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Anonymous
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The S3IS, like most cameras of its type, is actually a very good photographic instrument.
It's only real flaws are the lack of RAW, high noise at ISO 800, the lack of a hotshoe, and only having one lens.
The latter is compensated for by the fact that its lens covers ground it would take at least three lenses to cover on a camera with interchangeable lenses, all of which would be very expensive with the image stabilization.
Even if just for reasons of practicality of digital over film, I'd take an S3IS as my main shooting camera over a film SLR any day.
Something people need to realize is that an SLR is not automatically a better camera than a point-and-shoot. They take interchangeable lenses and tend to do better with noise and resolution. Otherwise, it all depends on what application one is putting them towards. Point and shoots are much better than SLRs for, for instance, street photography. They have, by design, more depth of field, making it easier to prefocus. They are less noticable, both visually and auditorily.
There are definately cameras that are child's toys. Cameras like superzooms, the Canon G series and similar cameras by other manufacturers, and the Ricoh GR Digital are not.
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