Canon PowerShot S2 IS Digital Camera

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

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 ...

Pros: 12X zoom, crisp pictures, Image stabilization
Cons: Manual flash

When I needed more out of my digital camera than what my C anon A520 could give me, I fell into the unfamiliar jungle of the digital camera world. Megapixels, digital zoom, optical zoom, f-stop, aperture...where ...

Pros: Durable, Even for novice camera users, picture perfect
Cons: Very close up pictures could be a bit better.

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 ...

Pros: Optical zoom of 12x, video recording,
Cons: battery life, large video recording file

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 ...

Pros: Great zoom and clear pictures. Easily focused, adjustable shutter speed, video camera, low price.
Cons: Comes with a very small SD picture card.

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 ...

Pros: Great battery life w/ right batteries; Rapid Shot; Great Zoom; Lots of fun features
Cons: Instruction manual is hard to follow; No battery life indicator; 16MB SD card??? Why???

My husband got me this camera after my 5 year old Sony Cyber-Shot started to have focusing problems. I have only had the Canon PowerShot S2 IS for a week, but I have to say it is a great camera. I have had lots of time to play with it and learn some of ...

Pros: AA Batteries, Video Mode, 12x Zoom, Rapid Fire Photos, Fast Start Up
Cons: Positioning of Menu/Set Buttons

After some heavy research we settled on the S2. With a young family, we wanted a camera that could take excellent stills of the little ones, but quick 30 second video clips. You know, baby's first steps, the cute little songs they sing, wobbling about ...

Pros: 12x and fast zoom, lots of manual settings, AA batteries
Cons: price, no RAW, movies and sound clips are huge (no compression), no sport mode

I am only an amateur photographer, but I started to like hunting without weapon, so I decided to buy a new better camera (I owned compact Minolta G400 before). After reading many reviews for very similar cameras in this category I chose Canon S2 IS. And ...

Pros: Great zoom, great pics, good battery life, excellent movie mode
Cons: not a pocket camera but they can't all be that small

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 ...

Pros: Great optical zoom and macro lens. Great photos. Many features. Can add extra lenses.
Cons: Price,new on market,couldn't wait for sale. But very satisfied.

I recently purchased the Canon PowerShot S2 IS Digital Camera. I had an old digital camera without a zoom and wanted a good zoom. This one has a 12x optical zoom that is great. I took photos at Germanfest in Milwaukee of numerous bands from a great ...

Pros: PICTURE QUALITY! AA batteries, big zoom, ease of use.
Cons: Lens cap, very rarely slow AF when max zoomed

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 ...

Pros: Image stabilization, view screen, burst mode, video, picture quality, options and features.
Cons: Allot to learn, no option for date stamp

I just got this camera in July. I have tried to play with all of the features but there is allot to learn. My favorite feature is the burst mode. Especially outside when you do not need the flash you can just hold down the shutter button and it will just ...

Pros: The lens, IS, the size (smaller than an SLR), the myriad of modes
Cons: The size (larger than a compact); no raw, tiff or hotshoe for flash.

I had been looking for a camera that would work well while travelling. I like travelling to out of the way places, primarily with backpacks and having a wide variety of adventures that require versatility. I own a Canon Elan IIe film camera, and have ...

Pros: Image stabilizer really works, sharp pictures, rich colours, unbelievable close-up, exceptional video user friendly
Cons: Flash a bit weak, so-so EVF, AF a bit nervous only at 400mm

This is not a review for techies, for technical stuff see reviews from Howard Creech who is my Guru. I have followed his reviews and he has never let me down. This review is only my experiences with my latest upgrade from Canon A95 to Canon S2 IS. It is ...

Pros: Tons of features; Great video capability; Powerful flash.
Cons: Difficult focusing in dim light; Not very ergonomic; No continuous battery life indicator

I bought this camera after reading the generally good reviews. I wanted a "crossover" camera that would take great stills and good short video with sound. I have a Nikon 995 currently and it is good for stills but the video is "choppy" and poor ...