Owners Ratings:
Canon PowerShot S2 IS (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
5.0 million effective pixels
36 mm - 432 mm (12x) zoom
Average rating (179 responses)

 Construction()()()()() 4.11
 Features()()()()()() 4.46
 Image quality()()()()() 4.12
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.30
 Value for money()()()()() 4.20
 Overall()()()()() 4.24

Owners Opinions: Canon PowerShot S2 IS

NamePostedOpinion preview
heavyd15 Dec 07This camera is a work horse. Takes good pictures, not ...
2tomes24 Sep 071year no problem except ghost spot while shooting video.
sarlo10021 Aug 07There's a reason why this camera has so many reviews and was ...
foto_ninja18 Apr 07I was using a Powershot-A70 before getting the S2. If you are ...
Xfujinon29 Mar 07Owned this camera now for 18 months, shot nearly 30,000 images. ...
Neil Hoskins22 Feb 07I bought a refurbished S2 because the S3 is now out and I got a ...
michael forcella12 Jan 07my last camera was a panasonic fz3, which i was very happy with. ...
Rob Fred30 Nov 06Run away from it. Potential headache and loss of the investment.
aawa21 Nov 06Wish it would have lasted longer than 13 months. Loved the ...
rajheaven3 Nov 06Should have waited for some more time..!
Philip S2 IS20 Oct 06I just wanted to know if anyone has had problems with the ...
terer27 Sep 06great design
theimer17 Aug 06Powerful features but poor image quality.Overall good but ...
mike bustad31 Jul 06Bought this camera used it for a few days didn't like it so i ...
Don Halley27 Jul 06I shoot a lot in museums and galleries where tripods are not ...
claitaly26 Jul 06i choose this camera for the zoom, i wanted a good camera to ...
COAmature28 Jun 06I was expecting more. I've owned several digital cameras and ...
John Katz24 Jun 06Lots of capability. Above average photo quality. Movie video ...
Mike Piff23 Jun 06Excellent camera and now good value for money as the new model ...
Matt McIrvin20 Jun 06Since the S3 IS came out, the S2 IS has gone down in price and ...
smitty9110 Jun 06I bought this camera in Oct. of 2005, about a month before my ...
A Ahearn9 Jun 06I've had this camera for about 4 months. Previously owned an ...
akruger7 Jun 06My son bought me the S2IS in December 2005 and since then I have ...
ILG95131 May 06I bought the camera when it first came out and used it ...
thepaladin2 May 06I just bought this cam today for some fun (I own SLR). Out of a ...
philball1 May 06Had the infamous e18 error twice within the first few weeks I ...
spearson13 Apr 06Great little camera. Loved the optical zoom. Functions were ...
Jacob Cyriac12 Apr 06This is a good camera for beginers and amateur photographers, ...
Tom Richards6 Apr 06This is actually directed at another review by jjohnny. First ...
Boris_powershot2 Apr 06(No text)
Rorschach19 Mar 06I have been using the Powershot S2 IS for over a month now and ...
Subbaraju14 Mar 06I have just started using this power-packed feature digicam ...
Mr F le Mur27 Feb 06I don't like this camera at all!Pros: image quality OK, long ...
rjfoto20 Feb 06My reason for upgrading to the Canon S2 was the powerful zoom on ...
gafla18 Feb 06I bought this camera 2 weeks ago. I think that it is the best ...
hungngo13 Feb 06Been using the S2 IS for 2 weeks now, upgrade from an A40. Canon ...
judester7 Feb 06I purchased this camera last year when it first came out. In the ...
jjohnny3 Feb 06Avoid buying the S2 Construction, the minuses are the rubber ...
reelestate2 Feb 06Great little camera but with obvious limitations.The camera is ...
Al Kamal26 Jan 06I am a huge Canon fan. I owned a Canon A60 and then upgraded to ...
sdimov23 Jan 06(No text)
John Gray22 Jan 06Must say when I saw this and the S1 before it I thought they ...
Robin E13 Jan 06Good camera, but I chose the H1 after using it for a week.
thunderation2 Jan 06This has replaced my A80 which was a wonderful camera. I wanted ...
kezz17 Dec 05my gallery of test photos for the S2 IS is ...
ron700012 Dec 05my first digital camera, so I don't really know if it's good ...
Hennie de Ruyter12 Dec 05Also own 300D and use 20D so I am fuzzy (this is a number 2 ...
janusz4 Dec 05i use this camera for last 3 months.i would love it exept for ...
jsc197023 Dec 05Very good feature set however falls short in image quality as ...
Eduard682 Dec 05(No text)
mendozamariome30 Nov 05I was after a decent P/S camera for those times when i didn't ...
sajjanj14 Nov 05Wanted to get a dSLR and had my eyes on the Pentax *istDS, Oly ...
Oren Sarid14 Nov 05I really like the ease of use for beginners with this camera. I ...
nimiy13 Nov 05in my opinion this is the most complete and features rich camera ...
jhsia3 Nov 05After taking over 5000 shots in the past 3 months, I'm really ...
Giao Nguyen31 Oct 05This is an excellent camera. This camera is very fun to use. I ...
