Canon PowerShot S POWERSHOT S3 IS SD card compatibility: SDHC card compatible Sensor size: 1/2.5 type Sensor size (new): 1/2.5 type or more, less than 1/1.7 type Battery type (DSC): AA alkaline batteries Video/Image quality: Digital SD Finder type: Electronic viewfinder type Four Thirds type: Other than Four Thirds Memory card compatibility: SDHC Monitor: Yes Optical zoom class: 9.5x or more Video compression format: AVI Effective video pixel count class: 4 million pixels or more Video recording pixel count: 640X480 Adjustable LCD monitor: Swivel LCD monitor Image stabilization function: Optical Image sensor type: CCD Total pixel count class 3: 6.01 million pixels or more Effective still image pixel count class: 551-650 million pixels It uses dry cell batteries, so you can buy them and use the camera right away when you want to take pictures. I have taken good care of it and have never dropped it. When not in use, it was stored in a dehumidified storage. There are some scratches from handling. I think it's a very useful camera. The photos show everything. Please look at the photos carefully and ask any questions in the comments. Camera type... Mirrorless single-lens reflex camera, single-lens reflex camera, small camera (compact camera)