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Canon PowerShot

Canon PowerShot A610 Canon introduced the PowerShot series digital Camera in 1995. Since then the Cameras produced under this series have gained acclaim for their performance under point-and-shoot category. No wonder, Canon PowerShot camera is one of the best selling cameras worldwide.

Canon digital camera innovations keeps pushing its compact digital cameras a clear shade ahead of its competitors. Application of modern technology makes a typical Canon camera a convincing blend of versatility with power.

Digital camera innovation can provide a variety of functions into a modern camera. A true examaple is the Canon PowerShot series cameras. Take the case of the high-end canon digital camera, the PowerShot S2 IS, which is a worthy successor to the PowerShot S1 IS.

With its amazing functionality, PowerShot S2 IS has proved to be a tough competitor for other compact big-zoom club consisting of the Panasonic DMC-FZ5, Konica Minolta Z5 and Sony DSC-H1.

The S2 IS utilizes a small ultrasonic motor to drive its zoom - multi-speed and quiet for shooting movies. This also features optical Image Stabilizer technology, outstanding optics and 30 fps digital video camera quality, extended video recording of up to 60 minutes with stereo sound.

The S2 IS is a 5.0 mega pixel Canon digital camera that features a 12x optical zoom and a 4x digital zoom. The PowerShot S2 IS is equipped with Optical Image Stabilizer that helps avoid shakes while taking camera shots. The unit's UD lens give amazing color accuracy throughout the whole zoom area.

Powered by DIGIC II processor, the PowerShot S2 IS features super-responsive 2.4 fps shooting, start up times and auto focus speeds almost twice as quick as that of the PowerShot S1 IS . It provides 18 shooting modes with shutter speeds up to 1/3,200 of a second.

The processor enables capturing a maximum resolution digital still while shooting video. DIGIC II also improves colour rendition and white balance accuracy, as well as speeding up playback review and scrolling. Another feature is a USB 2.0 Hi-speed interface which contributes to super quick image and video transfers.