Robert Reynolds27 Oct 05For the money and size this camera is a top choice. After using ...
Sjabbo27 Oct 05Have this camera for 2.5 month and took some 1800 ...
adidaslevy23 Oct 05I bought this camera after my old Nikon didn't want to read the ...
Gianlu23 Oct 05After about 3000 pics, here is my rating of the camera:CANON S2IS
PhotoFrits21 Oct 05I have used this camera now for over 6 months and am very ...
Hemo21 Oct 05Exellent zoom range. Stabilisation works great. Enough pixels to ...
keithk4220 Oct 05I've had this camera for a month and taken many pictures in a ...
mkmk20 Oct 05Perfect Kamera, good Pictures
pam200518 Oct 05Bought it based on the reviews here and do not regret it at all. ...
abakhmet18 Oct 05(No text)
mincel14 Oct 05I bought this camera 2 months ego, up to now i took more than ...
gxcDesign12 Oct 05Best cam for all the 12X optical zooms, definitely worth the ...
Mr K10 Oct 05Gute Kamera, guter Zoom.Bin aber jetzt zur Sony H1 umgestiegen ...
S2ISSA7 Oct 05This must be as close as it gets to DSLR in a compact camera.
gohubsgo6 Oct 05After 2 weeks and >500 pictures:-Excellent IS, even at 12x-Very
Walter Blackledge5 Oct 05Much better than expected, especially night shots over 1.3 ...
averonia2 Oct 05Used it for two months now and still coming to terms with its ...
Nicholas Lai29 Sep 05I bought this camera 2 months back and realised that the more i ...
George Gabriel28 Sep 05I had the S1 before and I loved it. I got the S2 and I'm so ...
jadlh23 Sep 05I purchased this camera before a trip to Papua New Guinea in ...
MVucic23 Sep 05(No text)
keithallenlaw21 Sep 05you can't ask for a more funner do it all camera. Iv'e had this ...
Montana50017 Sep 05I purchased the S2 before heading on a trip to Montana. I would ...
bubble50214 Sep 05I have had this camera for 2-3 months and I am more that happy ...
lazyfotogrphr14 Sep 05So far I like this camera. It was an upgrade from the S100 so I ...
EdwinFS12 Sep 05After 20-some years of analog photographing (Canon too) this is ...
ebm6 Sep 05So I bought this camera for a trial run in New York. What I was ...
Mick Bruff5 Sep 05Couldn't afford a digital SLR, particularly as I needed at least ...
RealLive2 Sep 05GREAT camera. PICS to prove it in here!! I work in a camera ...
jerry Lee28 Aug 05The successor to the image-stabilized S1 IS has more than just a ...
yairl25 Aug 05Got the camera for about a month and took some 600 pictures with ...
gsaem24 Aug 05Purchased the S2 IS about a month ago, and in that time have ...
blackhawk6924 Aug 05This camera rocks. I upgraded from from the Canon A60so the ...
LaurenNZ21 Aug 05I have owned this Camera for over a month now, having travelled ...
Tattoo419 Aug 05I bought this camera, and found it to be feature rich, but photo ...
RWILCO17 Aug 05I've been using this camera for 6 weeks now and only encountered ...
b216 Aug 05(No text)
AlfieCP15 Aug 05I am plannign to buy a new digital camera with a price tag of ...
Richard Tan14 Aug 05This is my third IS camera, I have expeienced the Olympus C2100. ...
mauro6514 Aug 05Great camera for advanced non-professional users , I think it ...
NewLand13 Aug 05Hi All, well, got this camera since 1 week and started 2 days ...
Hendra Rusmin10 Aug 05(No text)
Carl LHeureux6 Aug 05Great camera for the price!!I bought this camera a week ago.I
vinaykashyap3 Aug 05Great Camera for an amateur photographer like me.
Amit Shindore3 Aug 05There is not much of a gap between the Canon PS S2 IS, Sony H1 ...
jrasp31 Jul 05I've had the S2 for nearly a month. The catalyst to buy it was ...
Julio24 Jul 05A lot of punch in this price class! Exceptional images.
Stefan Dolapchiev24 Jul 05I bought this camera two months ago, keen to enter the higher ...
Bill Sumrall22 Jul 05The only camera I've come across which will do what my C2100UZ ...
Kokuli21 Jul 05I bought this for work because I thought it would be simple ...
GC9N18 Jul 05I am Begginer i want to learn everyting about photograph.. and i ...
David Chavez14 Jul 05Hi All,I've just purchased this awsome camera three weeks ago ...
ePiyush14 Jul 05HiI have been Using this camera Now for nearly a Month and found ...
kiisseli13 Jul 05nice features, but image quality is something horrible..
Gliffe11 Jul 05POOR Quality Control
Nick Whelan9 Jul 05Very happy with the S2, my 1st Canon. Upgrading from a 2MP to a ...
zhengyc9 Jul 05Excellent
dmitryzz8 Jul 05Had a huge problem handling it. Very inconvenient construction. ...
kamallangalia7 Jul 05Why did they take out some items from the mode dial?The zoom and ...
