Canon Powershot S2 IS: photography, help and advice

[cloverfdx]

Staci a Nano is an Ipod... i'll stick to CDs i think . Everyone is getting realy great results from this camera, well done.

I am still not sure about it there are a couple of things that are bothering me 1) Is realy sharp action shots, the BCs can realy hoon around at times. 2) Is the AA batteries, i thought i would not go back to AAs after having the litium battery in my Panasonic.

I am going to check out the S3 when it is realeased here and make up my mind then. *Sigh* If they could combine my Panasonic and the S2/3 i would be happy... i am still after an SLR when i can afford it though.

[shais_mom]

Staci a Nano is an Ipod... i'll stick to CDs i think . Everyone is getting realy great results from this camera, well done.

I am still not sure about it there are a couple of things that are bothering me 1) Is realy sharp action shots, the BCs can realy hoon around at times. 2) Is the AA batteries, i thought i would not go back to AAs after having the litium battery in my Panasonic.

I am going to check out the S3 when it is realeased here and make up my mind then. *Sigh* If they could combine my Panasonic and the S2/3 i would be happy... i am still after an SLR when i can afford it though.

Thanks Rhi! I have decided to stick to CD's too - I don't listen to music enough other then in the car.
Funny I never thought I would want a camera that didn't use AA batteries - I also bought the Li batteries that that are AA for my California trip. I'll probably still take my charger too tho unless I pick up another set of the Lithium but I doubt if I would need them for as many pics as I took for over 3 weeks on regular alkaline batteries.

[Roxyluvsme13]

You guys are making me want this camera more and more.. Does the S3 take AA batteries, too..?
Anyways, Staci, I love this pic.

[shais_mom]

yes the S3 takes AA batteries but the S3 regular priced is $500!
the S2 is quite a bit cheaper but still a lot of money.
I am not really into 'bug' pics but did get a couple

[Roxyluvsme13]

yes the S3 takes AA batteries but the S3 regular priced is $500!
the S2 is quite a bit cheaper but still a lot of money.
I am not really into 'bug' pics but did get a couple

The only differences in the S2 and S3 are the LCD, the new sports mode, the widescreen feature, and I'm pretty sure it was something else.. I don't really care which one I get, since it's a pretty minor upgrade to the S3.

[shais_mom]

The only differences in the S2 and S3 are the LCD, the new sports mode, the widescreen feature, and I'm pretty sure it was something else.. I don't really care which one I get, since it's a pretty minor upgrade to the S3.

the s3 is 6mp and the s2 is 5mp - but my Fuji was 6mp and I think that my S2 is taking far better pics course different brands and better camera.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon...oductDetail.do here is the S3 regular price $499.99
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon...oductDetail.do here is the S2 regular price $399.99
might be a minor upgrade but it isn't a minor upgrade in price!
I actually got mine cheaper then even Walmart at Best Buy and got the one gig card (which I just got another one so now I have 2) and the extended 4 year warranty for about $520.

[Roxyluvsme13]

the s3 is 6mp and the s2 is 5mp - but my Fuji was 6mp and I think that my S2 is taking far better pics course different brands and better camera.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon...oductDetail.do here is the S3 regular price $499.99
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon...oductDetail.do here is the S2 regular price $399.99
might be a minor upgrade but it isn't a minor upgrade in price!
I actually got mine cheaper then even Walmart at Best Buy and got the one gig card (which I just got another one so now I have 2) and the extended 4 year warranty for about $520.

I knew I was forgetting something :P. My current camera (Kodak Easyshare CX7530) is 5MP, and I guess it's decent for $200.. . I check the price of the S2 and S3 every week and give my mom an update since my birthday's in 2 weeks. I was planning on getting a 2GB card.. How many pics can you get on your 1GB?

[shais_mom]

ummmm
my one G card holds over 650 pics at the highest setting -
lowest setting is almost 6000 pics.
wow
did your mom get a new job? That's great if she did b/c my parents would have laughed their heads off at me if I asked for a $400 camera and a $80 memory card when I was 14. They would laugh at me NOW b/c they wouldn't know what a memory card was -
My mom even asked me why Verizon was selling razors. (RAZRs)