterday. While both ...
snowgoon6 Nov 06Hugely impressed, so much so that, despite buying this camera as ...
blw45973 Nov 06Great little camera. Reminds me of the Canon A-1. Fits the ...
chan_yw2 Nov 06Have this camera since June. This camera is for those who like ...
Carolups2 Nov 06It was a tough choice between the Canon S3 and the Sony H5. ...
demarren12345629 Oct 06The S3 Is an good camera.There is nothing negative to it,this ...
GaryP28 Oct 06When the hype is all around the G7 i bought myself a S3. I have ...
Roger Kirby27 Oct 06Five months, two cameras, problems. I had to replace the first ...
JohWasi23 Oct 06I do not compare this camara with my SLR Canon 400D.It is ...
DrPradipJoshi22 Oct 06(No text)
Carlos Duarte22 Oct 06Very easy to use, good photos.No Raw.Canon Wide Converter ...
Adi Pocere18 Oct 06I’ve had this camera for more than two months now, and have ...
Chris B.12 Oct 06Superb for its size!I was looking for a portable camera to take ...
Ace Balasador10 Oct 06bought my S3 IS some 2 weeks ago and all i can say is that i am ...
pj4ever10 Oct 06I bought this camera purely for holiday snaps as I am not a ...
gumpy6 Oct 06The camera was bought just before the trip, I returned most ...
rickt1832 Oct 06Based on reviews, I couldn't help but think that the S3 would be ...
polack30 Sep 06This is a good all around cam. What amazed me is the Macro ...
Supr X29 Sep 06This is my second compact digital camera, closely following my ...
FotoHABER25 Sep 06No RAW, cheap plastic (very fragile feeling), very noisy, ...
undercover24 Sep 06well...this is my number one camera...It suitable for the ...
palaste21 Sep 06This is the first digital camera I've bought for myself and I'm ...
Alesicek14 Sep 06This camera is really worth buying. IMO it is the best camera in ...
Steve Sampson14 Sep 06I traded 'down' from an 8 mpixel Nikon 8800 to get the S3. The ...
pelle8210 Sep 06I love this camera. Before buying it I read a lot of reviews and ...
MMax9 Sep 06I looked at all the reviews before I bought my S3. I was ...
terer8 Sep 06IMO this is the ideal camera. As the internal memory cache and ...
William Luring6 Sep 06I have been looking at the S3 IS for a couple of weeks, in ...
mtndew5 Sep 06(No text)
at_a_loss4 Sep 06Viewed this camera today. While holding camera horizontally, ...
Mika Kovalainen18 Aug 06ADDED AFTER EXTENSIVE WINTER USE: VERY sensitive to cold ...
babinets18 Aug 06(No text)
Hakan Artoksi17 Aug 06I have decided to buy S3 because it was not so expensive then a ...
chinuind17 Aug 06This camera is insane (as in mad good). You can do everything ...
girliedog16 Aug 06Had this camera now for 2 months and and I love it. I had a ...
mike bustad11 Aug 06Great camera I love it. I returned my first one because I wasn't ...
iridzephyr9 Aug 06love it. works faster than my g3 which is a huge step. problem ...
januaryman8 Aug 06Tight construction, no creaks or noises from the body as ...
Poetry66665 Aug 06Its a little early to tell as yet as this is my first week with ...
Paul F Thompson28 Jul 06For many people the Canon S3 is the camera they really wanted. ...
Sqrl19 Jul 06Almost perfect for its class.This camera feels great. It's ...
Simon CHEUNG17 Jul 06Keithk42's gives real comments which I fully agree with.One has
keithk4216 Jul 06I had an S2 which I sold to buy my S3. I've had the S3 for ...
asideri11 Jul 06Recommended without reservation.
EnricoM8 Jul 06Maybe it is a bit complicated to reach all parameters, but there ...
Val Kilmer3 Jul 06Though highly recommended, the Canon S3 IS had a fatal flaw from ...
mrimbark28 Jun 06Image quality is very good in most situations, the only real ...