Jimmy Brown4 Jul 05Just a plain great Camara. Great pic.
Jimmy Lai3 Jul 05I upgrade this camera from s1, it has all the features that the ...
CaseYin1 Jul 05Very nice cam. I switch it for my S1 and solved all the problems ...
RayzorRay1 Jul 05I own my first canon camera at the age of 11 (Canon AE1) and ...
jarik30 Jun 05Just a heads up to anyone interested in *any* product from ...
Kevy G29 Jun 052 weeks ago I got the Canon S2IS, before that I had the Kodak ...
Kevy G29 Jun 052 weeks ago I got the Canon S2IS, before that I had the Kodak ...
nikos s28 Jun 05I am an owner of a Nikon Coolpix 880 and recently considered ...
Hinny26 Jun 05Currently owns a IXUS 50, A520, and S2 IS! very harsh reviews by ...
Christopher Arnold24 Jun 05arrived in Australian shops the same day as dpreview ...
peter_friend23 Jun 05Excellent.
stany buyle23 Jun 05Used to have a S1 IS, so upgrade to S2 IS wasn't ...
alessy23 Jun 05Excellent camera!I must say that I'm using it for a weak now and ...
samigascon22 Jun 05Canon do their best again... for 499€... this camera is a ...
makama8022 Jun 05The bad response from several Canon service centers and customer ...
psikey21 Jun 05A great, all-round camera. Recommended.
ernet21 Jun 05I've been using it for over a month. It's great camera.It took ...
ernet21 Jun 05I've been using it for over a month. It's great camera.It took ...
kiler19 Jun 05Visual comparison Canon S1 vs S2 http ...
tagdavis17 Jun 05This camera is quick to start up and the controls are quite a ...
gordon00717 Jun 05(No text)
WP16 Jun 05I got this camera on the great Dell deal for $350. SO value for ...
TraciW15 Jun 05I just got mine today and have taken about 50 test shots. This ...
mattyv814 Jun 05very intelligent camera, good price for what it is, and im ...
Ibj14 Jun 05Best one yet of the Canon P&S.Great optics, easy handling, ...
CJenkins13 Jun 05I just purchased this camera at the beginning of June 2005. I ...
CJenkins13 Jun 05UPDATE: Canada Day-July 1, 2005I used the digital zoom on this ...
mlg713 Jun 05is canon, clean picture
BAHAMAS12 Jun 05MY REVIEW OF THE S2 PROS Overall – this is a very good cam
wazza12 Jun 05The reviewer below my review does not have the camera and yet ...
Wilco5612 Jun 05Wazza your a wanker
gail11 Jun 05To many PROS to list. Very, very impressed with the S2 (I've ...
Jvronis10 Jun 05Fast, Great Images.
Cowabunga9 Jun 05I have used the Canon Powershot S40 for more than 3 years now, ...
redsands638 Jun 05Purchased the S2IS after dealing with the common issues of the ...
nhartwig8 Jun 05Just bought the S2IS last week and have taken quite a few ...
MStudio7 Jun 05Witam. Posiadam ten aparat od 07 06 05 od godziny 18 tej. Jak na ...
Chris_br7 Jun 05Surprises and disappointments. Pros:-Very good spec. -Really f
R McAlister7 Jun 05Panasonic DMC-FZ5 restyled and Canon-ised but the Panasonic ...
akdesign6 Jun 05The very welcomed feature in S2 is that finally Canon improved ...
Jocelyn Vincent6 Jun 05I' m surprise by the quality of the digital zoom. At 42X the ...
Frank DeCarlo6 Jun 05We're very impressed. Compared to our S1 purple fringing is ...
parkwel6 Jun 05(No text)
kunuks5 Jun 05I love this camera!! I sold my Canon A80 so that I could get ...
Michele Rodgers5 Jun 05I am very impressed with the Canon S2. I sold my S1, which I was ...
rsfin4 Jun 05(No text)
mario71 Jun 05Upgraded from S1. Ergonomics and build quality is fine. ...
sophia4031 May 05(No text)
sburjek31 May 05Very good camera! Bravo Canon! Wondering when and where can I ...
bn_me30 May 05Well, lets just put it this way... The S2 IS was an impulse ...
linuxworks29 May 05I spent some time comparing this cam to a near competitor, the ...
aC3926 May 05THIS IS NOT A FORUM
Elpablo26 May 05I'm really interested for this camera.. but when I took a good ...
Matchload25 May 05I had the S1IS for a few weeks. I'll tell you one thing. The ...
Black12325 May 05(No text)
ertmar23 May 05The features and specs indicate that there's a great potential ...
dtgaf22 May 05From posts of pics at various sites it seems that the images are ...
Roger Miles18 May 05I really can't understand how the rating on this camera is ...
Mark N17 May 05Use the Forums to talk about the cameras!!! This area is for ...
bednar4 May 05(No text)
Brian Canuck30 Apr 05What's rule #1?
Harley200329 Apr 05Rule #2 : Don't post opinions of cameras you haven't used.
Chronos133729 Apr 05The 0 cm macro focus range is pretty cool, you can take a 5 ...
Alberto Trigari29 Apr 05(No text)

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