Antishake
Dedicated hot shoe
12X zoom
Compact size
Completeness of controls (3 types of metering, flash exposure compensation, etc.)
Good handgrip (it looks weird, but it works)

Metering defaults to 1/3 stop underexposure (probably to avoid burned out highlights)
Finicky autozoom
High noise at ISO 400
Occasional poserization of colors
Can't do a decent job a tracking a moving object
Autofocus hunts when dark (especially at tele end)

A good little camera. Most of the strengths and weaknesses are typical to it's class, but the antishake is a big help, and only some evfs have it. Also the dedicated flash in very unusual in this category and a real boon for any serious flash use. Beware however, it will only work with very recent Minolta flashes - not older Maxxum ones like the 3500xi.

sorry but i dont understand the word Strenghts!

a much more noise with 200 iso setting, a little overespose

hello, sorry for my bad english i'm italian! after read more and more review about a ultrazoom camera i have select 2 model for my budget the canon si is and the dimage z3 finally i select Z3 for the best zoom 12x and for the 4M pixels of resolution i suppose that if the canon have 4M pixels may be that i prefear the canon, but go to the goal. i'm very happy for my new camera about the semplicity for the point and shot system my whife can use the camera! and for the good resalt in auto mode. and for the beautiful result in night photo and indoor photo whit flash.

Customer Service

very good in 2 day from paris to italy!

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