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I forgot to mention software. I think it's a shame that the most prolific camera design and production groups in the world have made digital technology the focus of their future, yet mainly support Windows operating systems, support MAC in a reluctant manner, and ignore Linux altogether. There is no excuse for that, in my opinion. If Canon can design and build the DIGICII in house, they can port their supplied apps to MAC and Linux without losing any sleep.
As a Win free Linux user, I'm probably in the minority on this issue, but I'm happy to point out that the S2 is recognized by current Linux camera apps, and that there is no problem downloading pics to a Linux PC. It still would be nice if Canon put forth the effort to make sure that all software features were available to MAC and Linux customers though. Time will tell. Voyager |
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Gothamgal wrote:
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Have you found the S2 to be a slow focuser? Enough to be an issue anyway? Joe Fisher Teacher, K-8 Kalispell, MT |
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The S2 is my first camera with a zoom lens, so I cant realy compare as to how fast it focusses. A friend of mine says it focusses pretty fast in comparison to his Fuji A205 (I should hope so!!)
Low light focussing was very dissapointing to me, until I read that even sony with their holographic fosussing only rates it effective up until 4.5m. In daylight the S2 seems to focus pretty fast for me. Although not fast enough to capture birds in flight as I found out a while back. Those buggers are FAST!! It all depends on what your needs are. I decided I would rather have the extra features of the S2 than the split second faster focus of the FZ5. For a little more than the S2 you should be able to get a FZ20. Then it becomes a little more interesting. The FZ20 being much closer to SLR type camera than the S2. |
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I agree. The S2 is not the fastest focusing prosumer camera on the market, but it is one of the fastest. The difference in speed is slight, and is not a burden by any stretch. The S2 is a very fast focusing, fast shooting camera, and is suitable for action photography. When you add the other features of the S2 to the mix, it becomes tough to beat.
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I couldn't see hardly any difference in the images produced by the FZ5 or FZ20. They both use the exact same sensor, just a slightly nicer lens on the FZ20 according to dpreview.com.
The Sony H1 lens is poor quality. I like the S2 IS, but it's too heavy. This is partially because it uses 4 AAs instead of a small Lion battery. Some people like it when cameras use AAs because they can always drop by a store and switch to alkalines if need be. I've moved beyond that. You don't buy cell phones or laptops that use NiMH so why use 90's technology NiMH batteries in your camera? I love the smaller, lighter Lion batteries. If you think you'll be shooting more than 300 images, bring an extra battery. An extra one for the FZ5/FZ20 is only about $35-$40 (not a whole lot more than the price of a good charger and 8 AA NiMH batteries). |
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Battery:
With the S2 I get about a 1000 pics with mostly EVF use, continuous IS, continuous focusing, and very little flash usage (about 50 of the images, I guess). Its with new 2500mAh's. Granted, thats more than my 512 card can handle. When will you take more than 600 pics without being able to reacharge? When hiking in the mountains for 5 days, thats when. Also, when reviewing images, and immediately deleteng the worse ones, you can easily take more than a 1000 pics on such a trip with a 512MB card. FZ20 vs FZ5 : I cant see a real difference between the cameras either, but the guys in the pana forum might be able to tell you the difference. From what I heard, the FZ20 is an exceptional photographers camera for its class. Currently I cant think of a single camera I would rather have than my S2. Sure, a $5000 DSLR is a lot better, but not with my limited skills. Pocket cams are smaller and lighter, but lacks the quality and great zoom lens. The S2 is great, easy to use and has lots of nice features for a gadget freak like me. The FZ30 might change that however. A camera I'd rather HAVE, not BUY. (Im just a poor boy, heh heh) |
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Well, I've had my S2 IS for just under 3 weeks now, and I'm really enjoying it (took about 540 photos on a recent 2-day kayak trip). I'm pretty familiar already with most of the more advanced shooting options it allows, and I'm quite impressed with not only the image quality but the relative user-friendliness of the camera.
But, I've started having a bit of a problem. When I open the LCD screen and flip it around, then click it back into place on the back of the camera so that it faces outwards, the LCD viewfinder turns off and the image is shown only on the viewfinder. This should only happen when the LCD is closed, not open as is the case now. It worked fine when new, and just started this recently. It appears to do this in all shooting modes as well as playback. I've contacted Canon and I can get it fixed locally under warranty, but the local depot is backlogged and I'll be out of a camera for about 3 weeks so for now I'm going to live with it, and get it fixed when the wait time goes down a bit. Has anyone else had any similar problems with the S2? I'm very careful with it, and I'm hoping it's just an uncommon glitch. |
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I know you have probably tried this, but when you turn the LCD around to face you, and place it facing you, and the picture goes away, have you tried pressing the DISP button to see what happens?
That button will allow you to toggle between LCD and EVF when the LCD is open and being used. If the LCD is turned around and closed, the EVF only is active. Laura in TX |
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Yup, tried that - it just cycles between display modes within the viewfinder. Sounds like more of a hardware issue - bad connection to the LCD or something like that would be my guess.
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