SergeB26 Jun 06I was thinking about a DSLR camera and the only thing that ...
CanonB22 Jun 06IS is amazing.
Francessco20 Jun 06I am a professional photographer - and I bought this camera ...
mal6218 Jun 06I have just returned from a week in Eire and the camera worked ...
4thnebula12 Jun 06I was concerned when I purchased the S3 about noise. That has ...
onewire11 Jun 06I love the S3. I owned the S2 and albiet the updrades to the S3 ...
p johnswrth10 Jun 06I used it for 1 week to take some 1.000 shots, outside, inside, ...
ebon7 Jun 06I bought this camera 2 days ago for I wanted better camera than ...
Dodge1975van5 Jun 06Purchased the S3IS 3 weeks ago ($450) and used it on a trip out ...
GUO BAI XIANG5 Jun 06This is my second superzoom DC. S3 -Is is an outstanding ...
John Katz2 Jun 06I, too, am looking for a replacement for my aging G3. I, too, ...
Bill-TX1 Jun 06Boguht to replace Canon Pro90is which is in excellent shape. If ...
poldacol1 Jun 06(No text)
phusebox31 May 06I bought this camera as a replacement for my 3.5 yr old ...
ertmar29 May 06Excellent camera for the money
naci27 May 06Good photo qualityExcellent 12X zoomExcellent FeaturesExcellent
josan27 May 06I own 20D for almost 1 year , and a few L lenses.I bought S3IS ...
bernr26 May 06I have S3 IS for 2 days and still wait for my 4GB SD card. I ...
raydeness23 May 06-Feature packed camera.-Feels like a mini SLR-Well layout ...
Mike Bowers19 May 06I took a chance and bought the camera a day before the 'highly ...
Alceu Matheus Baptistao Junior17 May 06Couldn´t help but spread my satisfaction with this new camera. ...
MaxReality15 May 06For an all-rounder, it's the best!*edited out rights to free ...
Morton Ross15 May 06There's never going to be a perfect camera - one that meets ...
MisterDNA15 May 06This is the 5th digital camera I've owned. Started with a ...
paragon_bill13 May 06Great camera with full array of features. Not a camera for ...
ggtronic12 May 06excellent camera/video cumbo !VIDEO--------Video fonction is the ...
richpic10 May 06I felt guilty after buying this little gem, mainly because of ...
Teacher10 May 06I purchased this camera because i needed something with Image ...
CascadeHush9 May 06Anyone interested in a long-term review of the camera, please ...
scottnj19669 May 06I have only had the camera a week now. Got it the first day it ...
tomlinds8 May 06(No text)
wicook6 May 06I called our local camera chain yesterday about noon. 18 cameras ...
Meat4 May 06S3 IS or Sony H5?
adahucis2 May 06Excellent photo qualities and reasonable market price...
adahucis2 May 06Excellent photo qualities and reasonable market price...
adahucis2 May 06Excellent photo qualities and reasonable market price...
adahucis2 May 06Excellent photo qualities and reasonable market price...
adahucis2 May 06Excellent photo qualities and reasonable market price...
Yves Cloutier1 May 06Got mine today in Montréal Canada.So far, as good as S2IS, may be
Mike Cieslak28 Apr 06Great zoom (12x), high-level picture quality.
Eddy M26 Apr 06UGLY!!!
jerry Lee21 Apr 06I currently own the S2 IS which I bought as soon as it came out ...
IlyaG20 Apr 06Sufficient progress from S2
John200618 Apr 06(No text)
gxcDesign9 Apr 06Not a huge upgrade from the S3 IS, however for first time users ...
Andre Neves7 Apr 06(No text)
kwakkwak28 Mar 06Excellent 12 x zoom with Image stabilizer. Fast and responsive ...
HAKAN ALANturkey9 Mar 06ADAMLAR YAPMIS MADE IN JAPAN ÖNCELıKLE CANON DÜNYANiN EN ...

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