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Canon PowerShot S2 IS digital camera specifications

        Canon PowerShot S2 IS
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Announced 22-Apr-05
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 Format      Compact
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 Release Status      Discontinued
Click for help Max resolution      2592 x 1944
Click for help Low resolution      2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Click for help Image ratio w:h      4:3
Click for help Effective pixels      5.0 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      5.2 million
Click for help Sensor size      1/2.5 " (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density      20 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type      CCD
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Unknown
Click for help ISO rating      Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Click for help Zoom wide (W)      36 mm
Click for help Zoom tele (T)      432 mm (12 x)
Click for help Digital zoom      Yes, 4x
Click for help Image stabilization      Yes, Lens
Click for help Auto Focus      TTL, FlexiZone
Click for help Manual Focus      Yes
Click for help Normal focus range      50 cm
Click for help Macro focus range      10 cm
Click for help White balance override      6 positions & manual preset
Click for help Aperture range      F2.7 - F3.5
Click for help Min shutter      15 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/3200 sec
 Built-in Flash      Yes, pop-up
 Flash range      4.2 m
 External flash      No
 Flash modes      Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync, Off
Click for help Exposure compensation      -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority      Yes
Click for help Shutter priority      Yes
Click for help Focal length multiplier       
 Lens thread      Yes, optional Bayonet
Click for help Continuous Drive      Yes, 2.4 fps unlimited
 Movie Clips      Yes, 640 x 480, 15/30 fps with stereo audio, unlimited
 Remote control      No
 Self-timer      Yes, 2 or 10 sec or custom
Click for help Timelapse recording      Yes
 Orientation sensor      Yes
Click for help Storage types      SD/MMC card
Click for help Storage included      16 MB SD card
Click for help Uncompressed format      No
Click for help Quality Levels      Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
Click for help Viewfinder      Electronic
Click for help LCD      1.8 "
Click for help LCD Dots      115,000
Click for help Live View      No
Click for help USB      USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
Click for help HDMI      No
Click for help Wireless      No
Click for help GPS      No
 Environmentally sealed      No
Click for help Battery      AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended)
 Weight (inc. batteries)      505 g (17.8 oz)
 Dimensions      113 x 78 x 76 mm (4.5 x 3.1 x 3 in)
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