Canon PowerShot S2 IS
July 26th, 2005 | by David Elrich
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Average user rating from 11 users |
Lousy in low light conditions
by Debbie on Aug 16th, 2006 at 7:58 AM:
I've had this camera for a year now and have taken over 5,000 pictures from Africa, Mexico, Costa Rica and home in the US. I'm very happy with these aspects - long focal length lens w/ image stabilization (most of my pics would have been blurry while riding in a jeep on very bumpy roads), the option to use a screw on adapter so you can attach filters & converters (alot easier than a "real" lens), option to use or not use flash, compact size considering what you get and batteries last a long time. My dislikes? The slow response shutter sometimes and difficulty in focusing in low light conditions (and it doesn't have to be that low light!!). That has cost me some great pics! One other small complaint - cosmetic really - only after 1 year of use, the body is showing wear and tear w/scratches and the silver paint is wearing off in places the camera rubs. Of course what do you expect - it's made of plastic to save on weight. I love the camera overall and highly recommend it!
Annoying Focus Errors & Red Eye
by Jez on Dec 31st, 2005 at 4:03 PM:
I have owned this camera for approx 3 months and find that it has problems focusing. Also the red eye is the worst I have ever seen from any camera even with red eye reduction turned on. Although everything else works fine and the handling is excellent I would not buy this camera again. I think the pictures from my old Fuji 6900 zoom are far superior.
Manual flash is a GOOD thing!
by AB on Dec 7th, 2005 at 9:13 AM:
The manually operated flash on this camera is an advantage - it means I can choose whether I want a flash or not. I find it incredibly annoying when cameras mees up your picture taking by popping up a flash and waiting for it to charge, when you didn't want to use it anyway.
Best camera I've seen, bar none.
by Greg "Z" on Nov 26th, 2005 at 7:01 PM:
I found the controls fine and not at all confusing.
My only minor niggle is the absence of TIFF or RAW output - otherwise it seems as good as a far more expensive body-only SLR and lenses but without the pricetag(s). Oh, and a nice feature for the future would be bigger SD cards - then you could use it as a full video camera for more than 8 minutes of video - but that's probably coming, and if you took a laptop with you, or several SD cards . . . . why get a dedicated movie camera?
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Very Good but a bit bad
by Bahaa on Nov 10th, 2008 at 9:49 AM: