04-17-2010, 03:49 PM
It doesn't stay focused like it used to, the focus wanders in video mode, and is not as quick in photo mode. We use eneloop batteries, which have provided great results historically, and generally use 8GB flash cards, w/ an occasional 4GB card in the mix, as we shoot lots of video shorts, so 2GB are too small. We clean the lens w/ a microfiber cloth (blue w/ sheared edges, if that makes any difference, though we have red, yellow, and beige microfiber cloths around here, too), so other swapping stuff around, I'm not sure what's up, other than age, w/ the camera. I just put in freshly charged batteries before coming back to this thread, and I'll use a new SD card for today's game, though I'll probably stick w/ the blue microfiber cleaning cloth for the lens.
FWIW, our old S1 IS went back to Canon a couple of times when the zooming gears got noisy, and they did whatever they did to fix the grinding noise. The S3 isn't making any undue noises, it's just getting slower to focus, not holding focus, and kinda having a mind of its own as to what it focuses on. We also have an S2 IS, which has the sharpest focus of all of them, but it only supports 2GB SD cards, not SDHC, plus a diluted feature set compared to the S3. I've had the S3 stop shooting video prematurely, too, awhile back, but after swapping up to bigger, faster SD cards, also not as much of a problem.
I'll see if the issues persist later today w/ all fresh stuff in the camera, otherwise it still gets back to, try to fix it, and how and where, or replace it w/ a newer model. Thanks,
Buzz
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FWIW, our old S1 IS went back to Canon a couple of times when the zooming gears got noisy, and they did whatever they did to fix the grinding noise. The S3 isn't making any undue noises, it's just getting slower to focus, not holding focus, and kinda having a mind of its own as to what it focuses on. We also have an S2 IS, which has the sharpest focus of all of them, but it only supports 2GB SD cards, not SDHC, plus a diluted feature set compared to the S3. I've had the S3 stop shooting video prematurely, too, awhile back, but after swapping up to bigger, faster SD cards, also not as much of a problem.
I'll see if the issues persist later today w/ all fresh stuff in the camera, otherwise it still gets back to, try to fix it, and how and where, or replace it w/ a newer model. Thanks,
Buzz
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