Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Review

Canon has been launching new cameras into market in a timely basis. It can be called as a leader in camera devices. Last year’s retro-minimalist Canon PowerShot SD1000 got rave reviews from both professional camera reviewers and ordinary consumers because it delivered everything an ultracompact digicam could reasonably be expected to provide.What made the SD1000 unique in a flood of generally competent but mostly uninspired mini-cams was not its old school style or its flashy collection of features, but its proficiency and dependability as a digital image-maker. Updating a very popular digital camera like the Canon Powershot SD1000 is an especially tough job, but the new Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS, which replaces the SD1000.

Canon’s update of the popular SD1000 is evolutionary and cosmetic – the SD1100 IS gets a resolution boost from 7 to 8 megapixels, adds a new anti-reflection coating to the LCD screen, and, unlike its precursor, offers optical image stabilization.The SD1100 IS also sports Face Detection AiAF (Advanced intelligent Auto Focus), Canon’s famous DIGIC III processor, Canon’s exclusive iSAPS Scene technology, user-selectable ISO sensitivity settings from ISO 80 to ISO 1600, 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio (for HDTV display), and automatic red-eye correction.Finally, the SD1100 IS features a different lens than its predecessor.

Canon includes a lithium-ion battery and charger, USB and A/V cables, a software CD-ROM, a wrist strap, a “quick start” guide, a printed user’s manual, and a 32MB “starter” memory card in the box with the camera. This camera costs around Rs. 9750 in India.