This product does not emit light of its own, so the standard review format will not be used and the product will not be assigned a rating. This website is mostly about light-emitting products, but occasionally, you'll see non-light emitting products on it too if it's something I use regularly and/or really like (this camera meets both of those criteria!). It *DOES* have several LEDs in it, so it's at least a bit germane to the theme of this website.
The Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera is a very nice digital camera -- much better than many actually.
It comes in a mainly plastic body, and feeds from a special rechargeable Li:ION battery (which is included).
* Product has apparently been discontinued; however, used and surplus new units are still commonly available. The going price for a used one is ~$200.00.
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Charge its battery first (see directly below), and THEN you can go shoot those dragonfly nymphs (larvae).
Intelligent Orientation Sensor for proper image orientation
Direct Print Mode with Canon CP Printers and Bubble Jet Direct Printers
There are numerous operating modes, but I still use the most basic ones -- that is, I turn the camera on, set the "Mode" switch to one of three modes: automatic, night, or video; and then go on a shooting spree.
So I'm rather ill-prepared to try and explain the numerous other operating modes that this lovely instrument (nice to look at and nice to use!!!) comes with.
This camera has a female receptacle on its underside for a ¼" 20 threads-per-inch "standard" tripod mounting screw.
To charge the Li:ION battery in the Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera when it starts going down the tube, plug the small rectangular plug coming from the power supply "brick" into the topmost of three receptacles on the left side of the camera body. It is polarised to fit only one way. Plug the two-prong AC plug on the end of the second cord coming from the power supply "brick" into any standard (in north America anyway) 110 volts to 130 volts AC 60Hz wall receptacle (or "wall outlet" or even "wall socket" if you prefer).
A small orange LED on the back of the camera will now come on -- it may slowly flash for a few moments, then go steady-on.
When the orange LED goes off and the yellow-green LED above it comes on, this is your indication that the battery is fully charged.
At this point, unplug the power supply brick from the camera and then from the wall receptacle.
The Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera is designed to be used as a digital camera (and I should say not exactly an "el-cheapo" model either!), not as flashlight meant to be carried around, thrashed, and abused; so I won't try to drown it in the toliet tank, bash it against a steel rod or against the concrete floor of a front porch, let my mother's big dog's ghost or my sister's kitty cats spring a leak (uranate) all over it, run over it with a 450lb Celebrity motorised wheelchair, stomp on it, use a medium or large ball peen hammer in order to bash it open to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata, drop it down the top of Mt. Erupto (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again - candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piñata Central {aka. "Party Central"}), with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; the cannoñata (also located at Piñata Central) is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island, and Mt. Erupto is an active volcano on Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or perform other indecencies on it that a flashlight might have to have performed on it. So this section of the web page will be ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.
In fact, that specifications chart, that photograph, the spectrographic analyses, and that video (all located directly below) may very well be it.
Photograph of the camera & the accessories that were furnished with it.
Spectrographic analysis of the orange "charge cycle in progress"LED.
Spectrographic analysis of the yellow-green "charge cycle complete" LED.
Spectrographic analysis of the white "autofocus" LED.
Spectrographic analysis of the LCD screen displaying "white".
Video clip on YourTube showing the swivelling action of this camera's viewfinder.
It looks "backward" because it was shot in a mirror.
This clip is approximately 4.378456342697 megabytes (4,550,346 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than twenty two minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.
IT'S TIME FOR YOUR MEDICATION MR. BROWN!!!
This is showcasing videos of the Syma S107G R/C Coaxial Helicopter in flight made by two different cameras (a Polaroid x530 Digital Camera and a Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera).
The last two segments are from the Polaroid; the first was recorded with an image size of 640x400 (runs for 1:27 until the 32MB memory card is full), and the second was recorded with an image size of 320x240 (runs for 1:44 until the memory card is full).
Guess which setting I'll be using? ;-)
That music you hear is the song "Madhouse" by...any guesses here?
If you guessed "Jennifer Lopez" then ¡¡¡NINGUNA MANERA HOZAY!!!
It's by the metal band Anthrax of course!!! :-)
This heli is not sound-sensitive; the audio may be ignored or even muted if it pisses you off.
The URLs to these products on this website are: http://www.ledmuseum.candlepower.us/28/g3.htm (Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera), http://www.ledmuseum.candlepower.us/31/x530.htm (Polaroid x530 Digital Camera), and http://www.ledmuseum.candlepower.us/33/symas107.htm (Syma S107G R/C Coaxial Helicopter).
