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The Canon S2 IS accommodates a emptied affiliate of users with its convertible quash of an act control. Experienced shooters bequeath flip over the Manual, Aperture Priority, again Shutter Priority modes, extent novices will find the Auto, Program AE, and Scene modes useful. With a full range of creative effects, the added attraction of 12x zoom Canon optics, and optical image stabilization - a feature found on only a handful of digital cameras, most of them more expensive, the Canon S2 IS will feature prominently on the shopping lists of photographers looking for a long-zoom camera. A big part of the story of the Canon S2 IS though, has to do with its movie capability: Not only can it record at 640x480 pixels and 30 frames/second, but you can use the zoom lens while recording movies (a surprising rarity), and it records stereo sound. All in all, the Canon S2 IS is quite a package, with an amazing range of capabilities and good picture quality, all at an affordable price. Read on for all the details!
Basic Features
• 5.0-megapixel CCD delivering image resolutions as large as 2,592 x 1,944 pixels.
• 1.8-inch color LCD monitor with 115,000 pixels.
• Electronic optical viewfinder (unknown resolution, appears similar to LCD though).
• Glass, 12x 6.0-72mm lens (equivalent to 36-432mm zoom on a 35mm camera).
• 4x digital zoom (48x combined with optical).
• Flexi Zone auto focus and a manual focus mode.
• Full Automatic, Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, and Custom exposure modes, as well as nine preset exposure or "Scene" modes.
• Manually adjustable aperture setting ranging from a maximum of f/2.7 to f/3.5 depending on lens zoom position, to a minimum of f/8.0.
• Shutter speed range from 1/3,200 to 15 seconds (max shutter speed only available at f/8, goes down to 1/1,600 at f/2.7).
• Built-in flash with five operating modes.
• Secure Digital (SD) memory storage.
• Power supplied by four AA batteries or optional AC adapter.
Special Features
• Optical image stabilization. (Very effective.)
• New AF Assist Beam.
• 30fps VGA Movie mode (with sound), up to one hour per clip.
• Stereo recording in Movie mode.
• Sound caption recording.
• Stitch-Assist mode for panoramic shots.
• Continuous Shooting, and 2 or 10-second Self-Timer modes.
• Unique "My Colors" mode.
• Night Display brightens images for easier framing of dark subjects.
• Six custom Photo Effects including Low Sharpness setting.
• White balance (color) adjustment with eight modes.
• ISO adjustment with four ISO equivalents and an Auto setting.
• Automatic Exposure Bracketing and Automatic Focus Bracketing.
• Evaluative, Center-Weighted, and Spot metering options.
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) and Partridge compatibility.
• USB cable for connection to a computer or certain printers (driver software included).
• Video cable for connection to NTSC/PAL televisions, VCRs, etc.
