Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 08 '05
Pros: Excellent image quality, 12X USM zoom, Image Stabilization, Excellent video mode, full manual controls
Cons: No RAW or TIFF mode, no hot shoe for external flash units
Summary: Digital shutterbugs have been patiently waiting for Canon's update of the outstanding Powershot S1 IS, and their wait is over – the S2 IS is finally here. The S1 IS was incredibly popular because of its fast image stabilized USM 10x zoom lens, its ... read more
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Mar 06 '11
Pros: Great Lens. Image Stabilization really works. Works with CHDK ( Canon Hack Developmental Kit ).
Cons: Heavier and bigger than normal P&S camera. Known lens error issue called 'E-18'.
Summary: This is a personal review from personal experience owning two Canon S2 IS, it's not a review from Canon website or professional review. First, you can get this camera now for under $200.00 ( used of course ). If you're gonna pay that much for a brand new ... read more
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Jul 28 '10
Pros: sharp pictures, easy to find accessories, easy to load, easy to use, web friendly
Cons: heavier than recent cameras, can't buy new, manual view-finder not useful
Summary: Finding yourself selling things on the internet? Whether it's stuff from your attic, or items you lovingly hand make, this camera delivers. Bought used, it can easily fit into just about any budget. It is easy to use, produces ... read more
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Apr 22 '09
Pros: Zoom, battery life, features, cost, video recorder
Cons: shutter speed could be faster - would go with a newer model
Summary: We actually own the Canon Powershot S2 - bought off Amazon Marketplace. I would HIGHLY recommend doing this to anyone who thinks they want a digital SLR camera. We knew we wanted something better, but did not want to break the bank on a high ... read more
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Aug 27 '08
Pros: Great features; decent customer support
Cons: Weak Iris
Summary: I purchased my Canon Powershot S2 IS three years ago. The two drawbacks to the camera are a relatively slow shutter speed and the occasional fuzzy picture (image stabilization helps). The camera is, however, feature rich. I have been happy with the ... read more
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Apr 01 '08
Pros: Great zoom, great pics, good battery life, excellent movie mode
Cons: not a pocket camera but they can't all be that small
Summary: I bought my canon S2 IS about 3 years ago when it was the biggest tele zoom on the market(at least in the smaller body). I bout it over the Kodak, sony, and even the panasonic. I wasn't able to find a panasonic fz camera anywhere at my local electronic ... read more
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Jan 07 '08
Pros: Optical zoom of 12x, video recording,
Cons: battery life, large video recording file
Summary: After days of tiresome research into which camera would best correlate to my needs I decided upon the Canon S2. Ive owned this camera for a year now and I remain thoroughly pleased with the cameras performance. By far the best feature is the extensive ... read more
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Sep 15 '07
Pros: Good pictures, excellent 12x optical zoom
Cons: Tends to have more problems that one would think
Summary: NOTE: This is not a proper review. No need to review a 2-3 year old camera when it has been reviewed extensively already. However, I want to alert potential buyers with respect to a serious problem with this camera: the black screen of death which pretty ... read more
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Jun 13 '07
Pros: The S2 is fantastic, no more needs to be said
Cons: No cons at first but please read update for major flaw that developed
Summary: Last winter I decided to invest in a new camera and after doing a lot of reading reviews and specs on cameras, I was about to settle for a Canon Powershot S3 but was balking at the price, then I lucked onto a review that compared the S3 to the S2 and I ... read more
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Apr 09 '07
Pros: 12X zoom, crisp pictures, Image stabilization
Cons: Manual flash
Summary: When I needed more out of my digital camera than what my C
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A520 could give me, I fell into the unfamiliar jungle of the digital camera world. Megapixels, digital zoom, optical zoom, f-stop, aperture...where ... read more
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Mar 27 '07
Pros: Durable, Even for novice camera users, picture perfect
Cons: Very close up pictures could be a bit better.
Summary: Compact 5.0 Mega pixel Digital Camera Super Long 12X Optical / 4x Digital / 48X Combined Zoom with Optical Stabilizer Technology Takes still pictures, while in Movie Form High Quality 30 frames per second movie recording USB 2.0 interface ... read more
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Sep 27 '06
Pros: Great zoom and clear pictures. Easily focused, adjustable shutter speed, video camera, low price.
Cons: Comes with a very small SD picture card.
Summary: I bought the Cannon Power Shot S2 IS Digital Camera four months ago for a one month vacation I took to South Africa. Originally, I was looking for a 35mm camera because of my previous poor experiences with digital cameras. I was only looking to spend ... read more
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Aug 07 '06
Pros: Great video and audio. 12x zoom means you have an over 440mm lens equivalent.
Cons: Horrible viewfinder in direct sunlight. Slow auto focus in full zoom.
Summary: Had this cam for 9 months. Used mainly for family and classroom pics. Took it on a Colorado River Rafting Trip this summer (14 days). Carried it EVERYWHERE. Lots of extreme heat, miniscule sand particles, water. Worked like a champ. I used a Lensmate ... read more
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Aug 04 '06
Pros: PICTURE QUALITY! AA batteries, big zoom, ease of use.
Cons: Lens cap, very rarely slow AF when max zoomed
Summary: This is my third digicam. I started out with with the HP Photsmart 215, and thought I was onto something special. I followed this up a couple of years later with a Fuji Finepix 2650. I found that I wanted two things-optical zoom and more resolution, and ... read more
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Jul 19 '06
Pros: lightweight, good picture quality, easy to use, image stabilization feature
Cons: no .tif or .raw file formats, no remote control
Summary: Although it designed to look and feel like an SLR, the S2 IS is really more of a point-and-shoot model. This perhaps explains why Canon chose to include only the lossy .jpg format for images, which I expected would be a problem. However, my experience ... read more
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Jun 16 '06
Pros: Big and fast zoom, SLR-like features (MF, etc), flip LDC, standard AA batteries.
Cons: Ok EVF, lousy lens cap, almost no extras included, LCD useless under bright situations.
Summary: The Canon S2 IS is a 12x zoom camera with 5 Mp, silver color. There are other very similar cameras in the market, I will talk about the S2 IS comparing with what were for me the other 12x zoom candidates (Panasonic DMC-FZ7: 6Mp and Sony DSC-H1: 5Mp and ... read more
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