Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)

Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)

The Canon SD1100 IS Digital ELPH includes an 8-Megapixel 1/2.5″ CCD imager and a 3x optical zoom lens with image stabilization, which covers a range of 38-114mm equivalent. Exposure is fully automatic with 2.0EV of manual exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting along with a ties metering to the camera’s Face Detection system. 13 scene modes keep the camera approachable for beginners. A long-exposure mode in the Canon SD1100 IS ELPH lets you set exposure times as long as 15 seconds manually, and a 2.5″ LCD display for framing images. The Canon ELPH SD1100 IS sports a fairly wide ISO sensitivity range, from 80 to 1600. Shutter Speed – 15-1/1500 seconds, Long Shutter operates with noise reduction when manually set at 1.3-15 seconds ISO Sensitivity – Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent Exposure Compensation – 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments White Balance Control – Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), and Custom Built-in Flash – Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, and Slow Synchro Flash Range – 12-11 feet/30cm-3.5m (W), 12-6.6 feet/30cm-2.0m (T) Shooting Modes – Auto, Camera M, Portrait, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Sunset, Fireworks, Aquarium, Underwater, Indoor, Kids & Pets) Night Snapshot, Color Accent, Color Swap, Digital Macro, Stitch Assist, and Movie Self-Timer – 2-seconds, 10-seconds delay, and Custom Dimensions – 3.42 x 2.16 x 0.87 (86.8×54.8×22.0mm) Weight – 4.41 ounces (125 grams)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12 in Camera & Photo
• Color: Blue
• Brand: Canon
• Model: SD1100IS
• Released on: 2008-02-15
• Dimensions: 2.20″ h x .90″ w x 3.40″ l, .28 pounds
• Memory: 32MB
• Display size: 2.5
• Included Software: Yes

Features

• 8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16x 22-inch prints
• 3x optical image-stabilized zoom
• 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II monitor
• Face Detection; Motion Detection Technology automatically reduces blur
• Captures images to SD memory cards (not included)

   

Editorial Reviews

Manufacturer Description

Color communicates. It introduces you before you say a word, making the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph the ultimate image-maker. Five fashion-forward hues expressed in pure aluminum add a new burst of excitement to Canon’s Perpetual Curve design. Of course, a camera that brings out the best in you also delivers Canon’s most advanced technology features. Call it style with substance, for a new level of picture taking pleasure.

PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph Highlights

8.0-megapixel Digital Elph with 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilizer With 8.0-megapixel technology at its heart, the PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph brings you high-resolution images that maintain their sharpness and vivid impact even when they’re enlarged and cropped. The 3x optical zoom is a clear winner when it comes to getting up close and personal. And Canon’s invaluable Optical Image Stabilizer reduces the blur of camera movement, even in tricky, low-light situations.

With Canon’s Face Detection WB (right), skin tones are not affected by overall lighting

Enhanced Canon Face Detection Technology Canon’s powerful Face Detection Technology delivers even better results with the new SD1100 IS Digital Elph. The Face Detection Technology continues to recognize faces in a scene, and concentrate exposure (daylight or flash) and focus upon them. But the SD1100 IS Digital Elph adds more: Face Detection WB means the camera concentrates upon faces when calculating white balance for the best possible skin tones. Face Select and Track lets the SD1100 IS Digital Elph user highlight one face among several in a scene, and the camera concentrates on that person, even as they move around the scene. Face Detection Technology is a powerful contributing factor in Canon’s new Motion Detection Technology.

Motion Detection Technology automatically reduces blur Life doesn’t stand still for picture-taking. That’s why Canon included its advanced Motion Detection Technology in the PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph. This sophisticated feature works in the background to instantly evaluate how fast your subject is moving. Then it automatically selects and sets the optimal exposure and ISO settings to keep everything looking sharp and clear.

Automatic exposure and ISO settings help to reduce blur when your subjects are in motion

When you need higher ISOs for action-stopping shutter speeds, Motion Detection Technology provides it. But when no movement is detected, it allows lower ISOs for excellent color and detail. So whether you’re shooting a bride walking down the aisle, a ballet recital or even a child’s soccer game, you can relax and shoot with confidence knowing you’ve got the picture you intended.

Selectable Shooting modes With 18 Shooting Modes including 9 Special Scene Modes, you’re ready for whatever shot comes your way.

2.5-inch PureColor LCD II for bright, accurate color The PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph gives you large 2.5-inch LCD screen for excellent control when framing your shots. Canon’s PureColor LCD II offers more spectacular color, resolution and contrast even when viewed at an angle (compared to PureColor LCD). The screen is highly durable and easy to see in any light with a scratch-resistant, anti-reflective coating. It also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light — a perfect feature for gathering friends and family around to see your images.

