Canon PowerShot S2 IS Review

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Canon PowerShot S2 IS
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herbiemay's Review of Canon PowerShot S2 IS

29th Aug 2007

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Zoom, image stabilisation, battery life, replaceable batteries, video quality, swivel screen, shutter lag.


Bad Points

Not good on auto in low light without flash, manual settings correct this; sometimes slow focussing in video mode; slightly bulky.


General Comments

I've used my Canon Powershot S2 IS on holiday in Malaysia for the last month after swapping it for my newly bought Fuji s9500. It does almost all of what the Fuji does without the bulk, hence you can take it with you without feeling you're on a photo shoot. Best feature has to be the superb zoom ,fitted into a tiny space with a maximum aperture as wide as the Fuji's. Image stabilisation is a blessing and it works (within limits). The Fuji was really hard work at long focal lengths in anything but strong sunlight. Nice to hold, instant start up, minimal shutter lag but sometimes slow on focussing. Manual focussing is a bit cumbersome but can be achieved for the odd tricky shot. Brilliant macro mode. Once you're familiar with it, manual controls are surprisingly easy to use - I generally use the P (Program) mode in preference to auto, which sometimes seems to select an inappropriately low ISO in low light, leading to underexposure. Screen can be hard to see in sunlight but there's always the decent electronic viewfinder, which I found myself using by choice much of the time, I'm surprised to say - it seems more natural to do so.

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