New Canon PowerShot for Photo and Video Recording
April 26, 2005
Lake Success, NY - Canon's new five megapixel PowerShot S2 IS digital camera features digital still, audio and video recording capabilities, including capturing still images at resolutions up to five megapixels while recording movies.
The PowerShot S2 IS keeps data compression rates low, recording movies at VGA resolution at 30 frames per second (fps); clips can last as long as 60 minutes or produce file sizes up to 1GB on an SD media card. The camera is also equipped with 16-bit audio recording at sampling rates adjustable up to 44 kHz. Microphone recording levels are adjustable in five steps, as well as built-in wind filter to minimize extraneous sound.
In addition to the 30 fps VGA movie mode, S2 IS camera users can also shoot VGA movies at 15 fps to reduce file sizes and increase recording time. For maximum recording times, resolution can be reduced to QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) at framing rates of 15 or 30 fps. The camera features a five-mode slow motion replay function, as well as an in-camera editing that lets users chop unwanted footage from the beginning or end of a movie clip.
The pace of image transfer is accelerated with the inclusion of a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The USB 2.0 port is backwards compatible (at no increased speed) with computers featuring standard USB 1.1 connections.
The PowerShot S2 IS digital camera is the first PowerShot digital camera with multi-mode Image Stabilization, the company describes, with Continuous IS, Panning IS and a new "Shoot Only" IS mode (active during exposure while shooting still photos).
PowerShot S2 IS includes Program, Shutter and Aperture-priority AE modes, and Manual Mode. In addition, there are 18 Shooting Modes including six Special Scene Modes, which are Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor and Night Snapshots, for optimum results in certain shooting situations . The PowerShot S2 IS digital camera has a maximum shutter speed of 1/3200 second and can capture still photos continuously at rates up to 2.4 fps.
The camera's fast f/2.7(W)-f/3.5(T) image stabilized 6.0-72.0mm 12x zoom lens (36-432mm equivalent) is augmented with the camera's 4x digital zoom, making maximum focal length equivalent to a 1728mm lens on a 35mm camera. In addition, there are two levels of close-up shooting, Macro and Super Macro. Super Macro mode enables extreme close-up shooting to 0 cm from the end of lens barrel.
The PowerShot S2 IS digital camera is compatible with several optional accessories; it will be available in June for an estimated street price of $499.99.
For more information, visit
www.usa.canon.com
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