Canon PowerShot S2 IS

[Kannan]

Canon has announced the successor to the S1 IS, the all-new 12x optical zoom five megapixel PowerShot S2 IS. This camera is clearly aimed to compete with the other compact big-zoom club which is currently made up of the Panasonic DMC-FZ5, Konica Minolta Z5 and Sony DSC-H1. Just like the S1 IS the S2 IS utilizes a small USM (ultrasonic motor) to drive its zoom (multi-speed and quiet for shooting movies). Changes compared to the S1 include a body redesign, five megapixel CCD, a bigger zoom lens, DIGIC II, faster continuous shooting, night display function, stereo audio recording and a larger LCD monitor.

Specifications:

Sensor
• 5.0 million effective pixels *
• 1/2.5" Type CCD *

Image processor
DIGIC II * with iSAPS

Image sizes
• 2592 x 1944 *
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480

Movie clips
• 640 x 480, 30/15 fps *
• 320 x 240, 30/15 fps *
• Up to 1 GB or 60 mins *
• With stereo audio *

Image formats
• JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
• Super Fine, Fine, Normal

Lens
• 36 - 432 mm equiv. *
• 12x optical zoom *
• Image Stabilized (lens shift type)
• F2.7 - F3.5 *
• 11 elements in 9 groups, 1 aspherical element, 1 UD element *
• USM (ultrasonic motor) zoom, multi-speed
• Bayonet fitting for optional add-on lenses / hood

Digital zoom
• Yes, smooth up to 4.0x *

Focusing
• TTL
• 1 point AF (any position available) *
• Manual FlexiZone AF/AE area selection
• Single / Continuous AF
• Manual focus
• Focus bracketing
• 0 cm minimum focus range (macro) *

AF Assist lamp
• Yes *

Shooting mode
• Auto
• Program AE
• Shutter priority AE
• Aperture priority AE
• Manual
• Custom
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Night Scene
• My Colors *
• Special scene mode *
• Stitch Assist
• Movie

Special scene modes *
• Foliage
• Snow
• Beach
• Fireworks
• Indoor
• Night snapshot

Metering
• Evaluative
• Center-weighted average
• Spot (center or linked to AF)

Sensitivity
• Auto
• ISO 50
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400

Shutter speed
• 15 - 1/3200 sec
• Shutter speed limits at some combinations of aperture / zoom
• Automatic noise reduction for exposures of 1.3 sec or slower

Manual exposure
• Any combination of shutter speed and aperture above
• No Bulb mode

AE Lock
• Yes

Exposure compen.
• -2 EV to +2 EV
• 1/3EV steps

Exposure bracketing
• 3 images
• +/- 0.3, 0.7, 1.0, 1.3, 1.7, 2.0 EV

White Balance
• Auto
• Daylight
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Fluorescent H
• Flash
• Custom

WB fine tune
• No

Color space
• sRGB

Photo Effects
• Vivid
• Neutral
• Low Sharpening
• Sepia
• Black & White
• Custom (contrast, saturation, sharpness)
• My Colors *

Continuous
• High speed: 2.4 fps, until card is full *
• Normal speed: 1.5 fps, until card is full *

Timelapse
• Interval: 1 - 60 mins
• Shots: up to 100

Self-timer
• 2 or 10 sec delay
• Custom *

Remote control
• Unknown

Flash
• Built-in, pop-up (electronic)
• Auto, Manual on/off
• Red-eye reduction: on/off
• Slow sync: on/off
• Range (Auto ISO): W 0.7 - 4.2 m, T 0.7 - 4.0 m *
• Compensation: +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps

External flash
• No (slave only)

Tripod mount
• Yes, metal

Video out
• Yes, selectable NTSC / PAL

Viewfinder
• Electronic Viewfinder (0.33" type LCD)
• 115,000 pixels *
• 100% coverage
• Dioptre adjustment (-5.5 to 1.5 dpt)

LCD
• 1.8" P-Si TFT, 115,000 pixels *
• 100% coverage
• Tilt, twist and swivel ('Vari-angle')

Histogram display
• Record review
• Playback

Direct print
• Canon Selphy Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Movie Print supported by SELPHY CP printers only)
• PictBridge compatible printers

Other features
• Sound recorder (stereo, up to 2 hours per recording) *
• Selectable audio quality (11 Khz, 22 Khz, 44 Khz, wind filter) *
• Histogram
• Orientation sensor
• Playback zoom 2x - 10x

Languages *
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Chinese (traditional), Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish

Storage
• Secure Digital (SD) card *
• 16 MB card supplied

Connectivity
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed *
• A/V out
• DC-IN

Power
• 4 x AA batteries (NiMH recommended)
• Optional Canon NB-2AH batteries
• Optional Canon CA-PS700 AC adapter

Weight (no batt)
• 405 g (14.3 oz) *

Dimensions
• 113 x 78 x 76 mm (4.5 x 3.1 x 3.0 in) *

* Changes or updates compared to the PowerShot S1 IS

Estimated Price: $500


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Added on 19, June 2005

Official Indian Site: http://site-in.canon-asia.com/index....=powershotS2IS

Indian Price: Rs. 32,495/- ( http://www.canon.co.in/pricelist.asp?cat_id=33 ) Rs. 8,500 /- less than Canon PowerShot S1 IS

[Kannan]

Added on 19, June 2005

Official Indian Site: http://site-in.canon-asia.com/index....=powershotS2IS

Indian Price: Rs. 32,495/- ( http://www.canon.co.in/pricelist.asp?cat_id=33 ) Rs. 8,500 /- less than Canon PowerShot S1 IS