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Canon PowerShot S30

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In het Canon Powershot S30 productdossier lees je alles over de Powershot S30. Lees wat de Powershot S30 allemaal kan op onze review- en specificatiepagina.Read more
Review posted 10/29/01 Click to take a QTVR tour of the S30 The PowerShot S30 is Canon's compact 3.2-megapixel digital camera based on the PowerShot S40 feature set and housed in a highly durable and pocket sized metal alloy body. The S30 has many features in common with the S40 including a sharp 3xRead more
Playback Screens & Menus Switching the S30 into Play mode will bring the last picture captured up in fullscreen mode with overlay data for folder/picture number, current picture / total number of pictures, image quality and size, date and time of exposure. You can get all the pictureRead more
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Pros

  • well-executed 3 megapixel camera design
  • Color remained very accurate throughout the series
  • compact design

Cons

  • Spot metering reads only a specific point in the viewfinder
  • flash significantly overexposed close-up images
  • MicroDrives are more susceptible to vibrations and shocks)

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 3 Mpx
  • 2048, 1536 px
  • 4.9
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Selective single-point, Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Canon PowerShot S30 - Pros & Cons

Canon PowerShot S30

Pros

  • well-executed 3 megapixel camera design
  • Color remained very accurate throughout the series
  • compact design
  • sturdy construction
  • and flexible exposure options

Cons

  • Spot metering reads only a specific point in the viewfinder
  • flash significantly overexposed close-up images
  • MicroDrives are more susceptible to vibrations and shocks)
  • Digital Zoom is not available in the RAW file format
  • the cover stops just short of the lens barrel

Canon PowerShot S30 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
3 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2048 x 1536 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Canon PowerShot S30 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom3.2 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range3.94 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.8
Flash modesRedeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive2.5 fps
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Dimensions
Weight9.17 oz
Width4.41 in
Height2.28 in
Depth1.65 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatRAW
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Screen technologyLCD
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Design
Body typeCompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Storage typesCompact Flash Type I/II
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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