Powershot S3 IS

[NightZ88]

does any S3 users know how to view the shots that u took?

wat u mean view? one e LCD? if so, it's e little knob where u turn on ur S3.. clockwise.

 

[Jackals]

wat u mean view? one e LCD? if so, it's e little knob where u turn on ur S3.. clockwise.

lets say i just took a couple of shots....and want to play back and view the shots that i took

 

[NightZ88]

lets say i just took a couple of shots....and want to play back and view the shots that i took

yeahz.. i told u already. look at e top of e camera.. e bottom right u see a knob rite. when u turn it counter-clockwise, it turns on e camera.. e other way round is preview.

 

[hwchoy]

I don't know how fast the S-series can AF (it has USM?) but the G5 focuses very slowly. For my work it is impossible to auto focus so the only way is to prefocus, and track the subject by moving the entire camera. Even with the 20d I do this. if your subject is small it is very hard for the camera to AF.

for stationary macro subjects, and if you are very very close, your body sway will be enough to miss the intended focal point. so you can AF lock, the move the camera slightly until it hits the focal point you want. most of macro work involves manual focusing and takes alot of practice.

 

[hwchoy]

does any S3 users know how to view the shots that u took?

sounds like you should read the manual!

 

[hwchoy]

yeahz.. my fren says e EVF seems weird too. i guess it's like tis for e S series.. i know manual focus is better den auto. but in wat way eh?

it is not just the EVF, the whole LCD on the S1 Pro was funny.

 

[Jackals]

yeahz.. i told u already. look at e top of e camera.. e bottom right u see a knob rite. when u turn it counter-clockwise, it turns on e camera.. e other way round is preview.

txs! been figuring out for the past few days

 

[Jackals]

sounds like you should read the manual!

lazy lah...the manual too thick liao

 

[hwchoy]

NightZ88 also very lazy.

 

[felixcat8888]

geez.. y are e first two pictures so OOF?

I think my aim is wrong somewhere as I just got the cam not long and trying it out. This was at ECP between 7 to 730 in the morning.

 

[skyraider]

lets say i just took a couple of shots....and want to play back and view the shots that i took

hey...remember how u on the camera?....its there.........clockwise direction

 

[Jackals]

hey...remember how u on the camera?....its there.........clockwise direction

yeah...found it.
S3 too many features liao...had a hard time getting use to it

 

[Canew]

lazy lah...the manual too thick liao

One should not be lazy to read the manual. :nono: One will not know how to fully use the functions. Yes, one may fiddle around with it - but it would take time and might miss something. Or even worse, might do something that damages the camera! Just my opinions.

 

[Canew]

yeah...found it.
S3 too many features liao...had a hard time getting use to it

Reading the manual will help you explore the camera.

 

[NightZ88]

Reading the manual will help you explore the camera.

hahaz.. quite true. but i hardly touch e manual unless i really nid help.. e rest is done by trial and error.

 

[NightZ88]

I think my aim is wrong somewhere as I just got the cam not long and trying it out. This was at ECP between 7 to 730 in the morning.

icic.. usually for tis kind of shot, i use manual focus. focus at infinity..

 

[NightZ88]

lazy lah...the manual too thick liao

hahaz.. nt ask u read e whole manual mahz. u play arnd wif ur camera.. datz e most impt. thin. when u haf anythin in doubt, consult e manual.. but CSers are always ready to help.

 

[lowem]

Lemme see, I only asked whats-her-name-Florence? at MS Color where was the macro, and that was it, I'm off and haven't read the manual since. Good thing about Canon's UI design, it works more or less the same. You pick up any Powershot, you can use any other Powershot or Ixus or whatever.

 

[NightZ88]

Lemme see, I only asked whats-her-name-Florence? at MS Color where was the macro, and that was it, I'm off and haven't read the manual since. Good thing about Canon's UI design, it works more or less the same. You pick up any Powershot, you can use any other Powershot or Ixus or whatever.

hahaz.. yeahz. only thin is e super-macro doesnT come wif e old powershot cameras.. not sure abt. e newer models.

 

[hwchoy]

you guys can you try something:

1. take a ruler with mm markings
2 zoom to max optical zoom (no digital zoom please)
3. put your cam into manual focus and dial it to the minimum focus distance
4. now move your camera towards the ruler until it is in focus
5. make sure the ruler is parallel to your focusing plane
6. make sure the ruler scale is horizontal to your picture frame
7. take a pix
8. tell me how many mm you can see in the picture
9. thankyu you very much