DIGIC III Image Processor for sharper images and improved functionality With DIGIC III, your images boast superior quality, the camera operates at top efficiency and battery life is enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the camera automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point. The camera controls exposure settings and flash to keep every face looking bright and natural. Red-eye Correction can be handled in-camera, in two ways. The entirely new Red-eye Correction during shooting uses the Face Detection Technology to recognize and remove red-eye from flash images as they’re taken, before the file is written to the memory card. It’s also possible to correct red-eye during image playback, using simple settings in the SD1100 IS Digital Elph’s menu.

iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the fast DIGIC III Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

Red-eye correction Red-eye Correction provides three options for removing red-eye from subjects in flash pictures.

• The new Red-eye Correction during shooting actually identifies and corrects red-eye in human subjects as pictures are taken.
• The SD1100 IS Digital Elph can be set to automatically detect and correct red-eye during image playback.
• The user can manually locate any red eyes in a scene during image playback on the LCD screen, and command the camera to remove them.

High ISO The PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph features ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings that reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater shooting flexibility.

The Complete Print Solution

The PowerShot SD1100 features a Print/Share button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select Pixma photo printers and Selphy compact photo printers.

The PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph’s Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the SD1100 IS Digital Elph to a Canon Pixma photo printer or Selphy compact photo printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images to a computer (Windows and Macintosh).

Print your own ID photos in 28 different sizes or use the Movie Print function to output multiple stills from a recorded movie on a single sheet with a Canon Selphy compact photo printer.

Customer Reviews

Excellent take anywhere camera
A lot has already been written about this camera. It has met my expectations for a pocket snapshot and video camera…clear pictures and video while always being just the right size to fit into my small purse or my pocket. There are better cameras that are larger, but they would get left at home due to their inconvenience.

Pretty good
I don’t know if it’s the greatest camera in the world, but I’m very happy with it. It’s my first.

Canon SD1100 IS 8MP is great compact camera – buy it
Purhcased this camera ~ 8/17/08 for spouse and very glad i did.

She is going on vacation with her girl friends and we didn’t have much time to make decision on which camera to buy nor time for learning curve on how to use.

She wanted:
Something small and compact that’s easily to carry

Easy to use point and shoot ( no messing around with menus )

Good battery life so she didn’t have to recharge or change often

No latency ( wait ) between taking multiple pictures back to back

Stylish

Takes GREAT PICTURES

The Canon SD1100 IS 8MP delivers.
I really enjoy this camera. Super easy to use. Battery life seems pretty good ( i’ll get her separate battery though for backup ). Stylish design. Compact yet feels good in ones hand. Buttons work for both her little / petite fingers and my extra large hands. Pictures look great so far.

Items really like:
a. starts up fast after pressing power on button
b. lens retracts automatically after minute of no use
c. optical stabilization ( haven’t noticed any blur in low light pics )
d. no latency between back to back pics ( possibly due to fast memory )
e. battery life appears to be very good
f. recharging battery takes only 1:30 hr:min
g. good zoom both during pic taking and when viewing afterwards
h. very intuitive and easy to learn all features

Looked at following in stores: Coolpix 600 & 550’s, Canon, Casio, Olympus.

Money wasn’t an object. I really wanted to get her the best compact camera that was easy to use, durable, etc…

This camera met and/or superceded all our requirments and needs and it’s very inexpensive ~ $185.00 US.

Added Bonus, there are tons of excellent ratings on web for this camera, so one can’t go wrong, unless your needs require something this camera simply isn’t designed to do.

I recommend purchasing larger memory than what came with camera:
32MB is complete inadequate
2GB is adequate
4GB is completely acceptable

However, I purchased the Patriot SDHC 16GB Class 6 memory yesterday because it was so inexpensive. Used to cost couple hundred dollars.

Paid 59.99 + tax.

I’ve had no problems with Memory. I didn’t have to format memory. Simply inserted it into camera straight from package. It’s fast. I’m able to take 8M pictures back to back without any hesitation or delay.

So far movies are working fine too.

# of pictures with 16G:
4599 8M, 3264×2448, Superfine
6266 5M, 2592×1944, Superfine
9641 3M, 2048×1536, Superfine
9999 2M, 1600×1200, Superfine
6040 WS, 3264×1832, Superfine ( WS=Wide Screen )

It’s not weather proof / water proof / shock proof like some of the more expensive memory. However, i don’t plan on using it in extreme conditions anyway.

Came with free LifeTime Warranty

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