20 Most Recent Canon PowerShot S3 IS Digital Camera - Page 4 Questions & Answers

The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use Windows Photo Gallery or any other photo cataloging program.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

Try the procedures in this tip.

The date and time (and a lot more) are stored with every picture in its EXIF metadata. Any photo viewing/editing program should be able to display this data. To print this data, please consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer you may print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.

The largest SD card you can use is 2GB, but that's only because SD cards only go up to 2GB. You can also use SDHC cards from 4GB to 32GB. You cannot use larger SDXC cards.

The date and time (and a lot more) are stored with every picture in its EXIF metadata. Any photo viewing/editing program should be able to display this data. To print this data, please consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer you may print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.

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Before disassembling the camera, try the procedures in this tip.

Once the picture is recorded, it's recorded. You can edit it in the usual way.Keep in mind that the scene modes merely give the camera a hint as to what you're taking a picture of so it can adjust the shutter speed and aperture appropriately. The camera doesn't know what you're taking a picture of. You can go ahead and shoot landscapes in the portrait mode or portraits in the landscape mode, and the camera won't care.

Press the macro button, marked with a flower. See the "Shooting Close-Ups" section in the basic manual (page 12 in my copy). If you need the manual, you may download it from here.

The date and time (and a lot more) are stored with every picture in its EXIF metadata. Any photo viewing/editing program should be able to display this data. To print this data, please consult the documentation for whatever program you're using to print your pictures. Depending on the program and printer you may print the date on the image, in the margins, or on the back.

Consider NOT connecting your camera to your computer.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or you can use ZoomBrowser or any other photo cataloging program.

This is a typical lens error problem, it would actually need to get serviced to make it normal again. You'll likely need to look for a repair shop, a great one and probably the most popular for the Canon Powershot cameras is camerasandparts.com as they only work on the powershots. I don't see your model posted on their site but I know they do service your model, maybe try emailing them. They tend to be the place if you need help with one of these powershot problems. They don't charge much at all and they do all the service on the camera too. Good luck taking care of it, that's a very nice model.

Try the procedures in this tip.

You didn't specify what software you're trying to use, but you actually don't need any additional software.The best way to download pictures from your camera to your computer involves removing the memory card from the camera and plugging it into a card reader (either built-in to the computer or connected via USB or FireWire). This is likely to be faster than connecting the camera to the computer, and won't run down your camera's batteries.Once the card is plugged in, it will appear to your computer as a removable drive. You can use the operating system's drag&drop facility to copy pictures from the card to the computer's hard drive, the same way you copy any other files. Or, despite what I said earlier, you can use any photo cataloging program such as Picasa.