This video is approximately 28.64578234581 megabytes (28,887,245 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than sixty six minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.
This is to showcase videos of the Syma S107G R/C Coaxial Helicopter in flight made by two different cameras (a Polaroid x530 Digital Camera and a Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera).
The last two segments are from the Polaroid; the first was recorded with an image size of 640x400 (runs for 1:27 until the 32MB memory card is full), and the second was recorded with an image size of 320x240 (runs for 1:44 until the memory card is full).
Guess which setting I'll be using? ;-)
That music you hear is the song "Panorama" by The Cars
This heli is not sound-sensitive; the audio may be ignored or even muted if it pisses you off.
The video content is rather similar to this video, but a different song was used to help appease those YouTube viewers who aren't metalheads.
The URLs to these products on this website are: http://www.ledmuseum.candlepower.us/28/g3.htm (Canon Powershot G3 Digital Camera), http://www.ledmuseum.candlepower.us/31/x530.htm (Polaroid x530 Digital Camera), and http://www.ledmuseum.candlepower.us/33/symas107.htm (Syma S107G R/C Coaxial Helicopter).
This video is approximately 38.18899056347 megabytes (38,447,809 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than sixty six minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.
I cannot provide any of these videos in other formats, so please do not ask.
TEST NOTES: Canon Powershot G3 camera package was sent by a fan of this website and was received on 10-12-06 (or "12 Oct 2006" if you prefer).
UPDATE: 11-29-10
The digital zoom function of this camera has ceased functioning; however I still have optical zoom up to 4.0x magnification available.
In light of this partial failure, the fairly new (but still somewhat dreadful) "" icon will now be appended to its listings on this website -- denoting that partial product failure has occurred, but basic functionality is unaffected.
UPDATE: 05-16-11
The flip-out LCD screen/viewfinder has now partially failed. When it is in failure mode, it stays black and the remainder of camera functions (such as...o I don't know...¡¡¡TOMAR UN CUADRO PARA LOS MOTIVOS DE CRISTO!!! (TAKING A PICTURE FOR CHRIST SAKES!!!) also fail to work.
However, if the screen is flipped and pushed back into its normal resting place, things resume normal operation.
The photograph directly below explains what I mean here:
See how the LCD is flipped 180° from its normal stowage orientation?
UPDATE: 06-17-12
The entire camera has now failed.
The lens fails to extend at power-up; I put my ear directly against the camera and did not even hear the motors trying.
Therefore, that dreadful "" icon will now be appended to its listings on this website; and I've started using my "backup" camera, a Polaroid x530 Digital Camera. While it takes crappy photographs, they are acceptable if they're "doctored up" a bit.
MANUFACTURER: Canon
PRODUCT TYPE: Digital camera
LAMP TYPE: LED
No. OF LAMPS: At least 4 (2 yellow-green; 1 ea. orange and white)
BEAM TYPE: N/A
SWITCH TYPE: Numerous rotary and pushbutton switches
CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
BEZEL: N/A
BATTERY: 1x Li:ION battery; 7.40 volts 1.30Ah
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
WATER- AND URANATION-RESISTANT: Very light splatter-resistant at maximum
SUBMERSIBLE: FOR CHRIST SAKES NO!!!
ACCESSORIES: Neck strap, video cable, USB interface cable, two CD-ROMs, lithium battery, AC adapter/charger, CF memory card, remote control, lens cap, case for CF card
SIZE: 4.80" (121.0mm) x 3.00" (73.90mm) x 2.50" (69.90mm) (excluding protruding parts)
WEIGHT: 14.80oz (410.0g) (camera body only)
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: (I believe) Japan
WARRANTY: 1 year
PRODUCT RATING:
Product is not intended to be used as a light emitter,
so the conventional "star" rating will not be used.
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- candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piñata Central {aka. "Party Central"}), with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; the cannoñata (also located at Piñata Central) is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island, and Mt. Erupto is an active volcano on Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or perform other indecencies on it that a flashlight might have to have performed on it. So this section of the web page will be ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.
" icon will now be appended to its listings on this website -- denoting that partial product failure has occurred, but basic functionality is unaffected.
" icon will now be appended to its listings on this website; and I've started using my "backup" camera, a Polaroid x530 Digital Camera. While it takes crappy photographs, they are acceptable if they're "doctored up" a bit.
