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Canon PowerShot N2 review

Canon PowerShot N2

CHOICE Expert Rating

61%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Easy to hold the camera when the display is tilt up
  •  Pocketable
  •  Shutter ring on the lens (you can release from every angle of the ring)
  •  Swivel touch display
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Difficult to hold the camera when the display is in its normal position
  •  Menu can be confusing
  •  No space for your thumb on the back and poor grip on the surface
  •  Poor face detection performance
  •  Very poor flash quality at long distance
  •  Very poor portrait quality in living room with flash

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
61%
Picture quality score – auto mode
70%
Picture quality score – manual mode
56%
Ease of use score
48%
Movie quality score
77%
Monitor/viewfinder score
75%
Flash score
22%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
28 – 224
Lens factor
8
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3 – 5.9
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/2000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
1
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
Not applicable
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
81 x 63 x 32
Weight (g)
203
Tripod socket
Metal (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.4
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.26
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.39
ISO rating
100 – 3200
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
2.1
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
5
Closest focus wide (m)
0.01
Closest focus tele (m)
1
Closest focus macro (m)
0.01
Focus points (auto mode)
9
Monitor size (mm)
57 x 43
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
180 x Not applicable
Viewfinder type
Not applicable
Viewfinder diopter
Not stated
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec MPEG4-AVC (H.264))
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
2
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
microSD
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
fixed built-in
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
200
Image editing software
Image Browser EX
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
Image Browser EX

Cost

Price
$399.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Not applicable
Lens hood supplied
Not applicable
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, handstrap

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