Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Canon S2 IS
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Type of Camera

  Compact digital camera with built-in flash and 12x Optical / 4x Digital / 48x Combined Zoom

 
Image Capture Device
Type

  5.0 Megapixel, 1/2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)

 
Total Pixels

  Approx. 5.3 Megapixels

 
Effective Pixels

  Approx. 5.0 Megapixels

 
Lens
Focal Length

  6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)

 
Digital Zoom

  4x

 
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
 
Autofocus System

  TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

 
Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder

  0.33 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD

 
LCD Monitor

  1.8 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with variable-angle function

 
LCD Pixels

  Approx. 115,000 pixels

 
LCD Coverage

  100%

 
Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture

  f/2.7 (W) - 3.5 (T)

 
Shutter Speed

  15-1/3200 sec.; Slow shutter speed of 15-1.3 sec. is only available in select modes.

 
Exposure Control
Sensitivity

  AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent

 
Light Metering Method

  Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot** Metering frame with Spot Mode is center-fixed.

 
Exposure Control Method

  Program AE, Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, ManualAE Lock is available

 
Exposure Compensation

  +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 
White Balance
White Balance Control

  Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom

 
Flash
Built-in Flash

  Operation Modes: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction ON/OFF

 
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)

 
Recycling Time

  Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V)

 
Flash Exposure Compensation

  +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

 
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

 
Photo Effects

  Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom

 
Self-Timer

  Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec., approx. 10 sec. delay, Custom

 
Wireless Control

  Not available

 
Continuous Shooting

  High-speed: approx. 2.4 shots/sec.
Normal: approx. 1.5 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)

 
Image Storage
Storage Media

  SD Memory Card

 
File Format

  Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)

 
Image Compression

  Normal, Fine, SuperFine

 
JPEG Compression Mode

  Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG;
Audio data: WAVE (Stereo))

 
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)

 
Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File

  Single, Index (9 thumbnail images), Slide show, Magnification (approx. 2 to 10x), Jump, Movie

 
Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes

  Still Image: Single image, All images
Movie: Part of movie, All of movie

 
Interfaces
Computer Interface

  USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B PTP)

 
Video Out

  NTSC, PAL

 
Audio Out

  Stereo

 
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.

 
Power Supply
Power Source

  1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4)
2. AA-size NiMH Battery (x4)
3. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700

 
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

 
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

 
Physical Specifications
Operating Temperature

  32-104° F/0-40° C

 
Operating Humidity

  10-90%

 
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)

 
Weight

  Approx. 14.3 oz./405g (camera body only)

 

  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.