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Note: This camera was first sold in Apr 2005. It has been replaced by the Canon S5 IS.
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
  • 4 out of 5
"black screen repaired in Australia - for free !"
  • 4 out of 5
"Black LCD Screen while taking pictures"
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Canon PowerShot S2 IS Reviews

  • 4.14 out of 5

Rating: 4.14 of 5
(780 user reviews)

Canon S2 IS Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

Page 1 of 8 (155 DigitalCamera-HQ reviews total)

  • 4 out of 5
black screen repaired in Australia - for free ! (Hans C. - 3/12/09)

I experienced black screen problems in November 2008 - a year after the warranty had expired. Handed the camera in for warranty repair through the... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Black LCD Screen while taking pictures (TLSmo - 8/4/08)

Love my camera, except the black LCD screen while taking pictures for the last year. After reading reviews on this website, I tried the TV... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Black screen (Christopher Edwards - 3/15/08)

I have had my camera for three years now,it takes great pictures
and videos,a few days ago I tried to use it and the screen... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Happy (Doug Milewski - 10/9/07)

I've owned my S2 for two years. It has been a trooper. I've had occasional problems with erratic behavior, but that was due to a... read more

  • 4 out of 5
photo quality (umesh Adiga - 9/9/07)

I am able to take good pictures.read more

  • 4 out of 5
Canon Power Shot S2 IS (Pat Prov - 5/11/07)

It is my first digital camera and I've been very happy with it although it has so many features it's taken me a while to... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Good camera (Lynne Durkin - 4/18/07)

I have been very pleased with this camera. I especially like taking wildlife photos and i love the 12x zoom! I am able to take... read more

  • 4 out of 5
opinion after a year and a half (James - 3/20/07)

I have owned this camera since fall 2005, and am really pleased with it. I have taken almost 16,000 photos, and it has done well. read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great for point & shoot (Amber - 3/8/07)

This camera is great for your regular Point-and-shoot needs, but if you want to use it for portrait photography, it isn't as good because changing... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Good but a few things need fixed (Greg - 2/21/07)

I really enjoy this camera but it has a number of drawbacks:
- The lens cap will NOT stay on.
- Close up work is... read more

  • 4 out of 5
focus problem (Cathy Springer - 12/26/06)

Basically I really like the camera. I have taken some great scenery pictures with it and some great close up and macro shots but at... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Fine except for the recharge battery prompt (vijay - 12/25/06)

I am surprised to see the recharge batteries prompt though my batteries are literally charged for more than 8 hrs and literally fresh. Can someone... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Canon S2 IS "The SLR that is not" (Fernando Revilla - 11/30/06)

This camara is worth almost every penny, great looks, setup, balance, features, almots a 10 on everything. The only downside to this wonderfull camara is... read more

  • 4 out of 5
solid camera (m ritter - 11/25/06)

Sold my Sony H5 at a loss replaced by this one for less $$ anf am happy with the results. Probably THE top camera in... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great camera, minor faults (Rod Turnham - 10/25/06)

Have had S2 for about 4 months; this is my 3rd digital. I like this one a lot, and get great pics with it. No... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great investment for an amature (dee - 9/9/06)

Overall, I think it's a great little camera. I've had 16x24" professional emlargements made of several shots and they look very good. I'm in a... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Awesome Camera minus the Recharge Battery Prompt ( - 6/19/06)

This Camera takes wicked pictures. I travelled Africa and Europe and took over 3000 pictures and have had a hard time deleting them cause they... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Looking at London and Talking to Tokyo ! ( - 3/24/06)

I haven't used my S2 IS extensively but whatever pictures I have taken are good.

I am not sure why I feel like this but... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Lens Cove/ Performance ( - 2/14/06)

All S2 IS lovers can probably tied a knot of the lens cap to the camera strap, it helps! Everytime when I ON the camera... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great camera to own !!! ( - 2/9/06)

Great camera loaded with features and very handy to use . .Almost comparable to an SLR for amatures.read more

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