The PowerShot S2 IS is ready for action! With high resolution, an exceptionally long and superbly engineered zoom, sophisticated movie capabilities and an exciting array of shooting options, this camera can more than handle the busiest lifestyles.

Type of Camera: Compact digital camera with built-in flash and 12x Optical / 4x Digital / 48x Combined Zoom

Lens
Focal Length: 6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 (35mm film equivalent: 36-432mm)
Focusing Range: Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-Infinity (W), 3.0 ft./90cm-Infinity (T) or Macro: 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm or Super Macro: 0-3.9 in./0-10cm
Autofocus System: TTL Autofocus (continuous/single)

Viewfinders
Optical Viewfinder: 0.33 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD
LCD Monitor: 1.8 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with variable-angle function
LCD Pixels: Approx. 115,000 pixels

Aperture and Shutter
Maximum Aperture: f/2.7 (W) - 3.5 (T)
Shutter Speed: 15-1/3200 sec.; Slow shutter speed of 15-1.3 sec. is only available in select modes.

Exposure Control
Sensitivity: AUTO, ISO 50/100/200/400 equivalent
Light Metering Method: Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot** Metering frame with Spot Mode is center-fixed.
Exposure Control Method: Program AE, Shutter speed-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, ManualAE Lock is available
Exposure Compensation: +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

White Balance
White Balance Control: Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash), Custom

Flash
Built-in Flash: Operation Modes: Auto, Red-Eye Reduction ON/OFF
Flash Range: Normal: 2.3-17.1 ft./0.7-5.2m (W), 2.3-13.1 ft./0.7-4.0m (T) or Macro: 1.0 ft.-2.3 ft./0.3-0.7m (when sensitivity is set to ISO 100 equivalent)
Recycling Time: Approx. 10 sec. or less (battery voltage=7.4V)
Flash Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments

Shooting Specifications
Shooting Modes: Auto; Creative zone: P, Av, Tv, M, C; Image zone: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot), Stitch Assist, Movie, My Colors
Photo Effects: Off, Vivid, Neutral, Low Sharpening, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
Self-Timer: Activates shutter after an approx. 2 sec., approx. 10 sec. delay, Custom
Wireless Control: Not available
Continuous Shooting: High-speed: approx. 2.4 shots/sec or Normal: approx. 1.5 shots/sec. (Large/Fine mode)

Image Storage
Storage Media: SD Memory Card
File Format: Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1 (Digital Print Order Format)
Image Recording Format: Normal, Fine, SuperFine

JPEG Compression Mode: Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image data: Motion JPEG;
Audio data: WAVE (Stereo))

Number of Recording Pixels:
– Still Image: 2,592 x 1,944 (Large), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 1), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 2), 640 x 480 (Small)
– Movie: 640 x 480 (VGA Fine/VGA), 320 x 240 (QVGA)

Playback Specifications
Playback Modes File: Single, Index (9 thumbnail images), Slide show, Magnification (approx. 2 to 10x), Jump, Movie

Erasing Specifications
Erase Modes: Still Image: Single image, All images or Movie: Part of movie, All of movie

Interfaces
Computer Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (mini-B PTP)
Video Out: NTSC, PAL
Audio Out: Stereo
Other: SD memory card slot. Direct connection to Canon CP Printers and PIXMA Photo Printers via camera's USB cable (no computer required) or PictBridge compatible printers.

Power Supply
1. AA-size Alkaline Battery (x4)
2. AA-size NiMH Battery (x4)
3. Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700

– Shooting Capacity: Still Image: approx. 130 shots (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 550 shots (AA-size NiMH Battery) Movie: approx. 210 min. (AA-size Alkaline Battery), approx. 300 min. (AA-size NiMH Battery) Under Canon's standard conditions with fully charged battery

Playback Time: Approx. 800 min. (AA-size Alkaline Batteries), approx. 900 min. (AA-size NiMH Batteries).