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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 It has been replaced by the Canon S5 IS.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
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  • 4 out of 5
too small LCD hard to see ( - 2/3/06)

over all this isa great camera has a good movie feature multiple settings ,good resolutin but the one drawback is the lens over ( to... read more

  • 4 out of 5
lens cap problem ( - 1/20/06)

I would have marked this camera as excellent, except for the lens cap problem. The lens cap falls off if you just look at the... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Features matching those of an SLR ( - 1/17/06)

Generally a very good camera in all aspects. Canon has really put all the best features in one camera. Zoom is very fast & quite... read more

  • 4 out of 5
A great start ( - 12/9/05)

I am old school type shooter who likes to tell the camera what to do. this camera is great but has some little quarks. read more

  • 4 out of 5
still not sure ( - 11/23/05)

i just bought this camera and have taken about 300 pics, the 12x zoom is great, took lots of pics today with it, the overall... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Upgraded from Canon S1 IS to Canon S2 IS ( - 11/9/05)

I have owned this camera for almost 2 months now and got the good results.
I earlier had S1 IS and upgraded to this on... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Excellent Camera ( - 10/17/05)

I went from an Olympus, to a HP, to Cannon PowerShot S2 IS. I have to say it's the best camera for the money that... read more

  • 4 out of 5
"Auto" mode makes any scene look sharp ( - 7/27/05)

The Cannon S2 IS along with a HP photoprinter produce excellent, clear pictures. Simply leaving the defaults as is;in "Auto-mode" and click your way to... read more

  • 4 out of 5
More camera than I am used to! ( - 7/27/05)

I love the S1 and am trying to learn a bit as I go along. I took a picture of a rabbit from our upstairs... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Excellent but one thing disappoints me! ( - 7/25/05)

I was very happy with my first digital Fuji Finepix SS5500. Due to a silly error of SS 5500, I have to change to Canon... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Good but a few niggles ( - 7/12/05)

Having owned a canon S2IS now for a week and having had both SLR and digital cameras before my overall impression of the S21S is... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Gets to dark ( - 6/29/05)

Takes good pictures in side & out, but in the out of doors the view finder darkens until it's hard to see smaller moving targetsread more

  • 4 out of 5
Great features & results for my 2nd digital camera. ( - 6/20/05)

This purchase was a step up from my Sony cybershot 3x. Bought it one morning and took it to a high school stage performance that... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Very Impressed so far ( - 6/6/05)

I've owned this camera for 2 days, w/o reading the manual.. I've figured out how to take photos and movies, alter their resolution, take fast... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Perfect for me (Cory - 11/6/08)

I have to say that this camera has performed much better than I had expected. I am a technology moron, yet find this easy to... read more

  • 5 out of 5
GREAT camera! (selena - 9/22/07)

I've owned this camera for a few years now and I've been very impressed with it. Clear pictures, easy to use, and can take a... read more

  • 5 out of 5
So far so good (Wade Yearby - 6/24/07)

I purchased my camera 2nd hand, and have been very pleased with it. I recently went on vaction and some of my pictures look like... read more

  • 5 out of 5
I LOVE MY CAMERA!!! (Jeannine - 3/23/07)

This is an awesome camera. While it doesn't fit into your pocket, I could care less. Having the 12X optical zoom is worth it! I... read more

  • 5 out of 5
For the Price, Very Good (shutterbug1 - 2/1/07)

I use this camera to take pictures for my college's newspaper and the public relations department.
I like it a lot, but it is... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Excllent camera!! (Paulo Alexandre da Costa Ribeiro - 12/12/06)

I bought it a few months ago and didn't used it that much because i just was too lazy to read the manual and all... read more

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