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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 509720, member: 13650"]I have a Canon S3 IS as well and I would highly recommend it. I think you get a lot of bang for your buck out of this camera. You can get the S5 now. I haven't looked into them but I've seen one and they're very similar. More megapixels.</p><p><br /></p><p> The S3 has 6 megapixels. The lens is much larger than your average point and shoot which is good for gathering more light. You can add attachments for other lenses on the front as well. The Manual mode allows you to adjust quite a bit over a typical point and shoot. All at a very moderate price.</p><p><br /></p><p> The IS stands for Image Stability which compensates for camera shake if you aren't holding it perfectly still. For this feature, I've read the S3 has the same technology in it that is used in the higher end SLRs.</p><p><br /></p><p> Here's a coin I just got last weekend at the show. I just took these photos with my S3. (Just to give you an idea) </p><p><br /></p><p> I did not use a tripod or copy stand to take these photos. I rested my arms on my legs. I had a macro lens off of a wide angle attached on the front. Coin was shot on a white piece of paper under a single, standard desk lamp. No fancy bulb. (It's a little dark but I liked them anyway) </p><p><br /></p><p> No macro used. Wheel on top set to Manual mode (which allows for manual focus and adjustments). Used the directional pad on the right (up,down, left, and right) to adjust shutter speed and F-stop which mainly lightens or darkens the pic in real time on the viewfinder. </p><p><br /></p><p> Custom white balance set to the white sheet of paper (so the camera knew what true white was under this light). No flash. </p><p><br /></p><p> Used the manual focus button on the side of the lens. While holding it in, you adjust the focus with the same directional pad, up and down (or physically move the camera forward or back) until it's sharp on the view finder. Halfway depress the shutter for the final focus and snapped the pics. Once you get used to the process it's all second nature. You rarely need to use the flash. Here's the pics. </p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/IMG_0366.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/IMG_0365.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> It also has features such as photo stich asist which allow you to create a panorama picture out of several photos and my favorite colors. You can target a certain color in the frame, set the camera to that and only shades of that color will show in color. The rest is black and white. Pretty neat. </p><p><br /></p><p> Good camera for the $$. Hope this helps and wasn't too long or confusing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 509720, member: 13650"]I have a Canon S3 IS as well and I would highly recommend it. I think you get a lot of bang for your buck out of this camera. You can get the S5 now. I haven't looked into them but I've seen one and they're very similar. More megapixels. The S3 has 6 megapixels. The lens is much larger than your average point and shoot which is good for gathering more light. You can add attachments for other lenses on the front as well. The Manual mode allows you to adjust quite a bit over a typical point and shoot. All at a very moderate price. The IS stands for Image Stability which compensates for camera shake if you aren't holding it perfectly still. For this feature, I've read the S3 has the same technology in it that is used in the higher end SLRs. Here's a coin I just got last weekend at the show. I just took these photos with my S3. (Just to give you an idea) I did not use a tripod or copy stand to take these photos. I rested my arms on my legs. I had a macro lens off of a wide angle attached on the front. Coin was shot on a white piece of paper under a single, standard desk lamp. No fancy bulb. (It's a little dark but I liked them anyway) No macro used. Wheel on top set to Manual mode (which allows for manual focus and adjustments). Used the directional pad on the right (up,down, left, and right) to adjust shutter speed and F-stop which mainly lightens or darkens the pic in real time on the viewfinder. Custom white balance set to the white sheet of paper (so the camera knew what true white was under this light). No flash. Used the manual focus button on the side of the lens. While holding it in, you adjust the focus with the same directional pad, up and down (or physically move the camera forward or back) until it's sharp on the view finder. Halfway depress the shutter for the final focus and snapped the pics. Once you get used to the process it's all second nature. You rarely need to use the flash. Here's the pics. [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/IMG_0366.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/Coin%20Album1/IMG_0365.jpg[/IMG] It also has features such as photo stich asist which allow you to create a panorama picture out of several photos and my favorite colors. You can target a certain color in the frame, set the camera to that and only shades of that color will show in color. The rest is black and white. Pretty neat. Good camera for the $$. Hope this helps and wasn't too long or confusing. :o[/QUOTE]
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