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PowerShot S2 IS



Product Specification

 
 

IMAGE SENSOR

       
 

Type

    1/2.5” CCD  
 

Effective Pixels

    Approx. 5.0M  
 

Total Pixels

    Approx. 5.3M  
 

Aspect Ratio

    4:3  
 

Colour Filter Type

    Primary Colour  
 

IMAGE PROCESSOR

       
 

Type

    DIGIC II with iSAPS technology  
 

LENS

       
 

Focal Length

    6.0-72.0mm (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)  
 

Zoom

    Optical 12x, digital approx. 4x, combined approx. 48x  
 

Maximum f/number

    f/2.7 - f/3.5  
 

Construction

    11 elements in 9 groups (1 aspherical element, 1 UD element)  
 

Image Stabilisation

    Yes (shift-type)  
 

Ultrasonic Motor (USM)

    Yes, zoom  
 

FOCUSING

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

AF System / Points

    1 point AF (any position is available)  
 

AF Modes

    Single, Continuous  
 

AF Point Selection

    Manual selection using FlexiZone AF/AE  
 

Selected AF Point Display

    Indicated on rear LCD monitor  
 

AF Lock

    On/Off Selectable  
 

AF Assist Beam

    Yes (on/off)  
 

Manual Focus

    Yes  
 

Focus Bracketing

    Yes  
 

Closest Focusing Distance

    0cm  
 

EXPOSURE CONTROL

       
 

Metering Modes

    Evaluative, Centre-weighted average, Spot (centre or linked to focusing frame)  
 

AE Lock

    Yes  
 

Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments  
 

AEB

    1/3 - 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments  
 

ISO Sensitivity*

    AUTO, 50, 100, 200, 400  
 

SHUTTER

       
 

Type

    Mechanical shutter & electronic shutter  
 

Speed

    15 – 1/3200 sec
(Slow Shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. and more, available in Manual and Shutter Priority AE modes only. Shutter speeds of 1.3 sec. and more operate with noise reduction. Certain combinations of shutter speed and aperture may not be available.)
 
 

WHITE BALANCE

       
 

Type

    TTL  
 

Settings

    Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom  
 

COLOUR MATRIX

       
 

Type

    sRGB  
 

VIEWFINDER

       
 

Viewfinder

    EVF (0.33" type), approx. 115,000 pixels  
 

Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)

    100%  
 

Eyepoint

    10mm  
 

Dioptre Correction

    -5.5 - 1.5 dpt  
 

Viewfinder Information

    Full information  
 

LCD MONITOR

       
 

Monitor

    Vari-angle 1.8” Low temperature P-Si TFT, approx. 115,000 pixels  
 

Coverage

    100%  
 

Brightness

    Adjustable to one of two levels  
 

FLASH

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Manual Flash On / Off  
 

X-sync

    1/500sec (max.)  
 

Slow Sync Speed

    Yes  
 

Red-eye Reduction

    Yes  
 

Flash Exposure Compensation

    +/- 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments  
 

Flash Exposure Lock

    Yes  
 

Manual Power Adjustment

    3 levels with internal flash  
 

Second Curtain Synchronisation

    Yes  
 

Built-in Flash Range

    50cm-5.2m (W) / 4.0m (T) (at ISO AUTO equivalent)  
 

External Flash

    Canon's High Power Flash  
 

SHOOTING

       
 

Modes

    Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, My Colors, Stitch Assist, Movie
Special scene mode (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot)
 
 

Photo Effects

    Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom, My Colors (9 settings)  
 

Drive Modes

    Single, Continuous, Self-Timer  
 

Continuous Shooting

    High Speed at approx. 2.4 fps¹ (until memory card becomes full)²
Normal at approx. 1.5 fps¹ (until memory card becomes full)²
 
 

Intervalometer

    Up to 100 shots in 1 – 60 minute increments¹  
 

RECORDING PIXELS / COMPRESSION

       
 

Image Size

    (L)2592 x 1944, (M1)2048 x 1536, (M2)1600 x 1200, (S)640 x 480  
 

Compression

    Superfine, Fine, Normal  
 

Movies

    (L)640 x 480, 30/15fps (M)320 x 240, 30/15fps  
 

Movie Length

    Up to 1GB or 60 min.  
 

