A Look At The Canon SD1100 Digital Camera

by Olan Pays

What’s so special about the Canon SD1100 digital camera? When I planned to purchase this camera, I did my little research on the internet. I was really amazed to see the fact that the SD1100 has been reviewed over 800 times on Amazon alone. Most customers gave this camera a perfect score (five out of five stars), and those are impressive number for a digital camera. It seems to me that customers have been more than pleased with the performance of the camera.

The Canon Powershot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH, also known as Digital IXUS 80 IS in some countries, is an easy to use point and shoot and a typical pocket-sized camera which can easily be slipped into your shirt or pants pocket. It measures only 86 x 56 x 23 mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 0.9 in.) and weighs just about 145gr (5.1 ounces).

The camera sports an 8.0 megapixel resolution, delivering stunning prints up to 16 x 22 inch. It also has a 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to a 38-114mm lens on a 35mm camera) and a 2.5 inch LCD monitor as well as an optical viewfinder for composing your shot. The SD1100 uses the NB-4L 3.7V 760mAh lithium-ion battery for power.

The Canon SD1100 comes in 5 interesting colors options such as Rhythm & Blue, Swing Silver, Pink Melody, Bohemian Brown and Golden Tone, allowing customers to match their personality to their digital camera.

One thing that I really like about the Canon SD1100 is that it features Motion detection. This feature is very helpful when you are trying to shoot your subject, for example your children, and he or she moves at the last minute. Every photographer knows that there is nothing more frustrating than dealing with that kind of situation. Without this technology, your picture will look like the revenge of the blob! Thanks to motion detection you can have best picture even the subject moves at the last minute.

Key features:

- 8.0 megapixel CCD sensor

- 3x optical zoom

- 2.5 inch LCD

- Optical viewfinder

- ISO range: 80 – 1,600

- Optical image stabilization

- Face detection

- Motion detection

- DIGIC III image processor

- SD memory card compatible

The bottom line on the Canon SD1100 is that it’s a great buy with lots of powerful features to take decent pictures and perfect for taking with you everywhere you go.

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