Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS 8 Megapixel Compact Camera - Swing Silver

A great Camera

Strengths: Size, picture quality, Easy to use, Image stabilizer

Weakness: Plastic Body, limited optical zoom, uses canon battery pack

I believe that the Canon SD1100IS is a great camera. The shape and size of the camera is a huge plus. The camera is built like a rectangular box without any parts extending beyond that. The camera's size is also on par with many cell phones, which makes the 1100IS quite portable. The picture quality produced by this camera is astounding. It might cost more than your typical point and shoot camera...

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By member: JRMR - Apr 20, 2008

Good camera, a bit overpriced

Strengths: - Small size - Excellent facial recognition and image stabilization - Easy to take good pics with

Weakness: - Limited zoom - Anything more than point-and-shoot is less than obvious - Appears a lot bigger than it really is

I got this camera to take party pics with after finding my trusty Canon PowerShot A630 too bulky to carry around. I scored mine for $219 online after a $10 discount. The unit looks larger than expected when you first unbox it. That is, until you find that it literally disappears as easily into most pants/jeans pockets as a cellphone. It remains practically invisible even when I'm sitting down (no...

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Excellent point and shoot camera

Strengths: - Very compact - Stability control works great - Takes great pictures with no effort

Weakness: - Separate charger for battery

Overall, I'm really impressed with this camera. I'm not a professional photographer by any means, but the pictures I'm taking are coming out great. When I was looking for a camera, I had two primary criteria: 1. It had to be small and durable enough to carry around without me wanting to leave it at home because it was too big or fragile. 2. It had to be able to consistently take good pictures...

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Good camera that slightly improves on the SD1000...

Strengths: The new features, such as IS (Image Stabilization) and face recognition sets this camera apart from other ultra-compacts.

Weakness: The SD1100 IS has not shown much improvement in terms of image quality in regards to its predecessor, the SD1000.

Overall this is a very good camera. Sleek, small, lightweight, crisp photos and very user friendly. However, if you are looking to save a little bit without sacrificing much, I suggest you go with the earlier model, the SD1000, another great Canon Camera.

By member: rxy111psu - May 25, 2008

Best point and shoot camera so far

Strengths: No shutter lag, stylish, image stabilizer, view finder.

Weakness: A bit pricey.

I had the Canon SD1000 for two years and decided for an upgrade. My first choice was the Canon SD1100 and I'm glad that I made the right choice. It has 8 megapixel CCD, which is more than the 7.1M from SD1000. It also added in an image stabilizer that assists me to make clear shots for moving objects. It works amazingly well. I compared the pictures taken with SD1100 vs. SD1000, and I can clearly...

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Great For the Price

Strengths: Very quick photo capture, very little shutter lag for a Digital Point and Shoot. Lots of extras in camera, like photo stitching which is very easy to use. Good battery life.

Weakness: I would like a bit more optical zoom. Not really a weakness as I knew that before purchasing the camera.

We love it, recently we made the switch from Nikon, for both our D-SLR and Point and Shoot cameras, to Canon and we love both of them. We purchased a XSi 12.2MP with the lens kit, to replace our aging 35mm Nikon N90.

nice camera

Strengths: small and nice-looking

Weakness: limited optical zoom

I purchased this camera about two weeks ago to replace my large but high-quality old one. Compared with it, this camera is very convenient because of its small size. The quality of the photos are not bad. Of course, this sacrifices its optical zoom. In a word, it is a perfect camera for family use.

Am returning it

Strengths: Fits in pocket. Nice color.

Weakness: Grainy images. Slow shutter speed. Fails in low light situations. Poor autofocus. Redeye reduction does not work.

I bought this as a replacement for my old 3.1 megapixel elph. This 1100 is the worst camera I have ever used. I have four other Canons, including a 20D and I cannot believe the poor quality of this pretty but useless mistake. Maybe I got a lemon!! If you decide to try it, keep your receipt.

Great Camera

Strengths: small in size, light-weight, great for snapshots

Weakness: only 3x optical

Visit www.shopobot.com/... to find the best price for this camera. It's a great camera and I'd definitely recommend me. Definitely visit the above site to find the best price, because I paid way too much for it!

Nice camera

Strengths: compact size, face detection, image stabilization and good quality of movie

Weakness: pricy and only 8.0mp(it might be enough but...), cannot use zoom during movie(only use digital zoom)

I got old digital camera from sony. It was a bit broken. I decided to change my digital camera. I chose this(sd1100). This is almost new one. I could read some reviews of this camera. It has lots of funtions: face detection, image stabilization, motion detection tech. These features makes more clear picture. I will recommend this camera to the friend.