FILE TYPES

       
 

Still Image Type

    JPEG compression, (Exif 2.2 [Exif Print] compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system, Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant  
 

Movies

    AVI [Motion JPEG compression + WAVE (stereo)]  
 

Sound Files

    WAVE (stereo)  
 

DIRECT PRINT

       
 

Canon Printers

    Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge (ID Photo Print, Movie Print supported on SELPHY CP printers only)  
 

PictBridge

    Yes  
 

OTHER FEATURES

       
 

My Camera

    Start-up image and camera sounds customisation  
 

Sound Memo

    Up to 60 sec per image  
 

Intelligent Orientation Sensor

    Yes  
 

Histogram

    Yes  
 

Playback Zoom

    2x - 10x  
 

Display Formats

    Single/ Index (9 thumbnail images)/ Slide Show/ Magnified/ Movie  
 

Image Erase Protection

    Single image  
 

Image Erase

    Single image, All  
 

Self Timer

    Approx. 2 or 10 sec. or Custom  
 

Menu Categories

    (1) Recording Menu
(2) Playback menu
(3) Set-up menu
(4) My camera menu
(5) Function menu
 
 

Menu Languages

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

Firmware Update

    Update possible by the user  
 

INTERFACE

       
 

Computer

    USB 2.0 High Speed (Mini-B, PTP)  
 

Other

    A/V output (PAL/NTSC)  
 

MEMORY CARD

       
 

Type

    Secure Digital (SD) Card,
16MB SD card supplied
 
 

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM

       
 

PC Macintosh

    Windows 98SE / Me / 2000 SP4 / XP / XP SP1-2  
 

SOFTWARE

       
 

Browsing & Printing

    ZoomBrowser EX (PhotoRecord) / ImageBrowser  
 

Other

    PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture  
 

Drivers

    TWAIN (Windows 98 / 2000), WIA (Windows Me  
 

Image Manipulation

    ArcSoft PhotoStudio  
 

POWER SOURCE

       
 

Batteries

    4x AA-size Alkaline batteries (included), NiMH  
 

Battery Life

    Approx. 130 shots¹ (with supplied batteries) 210 min for movies
Approx. 550 shots (with optional Canon NB-2AH batteries)¹ 300 min for movies
Approx. 800 min. playback (with supplied batteries)
Approx. 900 min. playback (with Canon NB-2AH batteries)
 
 

Power Saving

    Display turns off after 10, 20, 30sec. 1, 2, 3mins.  
 

AC Power Supply

    Optional, Power adapter CA-PS700  
 

ACCESSORIES

       
 

Case

    DCC-90  
 

Lenses

    Tele-converter 1.5x TC-DC58B
Wide-converter 0.75x WC-DC58A
Lens adapter/Hood set LAH-DC20
Close-up lens 500D (58mm)
 
 

Flash

    High Power Flash HF-DC1  
 

Power Supply & Battery Chargers

    Battery Charger Kit CBK4-200, Ni-MH Batteries NB4-200, Compact AC power adapter CA-PS700  
 

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

       
 

Operating Environment

    0 - 40 °C, 10 - 90% humidity  
 

Dimensions

    113.0 x 78.0 x 75.5mm (excluding protrusions)  
 

Weight (body only)

    Approx. 405g  

Continuous Shooting

¹ Large/Fine with LCD monitor off
² Depending on memory card speed / capacity

Intervalometer

¹ Depending on memory card speed / capacity

Battery Life

¹ Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated

All data is based on Canon standard testing methods.

Subject to change without notice.

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