Canon Powershot S30

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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 3x zoom lens (35-105mm in 35mm format), a 1.8-inch color LCD viewfinder/monitor, a high-speed plug-and-play USB interface, direct print capabilities with the Canon S820D printer, compatibility with Type I and II CompactFlash memory cards, including IBM's Microdrives.
The 3.2 megapixel CCD sensor produces full-color, high-resolution images up to 2048 x 1536 pixels with additional settings for 1600 x 1200, 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480. The normal continuous shooting mode captures images at 1.5 frames per second for up to 9 frames in Large/Fine mode. The new High-Speed Continuous mode captures at 3 frames per second for up to 5 frames in Large/Fine mode. The Movie mode has been improved to provide not just one but two resolution modes with sound: QVGA (320x240), and Q2VGA (160x120). The maximum recording duration is 30 seconds in QVGA and two full minutes with Q2VGA.
For maximum flexibility, the Canon PowerShot S30 provides users with a selection of image quality settings including 3 JPEG compression modes (Superfine, Fine and Normal) at any resolution. It also features Canon's exclusive RAW mode for maximum control over image attributes such as white balance, contrast, sharpness, saturation and bit depth without image-degrading artifacts. By combining the RAW file capabilities with its optional ISO 50 sensitivity setting, users can achieve higher image quality than any competitive model on the market today.
The S30 provides a wide range of exposure modes between its Image Zone and the Creative Zone. Image Zone modes are fully automatic, and intended to optimize camera settings according to the scene. Selections include Full Auto, Pan Focus, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Color Effect, Stitch Assist, and Movie. The Color Effect mode is new, and allows users to choose between Vivid, Neutral, Sepia or Black and White. Creative Zone modes offer more control and include Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority and Manual. Program AE has been improved with the addition of Program Shift.
PowerShot S30 Features:
3.2-megapixel CCD with RGB primary color filters
Image sizes of 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1024x768 and 640x480
JPEG compressed and Canon raw image format
Canon 3x optical f/2.8-4.9 zoom lens (35-105mm in 35mm format)
1.8-inch color LCD viewfinder/monitor
ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 or 800
Shutter speeds from 15 secs to 1/1500
Noise reduction for 1.3 sec or longer time exposures
Program AE (with Program Shift), Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority and Manual.
Image Zone modes: Auto, Pan Focus, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Color Effect, Stitch Assist, and Movie.
Movie mode with sound: QVGA (320x240 up to 30 sec), and Q2VGA (160x120 up to 120 sec).
Three types of Metering: Center-Weighted Average, Spot, and Evaluative
Manual focus with distance readout and the portion of the image covered by the active focusing point is enlarged while focusing.
Three-point autofocus system to ensure perfectly focused images even when shooting off-center subjects
AF assist focusing illuminator for dim to dark environments
User-selectable exposure compensation, flash exposure compensation, auto exposure bracketing and white balance
Playback histogram function with over-exposure warning
CompactFlash Type II slot compatible with Microdrives
Canon NB-2L lithium rechargeable battery pack
Direct print to Canon S820D Bubble Jet Printer or the CP-10 Card printer
Image Management Software
The Canon PowerShot S40 and S30 are among the first Canon digital cameras to be shipped with full support for the new Microsoft Windows XP operating system. The Windows XP logo on the package indicates that the bundled driver software has passed Microsoft's stringent WHQL (Windows Hardware Qualification Lab) compatibility requirements.
Other bundled software includes ArcSoft's Camera Suite for still image and movie editing, as well as Canon's own ZoomBrowser EX 3.1 (for PC) and ImageBrowser 2.1 (for Mac); PhotoRecord 1.4 (Windows only); PhotoStitch 3.1.4 (Windows) and PhotoStitch 3.1.2 (Mac) and RAW Image Converter 1.2. RemoteCapture 2.1 enables a USB-connected PowerShot S40 or S30 camera to be controlled by a compatible personal computer. Many camera settings such as focal length, resolution, compression, flash mode, etc., can be adjusted and images can be recorded directly to the PC.
In addition to all of these software applications, the S40/S30 is supplied with plug-in modules and TWAIN drivers as well as a WIA driver for Windows XP/Me and a USB Mounter for Mac OS 9.0 and 9.1. The WIA driver and USB mounter allow a compatible PC to mount the camera as a hard drive on the desktop and display thumbnails to facilitate simplified image data transfers.
Physical Views
The Canon PowerShot S30, PowerShot S40 and Nikon Coolpix 885

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