Just thought I’d get this one in before an entire year rolled by since my last post. Knowing that not only did I need to replace my broken camcorder (Sony) but also my digital camera (Canon), after a whole lot of research I bought a new Canon S3 IS. This camera has impressed me no end and seems to me to be the perfect stepping stone before getting a full fledged Digital SLR.
This shot was taken on a recent trip to Las Vegas on a bright and sunny day with the shutter speed maxed out; suffice to say it blew my mind when I saw how well it came out. Here’s what I like about this camera:
- Fold away LCD and digital viewfinder - I prefer not to use the LCD because it drains the battery and is impossible to see in bright light. The viewfinder has everything you would normally see on the LCD so it’s easy to do all your shooting without the LCD.
- Usable Buttons - My old Canon S230 had a good number of features for manual focus, focus bracketing, shooting video but they were all hidden away in hard to get to menus. The Canon S3 IS has most of the features you’d need at your fingertips so you can enable them without taking the camera from your eye. A small thing but makes such a big difference.
- Full Manual Control - I never really got into my film SLR mainly because by the time the results came back, you’d pretty much forgotten the situation in which you took the shot. Being able to alter aperture, shutter speed and ISO, instantly see your results, adjust and try again is a surreal experience.
- Zoom Zoom Zoom - The combination of the 12x zoom and the Image Stabalization allows you to take some mind blowing shots.
Thoroughly recommended. For further proof of how versatile this camera is check out the Flickr Canon Powershot S3 IS photo pool.