Canon SD1100IS Review - Pros and Cons of the Powershot SD1100-IS
Here is a small selection of Canon Powershot SD1100IS reviews. Literally hundreds of customers have given the SD1100-IS a five star rating. As you will note below, this Powershot is not an advanced digital camera. It is, however, a handy, compact camera for anyone who wants great pictures for personal use.
Digital Photography Review wrote, "The SD1100 is a 'typical' IXUS/SD in many respects. It is compact, well built and sports a reasonably attractive design. It offers good output quality in most situations - straight out of the cam - only requiring minimal user intervention."
Julie Neal wrote, "An update to the SD1000 (see below), this 2008 8MP beauty adds image stabilization, a slightly longer zoom (38-114 mm), another MP of photo size and a small indent on the right side for a better grip. Plus it comes in colors! My daughter has a blue one and uses it every single day. During school days the image stabilization made a real difference in her on-the-bus shots. With that heavy of use hers has gotten scratched up a bit, but the marks are small and hardly noticeable."
AZ Desert Rat wrote, "The camera feels great in your hand with a solid, quality feeling. If you have used Canon cameras before the menus are very intuitive. I would not have purchased this camera (or any camera for that matter) if it did not have the Image Stabilization feature. This is especially a must as you get older."
R. Myers wrote, "I am a scrapbooker, enough said, I take lots of pictures. I have had this camera 2 months and didnt want to write a review until I had a real handle on how it performs. It is the best compact camera I have owned and easy and the pictures are great. I have nothing negative to say. I have it in gold and it is very stylish."
Jesse Payne wrote, "I have the sd1000 and decided to go ahead and get the sd1100 while it was so cheap. Both cameras have been the best products I have ever purchased. They are easy to use and take great pics. I can leave it on Auto Mode and never have a bad pic."
Another reviewer wrote, "If you need a solid, reliable, and stylish point-and-shoot ultracompact digital camera that produces high-quality images, then the new Canon PowerShot SD1100IS may be right for you."
M. Cummings wrote, "This camera is awesome. It does everything a camera should these days for taking basic snapshots of friends and activities. I say 'basic' because it's not for a serious photographer, but to capture the moment, it's absolutely perfect. Great color/light/sharpness and it's small enough to fit in your pocket. Quality is great and battery life is wonderful. I can't say anything negative about this camera, but then that's exactly what you'd expect from Canon. I'd recommend this to anyone."
S. Macaulay wrote, "This camera replaced an SD 850 which was twice as expensive and had the unfortunate lens mechanism failure after 15 months (3 months out of warranty). Otherwise that camera was great. After researching reliability I decided to get the PowerShot SD 1100IS. I liked the simplicity and overall features so much that I got a second one for our daughter. Both were purchased through Amazon, and came with free shipping and a competitive price. Very happy with photo results. We used this camera for a recent 3 week cycling tour in France, and the size is perfect for tucking into a cycling jersey or handlebar bag."
To read hundreds of other reviews, go to Amazon's SD1100-IS reviews.
Canon PowerShot SD1100IS Pros and Cons
Pros
* The camera has lots of great features with great compact body and optical excellence.
* It is easy to use, so handy and can be carried just about anywhere.
* It has bright and clear screen, perfect image stabilization, great movie quality, decent sharpness, quick focus, attractive design, and good overall speed.
Cons
* It has little manual control.
* The lens is a bit soft at the end.
* The built-in flash is somewhat underpowered.
* The viewfinder is fairly small.