-Camera question (Canon powershot S2 IS)

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I really want to get a new, good quality camera within the next month or so as my current one isn't great and doesn't take high quality pictures. I'd like to get a camera no more expensive than $600 (That's what I can afford at the moment). I'd like a camera that can take good action pics, nice close ups and something with quite a bit of zoom as those are the features I generally use most often. By reading a bunch of reviews on the internet, the S2 IS sounds like everything I'd want in a camera but I'd like to hear some opinions from people who actually use it daily. What do you guys think of it?? I'm assuming my memory card is probably big enough (512) so I won't need to get a new one....


Also, if anyone else knows of other cameras that are similar to the S2 IS in quality and price range, I'd love to hear about them aswell.