Digital Trends

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

July 26th, 2005 | by David Elrich

Key Features

Image Sensor Type  CCD 
 
Resolution  5.3 Megapixel 
 
Optical Zoom  12x 
 
Camera Type  SLR/Professional 
Lens
Interchangeable Lens  With Interchangeable Lens 
 
Optical Zoom  12x 
 
35mm Zoom Lens  36 - 432 mm 
 
Digital Zoom  4x 
 
Focus Type  Autofocus 
 
Focus Range  Varies With Lens 
 
Macro Focus Range  Varies With Lens 
 
Focal Length  6 - 72 mm 
Image Quality
Camera Resolution  5.3 Megapixel 
 
Image Resolutions  640 x 480 - 2592 x 1944 - 2048 x 1536 - 1600 x 1200 
Video
Video Resolutions  640 x 480 (VGA) - 320 x 240 (QVGA) 
 
Video Speed  30 fps 
 
Max Movie Length  Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) 
 
Video Format  AVI - Motion JPEG 
Exposure Control
ISO Speeds  Auto - 50 - 100 - 200 - 400 
 
Shutter Speed  15 - 1/3200 sec 
 
White Balance  Auto - Daylight / Sunny (Preset) - Cloudy (Preset) - Fluorescent (Preset) - Tungsten (Preset) - Flash (Preset) 
 
Frames Per Second  1.5 Frames 
Storage
Memory Type  SD Card 
 
Compression Modes  Fine - SuperFine - Normal 
 
Compression Type  JPEG 
 
File Size (High Res.)  2.5 MB (51 images on 128MB card) 
 
File Size (Low Res.)  .08 MB (about 1,600 images on 128MB card) 
Flash
Flash Type  Built-In 
 
Flash Functions  Flash Off - Auto Flash - Fill-in Flash - Red-eye Reduction Flash 
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 
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. - 10 Sec. 
 
Mp3 Built In  Not available
 
Tripod Mount  With Tripod Mount 
System Requirements
Operating System  Apple Mac OS X - Microsoft Windows 2000 - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows XP 
Dimensions
Width  4.45 in. 
 
Depth  2.97 in. 
 
Height  3.07 in. 
 
Weight  0.89 lb. 
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories  4 x AA Batteries - 16 MB Memory Card