Решил я сделать себе подарок ко дню рождения и купил на аукционе Ebay.com новый цифровой фотоаппарат Canon Power Shot S1 IS. Цена очень привлекательная - минимум на 100 долларов меньше чем в обычном магазине. Получая посылку с купленным фотоаппаратом, я обратил внимание на то, что она была отправлена с Amazon.com. Этот факт меня заинтересовал, и через пять минут я выяснил, что мне его элементарно перепродали, потому что на Amazon.com он стоит еще на 30 долларов меньше. Учитесь делать бизнес в интернете, господа! :-) Для тех кому интересно привожу характеристики этого чуда вражеской технологии:
	Type: Compact digital still camera w/ built-in flash and 10x Optical Zoom and 3.2x Digital Zoom, 32x Combined Zoom Image capture device: 3.2 MP 1/2.7" CCD Color depth: 8 bits x 3 colors Resolution (recording pixels): 640 x 480 pixels (Small), 1024 x 768 (Med Low), 1600 x 1200 (Med High), 2048 x 1536 (Large); 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 (Movie) ISO sensitivity: Auto, or User Set ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 Image quality modes (JPEG): Normal, Fine, Superfine File format: Design rule for Camera File System, DPOF Ver. 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format) Image recording format: Still Image: JPEG or RAW; Movie: AVI. Exif 2.2 compliant Recording media: CompactFlash (CF) Card, Type I & II Shooting modes: Auto, Creative (P, Av, Tv, M), Image (Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Stitch Assist, Movie) , Custom Photo effects: Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpness, Sepia, B/W, Custom Playback modes: Single, Index (9 Thumbnails), Magnification (Approx. 2x~10x) or Slide Show, Movie
	Erase mode: Single Images, All Images Interfaces: USB; AV Output (NTSC/PAL Selectable, monaural audio) CF Card slot (Complied w/ Type II Standard), Direct Connection to Canon Direct Photo Printers PictBridge compatible Printers Lens: 5.8-58.0mm, f/2.8-3.1 zoom lens (equiv. to 38-380mm in 35mm format) Shutter speed: 15-1/2000 sec. Slow shutter operates w/ noise reduction, 1.3-15 sec. are manually set Focus range: Normal AF: 3.9 in. (10cm)~infinity (WIDE), 3.1 in. (93cm)~infinity (TELE); Manual: 3.9 in. (10cm)~infinity (WIDE), 3.1 ft. (93cm)~infinity (TELE) Light metering method: Evaluative Metering, Center-weighted average metering or Spot metering Exposure control: Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority or Manual; AE Lock is available Compensation: +/-2.0 EV in 1/3 step increments
	White balance control: TTL Auto White Balance, Preset White Balance (Avail. settings: Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H or Flash), Custom White Balance Optical viewfinder: Color LCD viewfinder LCD: 1.5" low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD (Vari-angle) Power: Size AA Alkaline / NiMH Battery NB-2AH (x4) or AC Adapter Kit CA-PS700 Dimensions (W x H x D): 4.4" x 3.1" x 2.6"/111.0 x 78.0 x 86.1mm Weight: Approx. 131.1 oz./370g (camera body only) Software: CD-ROM includes browsing and printing software ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) and ImageBrowser (Mсac). Other software includes PhotoStitch, plus photo and movie manipulation software ArcSoft PhotoStudio and VideoImpression.