| General |
| Product Type | Digital camera |
| Width | 4.4 in |
| Depth | 3 in |
| Height | 3.1 in |
| Weight | 14.3 oz |
| Main Features |
| Resolution | 5.0 Megapixel |
| Color Support | Color |
| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 5,300,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 5,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto |
| Digital Zoom | 4 x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC II |
| Shooting Modes | Frame movie mode |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, stitch assist, fireworks, night scene, indoor, foliage, beach, night snapshot, snow |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Neutral, Contrast compensation, Low Sharpening, Vivid, Custom Effect |
| Image Stabilizer | Optical |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 15 sec |
| Exposure Metering | Evaluative, spot AF area, center-weighted, spot |
| Exposure Modes | Program, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| AE/AF Control | FlexiZone |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, flash, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight) |
| Digital Video Format | AVI |
| Still Image Format | JPEG |
| Continuous Shooting Speed | 1.5 frames per second, 2.4 frames per second |
| Video Capture | AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps |
| Memory / Storage |
| Flash Memory | 16 MB flash - SD Memory Card |
| Supported Flash Memory | SD Memory Card |
| Image Storage | Super-fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944 Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 Super-fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 Fine JPEG 640 x 480 Normal JPEG 640 x 480 |
| Camera Flash |
| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Effective Flash Range | 2.3 ft - 17 ft |
| Features | AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation |
| Lens System |
| Type | Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - f/2.7-3.5 |
| Focal Length | 6 mm - 72 mm |
| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 36 - 432mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
| Min Focus Range | 19.2 in |
| Macro Focus Range | 0 in - 19.7 in |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.7-3.5 |
| Optical Zoom | 12 x |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorized drive |
| Lens Construction | 9 group(s) / 11 element(s) |
| Features | UD glass, Ultrasonic Motor (USM), aspherical lens |
| Additional Features |
| Self Timer | Yes |
| Self Timer Delay | 10 sec, 2 sec |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, RGB primary color filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, DPOF support, display brightness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, focus bracketing, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Type | Electronic |
| Viewfinder Color Support | Color |
| Viewfinder Diagonal Size | 0.33" |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 115,000 pixels |
| Field Coverage | 100% |
| Dioptric Correction Range | -5.5 to +1.5 |
| Display |
| Type | LCD display - TFT active matrix - 1.8" - color |
| Display Form Factor | Rotating |
| Display Format | 115,000 pixels |
| Microphone |
| Type | Microphone - built-in |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Stereo |
| Connections |
| Connector Type | 1 x USB 1 x composite video/audio output |
| Expansion Slot(s) | SD Memory Card |
| Software |
| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, ArcSoft PhotoStudio, Canon ImageBrowser, Canon PhotoRecord |
| System Requirements for PC Connection |
| Operating System Support | MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5 - 10.3 |
| Peripheral Devices | USB port, CD-ROM drive |
| System Requirements Details | MacOS X 10.1.5 or later - 256 MB Windows 98SE/2000/ME - 500 MHz - 128 MB Windows XP - 500 MHz - 256 MB |
| Miscellaneous |
| Included Accessories | Lens cap, neck strap |
| Cables Included | 1 x A/V cable 1 x USB cable |
| Battery |
| Supported Battery | AA |
| Supported Battery Details | 4 x AA alkaline battery ( included ) 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( optional ) |
| Environmental Parameters |
| Min Operating Temperature | 32 °F |
| Max Operating Temperature | 104 °F |
| Humidity Range Operating | 10 - 90% |
| Universal Product Identifiers |
| Brand | Canon |
| Part Numbers | 9883A001, PowerShot S2 IS |
| GTIN | 00013803051629 |