Canon - PowerShot S2 IS Digital Camera Review

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courtneyneland
Kansas City, KS

As close to a DSLR for that you can get, great for beginners!

loving my digital camera

Pros

So Many Options, Hinged LCD, Small Size for Great Quality, AA batteries, easy to use for beginners, 12X optical zoom

Cons

Not good at motion pictures, No sports function

JUL

2008

The Canon S2 IS is a wonderful entry level camera that can be handled by both beginners and pro's alike. I have used it indoors and outdoors and had great success. It has many wonderful features that allow you to navigate it like you know what you're doing. The 12x zoom is amazing and has allowed me to capture intimate details of birds flying in the air and stuff on top of skyscrapers from miles away. The hinged LCD is great and I personally love the macro zoom function which allows me to get within centimeters of an object and capture its finest details. Great camera!

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Brand Name	Canon
Model	PowerShot S2 IS
Camera Type	Compact Digital Camera Compact Digital Camera Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera SLR Digital Camera
Features	Auto Flash Auto Flash Auto Flash Auto Flash Digital Viewfinder Digital Viewfinder LCD Panel LCD Panel LCD Panel LCD Panel LCD Panel Optical Viewfinder Optical Viewfinder Optical Viewfinder Optical Viewfinder Red-Eye Reduction Red-Eye Reduction Red-Eye Reduction Red-Eye Reduction
Megapixels	10 or more 5 5 5 5
Optical Zoom	12X At least 10x At least 10x At least 10x At least 10x
Tags	snapshot
Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 5.3 Megapixel Optical Zoom 12x Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot Weight 0.89 lb. Family Line Canon PowerShot LCD Screen Size 1.8 in. Digital Zoom 4x
Lens	Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Optical Zoom 12x 35mm Zoom Lens 36 - 432 mm Digital Zoom 4x Focus Type Autofocus Focal Length 6 - 72 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 5.3 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 Image Sensor Type CCD
Video	Video Resolutions 320 x 240 Video Speed 30 fps Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) Video Format AVI
Exposure Control	Shutter Speed 15 - 1/3200 sec White Balance Auto Frames Per Second 1.5 Frames
Storage	Memory Type SD Card Compression Modes Fine Compression Type JPEG File Size (High Res.) 2.5 MB (51 images on 128MB card) File Size (Low Res.) 0.08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card)
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto Flash Type Built-In Flash Functions Flash Off
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Optical LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 1.8 in. LCD Screen Resolution 115,000 pixels LCD Protected Position With LCD Protected Position LCD Screen With LCD Screen LCD Screen Size 1.8 in.
Interfaces	Interface Type USB 2.0 Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type 4 x AA Batteries Battery Life 130 Images
Included Features	Self Timer 2 Sec. Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
System Requirements	Operating System Apple Mac OS X
Dimensions	Width 4.45 in. Depth 2.97 in. Height 3.07 in. Weight 0.89 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories 4 x AA Batteries Release Date 22 April, 2005 Product ID 24530880 UPC 013803051629 Family Line Canon PowerShot
Product MPN	MPN s2is