Canon PowerShot S2 IS User Manual page 171

Battery Performance
AA Alkaline Batteries
(included with the camera)
AA NiMH Battery
(NB4-200) (full charge)
The actual figures will vary according to the shooting conditions and settings.
Movie data is excluded.
At low temperatures, battery performance may diminish and the low battery
icon appears very rapidly. In these circumstances, the performance can be
improved by warming the batteries in a pocket before use.
<Test Conditions>
Shooting:Normal temperature (23 °C ± 2 °C/73 °F ± 3.6 °F), normal
relative humidity (50% ± 20%), alternating wide angle end and
telephoto end shots at 30 second intervals with the flash fired
once every two shots and the camera power turned off after
every tenth shot. Power is left off for a sufficient amount of time*,
then the power is turned back on and the testing procedure is
repeated.
A Canon-brand memory card is used.
* Until the battery returns to normal temperature
Playback:Normal temperature (23 °C ± 2 °C/73 °F ± 3.6 °F), normal
relative humidity (50% ± 20%), continuous playback at 3
seconds per image.
Proper Battery Handling (p. 16)
Number of Images Shot
LCD Monitor
ON(Based on the
CIPA standard)
Approx. 130 images
Approx. 550 images
Viewfinder on
Approx. 130 images
Approx. 570 images
Playback Time
Approx. 800 min.
Approx. 900 min.
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