Canon PowerShot S2 IS

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| Type of Camera |
Compact digital camera with built-in flash and 12x Optical / 4x Digital / 48x Combined Zoom |
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| Image Capture Device | |||
| Type |
5.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD) |
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| Total Pixels |
Approx. 5.3 Megapixels |
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| Effective Pixels |
Approx. 5.0 Megapixels |
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| Lens | |||
| Focal Length |
6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm) |
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| Digital Zoom |
4x |
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| Focusing Range |
Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-Infinity (W), 3.0 ft./90cm-Infinity (T) Macro: 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm Super Macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm |
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| Autofocus System |
TTL Autofocus (continuous/single) |
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| Viewfinders | |||
| Optical Viewfinder |
0.33 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD |
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| LCD Monitor |
1.8 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with variable-angle function |
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| LCD Pixels |
Approx. 115,000 pixels |
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| LCD Coverage |
100% |
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| Aperture and Shutter | |||
| Maximum Aperture |
f/2.7 (W) - 3.5 (T) |
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| Shutter Speed |
15-1/3200 sec.; Slow shutter speed of 15-1.3 sec. is only available in select modes. |
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| Exposure Control | |||
| Sensitivity |
AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent |
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| Light Metering Method |
Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot** Metering frame with Spot Mode is center-fixed. |
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| Exposure Control Method |
Program AE, Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, ManualAE Lock is available |
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| Exposure Compensation |
+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
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| White Balance | |||
| White Balance Control |
Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom |
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| Flash | |||
| Built-in Flash |
Operation Modes: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction ON/OFF |
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| Flash Range |
Normal: 2.3-17.1 ft./0.7-5.2m (W), 2.3-13.1 ft./0.7-4.0m (T) Macro: 1.0 ft.-2.3 ft./0.3-0.7m (when sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent) |
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| Recycling Time |
Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V) |
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| Flash Exposure Compensation |
+/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
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| Shooting Specifications | |||
| Shooting Modes |
Auto; Creative zone: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot), Stitch Assist, Movie, My Colors |
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| Photo Effects |
Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom |
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| Self-Timer |
Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec., approx. 10 sec. delay, Custom |
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| Wireless Control |
Not available |
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| Continuous Shooting |
High-speed: approx. 2.4 shots/sec. Normal: approx. 1.5 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode) |
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| Image Storage | |||
| Storage Media |
SD Memory Card |
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| File Format |
Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format) |
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| Image Compression |
Normal, Fine, SuperFine |
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| JPEG Compression Mode |
Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG; Audio data: WAVE (Stereo)) |
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| Number of Recording Pixels |
Still Image: 2,592 x 1,944 (Large), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 1), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small) Movie: 640 x 480 (VGA Fine/VGA), 320 x 240 (QVGA) |
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| Playback Specifications | |||
| Playback Modes File |
Single, Index (9 thumbnail images), Slide show, Magnification (approx. 2 to 10x), Jump, Movie |
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| Erasing Specifications | |||
| Erase Modes |
Still Image: Single image, All images Movie: Part of movie, All of movie |
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| Interfaces | |||
| Computer Interface |
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B PTP) |
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| Video Out |
NTSC, PAL |
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| Audio Out |
Stereo |
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| Other |
SD memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP Printers and PIXMA Photo Printers via camera's USB cable (no computer required) or PictBridge compatible printers. |
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| Power Supply | |||
| Power Source |
1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4) 2. AA-size NiMH Battery (x4) 3. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 |
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| Shooting Capacity |
Still Image: approx. 130 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 550 shots (AA-size NiMH Battery) *1Movie: approx. 210 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 300 min. (AA-size NiMH Battery) *1 |
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| Playback Time |
Approx. 800 min. (AA-size Alkaline Batteries), approx. 900 min. (AA-size NiMH Batteries)* *Under Canon's standard conditions. *1 With fully charged battery |
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| Physical Specifications | |||
| Operating Temperature |
32-104° F/0-40° C |
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| Operating Humidity |
10-90% |
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| Dimensions (W x H x D) |
4.45 x 3.07 x 2.97 in. / 113.0 x 78.0 x 75.5mm (excluding protrusions) |
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| Weight |
Approx. 14.3 oz./405g (camera body only) |
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| Note: 21 display languages provided (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish) Note: *1 Normal temperature (73° F/23° C). Shoot images at wide-angle and at telephoto and alternatively with 30 second intervals. Use flash every two shots. Turn camera off and on after every ten shots. LCD brightness setting by Factory default. |
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