key specs |
Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 5 MP | 20.1 MP |
Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
Display Size | 1.8 inch | 3 inch |
Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
general |
Brand | Canon | Canon |
Model | PowerShot S2IS 5.0MP Digital Camera | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 20.1MP Digital Camera |
Model Name | PowerShot S2IS | PowerShot G9 X Mark 2 |
Model Number | S2IS | G9 X Mark 2 |
Series | PowerShot | PowerShot |
Color | Silver | Silver |
Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 5 MP | 20.1 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 113.0 x 78.0 x 75.5 mm | 98.0 x 57.9 x 31.3 mm |
Weight | 405 GM | 206 GM |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
Ports | - | HDMI Micro Type-D Connector |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
Sensor Size | 1/2.5 inch | 1 inch |
Maximum ISO | 400 ISO | 12800 ISO |
lens features |
Focal Length | 6.0 - 72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 35mm film equivalent 36-432mm | 10.2 30.6 mm 35 mm equivalent 28 84 mm |
Digital Zoom | 4x | 4x |
Aperture Range | f/2.7 W - 3.5 T | f/2.0 - f/4.9 |
Manual Focus | Yes | - |
Lens Construction | - | 8 elements in 6 groups 2 double sided aspherical UA lens, 1 single sided aspherical lens |
Optical Zoom | - | 3x |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | Yes | - |
View Finder Type | 0.33 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD | - |
Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
focus features |
Focus Range | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-Infinity W, 3.0 ft./90cm-Infinity T Macro 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm Super Macro 0-3.9 in./0-10cm | - |
Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot** Metering frame with Spot Mode is center-fixed. | Evaluative linked to Face Detection AF frame, Centre-weighted average, Spot |
White Balancing | Auto, Pre-set Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom | Auto including Face Detection WB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten light, White fluorescent light, Flash, Custom, Color temp Kelvin |
Focus Mode | - | Single, Continuous, Servo AF/AE, Touch AF |
Focus Points | - | AiAF 31-point, Face Detection or Touch AF with Object and Face Select and Track, 1-point AF any position is available within approx. 90% of the frame or fixed centre |
shutter features |
Shutter Speed | 15-1/3200 sec. Slow shutter speed of 15-1.3 sec. is only available in select modes. | 1 1/2000 s Auto Mode 1/8 - 1/2000 s Movie Mode BULB, 30 1/2000 s total range varies by shooting mode |
Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
Continuous Shots | High-speed approx. 2.4 shots/sec. Normal approx. 1.5 shots/sec. Large/Fine mode | Approx. 8.2 shots/s for up to 21 frames in RAW 8.1 shots/s for up to 38 frames in JPEG With AF Approx. 5.3 shots/s for up to 102 frames in JPEG Low-speed Continuous Shooting Mode available at approx. 4 shots/s until memory card becomes full in JPEG and for up to 27 frames in RAW |
flash features |
Flash Modes | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction ON/OFF | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Synchro |
Flash Compensation | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments | 2 EV in 1/3 stop increments. Face Detection FE, Safety FE |
Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
External Flash | - | Yes |
Other Flash Features | - | Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 |
image features |
Image Format | Exif 2.2 JPEG | JPEG compression Exif 2.3 [Exif Print] compliant / Design rule for Camera File system and DPOF ver. 1.1 compliant, RAW 14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition, RAW+JPEG |
Gross Pixel | 5.3 MP | 20.9 MP |
Still Image Size | 2,592 x 1,944 Large, 2,048 x 1,536 Medium 1, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small | - |
Aspect Ratio | - | 30200 AM |
Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes, during shooting and playback |
Maximum Resolution | - | 5472 x 3648 |
Image Stabilizer | - | Yes |
Image Sizing | - | 32 - RAW, L 5472 x 3648, M 3648 x 2432, S1 2736 x 1824, S2 2400 x 1600 43 - RAW, L 4864 x 3648, M 3248 x 2432, S1 2432 x 1824, S2 2112 x 1600 169 - RAW, L 5472 x 3072, M 3648 x 2048, S1 2736 x 1536, S2 2400 x 1344 11 - RAW, L 3648 x 3648, M 2432 x 2432, S1 1824 x 1824, S2 1600 x 1600 In-camera RAW processing & Resize available |
Image Processor | - | DIGIC 7 |
display features |
Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
Display Size | 1.8 inch | 3 inch |
Display Resolution | Approx. 115,000 pixels | 1,040,000 dots |
LCD Display | TFT Color LCD | - |
LCD Display Image Resolution | Approx 115000 pixels | - |
connectivity features |
USB | Yes | No |
HDMI | - | Yes |
GPS | - | Yes |
Wifi | - | Yes |
Wireless Connectivity | - | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11b/g/n, 2.4 GHz only, with Dynamic NFC support, Bluetooth Specification version 4.1, Bluetooth low energy technology |
storage and power features |
Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
Card Type | SD | SD, SDHC, SDXC UHS Speed Class 1 compatible |
Power Supply | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 | Charging via USB available with Compact Power Adapter CA-DC30E or other typical USB charging methods |
Batteries Included | Yes | Yes |
Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
Battery Life | Still Image approx. 130 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 550 shots AA-size NiMH Battery *1Movie approx. 210 min. AA-size Alkaline Battery, approx. 300 min. AA-size NiMH Battery | Approx. 235 shots Eco mode approx. 355 shots Approx. 300 min playback |
audio and video features |
Audio Features | WAVE Stereo | - |
Video Resolution | 640 x 480 VGA Fine/VGA, 320 x 240 QVGA | Full HD 1920 x 1080, 59.94 / 50 / 29.97 / 25 / 23.98 fps HD 1280 x 720, 29.97 / 25 fps L 640 x 480, 29.97 / 25 fps |
Video Format | AVI Image data Motion JPEG | MP4 [Video MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, Audio MPEG-4 AAC-LC stereo] |
Video Quality | - | Full HD |
modes and functions features |
Shooting Modes | Auto Creative zone P, Av, Tv, M, C Image zone Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Indoor, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie, My Colors | Smart Auto 58 scenes detected, Hybrid Auto, Program AE, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, Custom, SCN Portrait, Panning, Star Star Nightscape, Star Trails, Star Portrait, Star Time-Lapse Movie, Handheld Night Scene, Grainy B/W, Background Defocus, Soft Focus, Fish-eye Effect, Art bold effect, Water painting effect, Toy Camera Effect, Miniature Effect, High Dynamic Range, Fireworks, Movie Standard, Short Clip, Manual, Time-lapse movie, iFrame movie |
Drive Modes | - | Single, Auto Drive, Continuous, Continuous with AF, Self-Timer |
exposure features |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
Spot Meter | - | Yes |
Exposure Compensation | - | +/- 3 EV in 1/3 stop increments |
Manual Exposure | - | Yes |