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Stylish Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS unveiledBy Sindre Lia, 24 January 2008
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Canon Powershot SD1100 IS
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Canon's ultra compact SD1100 IS Digital ELPH camera boasts a range of new high-end features for style-conscious camera users.

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Canon Powershot SD1100 IS The Canon SD1100 IS is a superbly designed camera with a style that looks great and, even better, actually makes the camera easier to use. We loved the inclusion of an optical viewfinder - long the holy grail of compact cameras features here at infoSync - even if it's only a pinhole viewfinder and not truly optical. It's still a lot better than an electronic one. Still, the SD1100 IS isn't quite feature rich, but it makes up for that with great image quality, particularly in its deep color-rendering. For those who prefer good images over niftiness, the SD1100 IS could be a good choice. Release: March 2008. Price: $150.
Pros: Excellent design. Pinhole viewfinder. Great image quality.
Cons: Small LCD screen. Slight problems with fringing. Not a feature-set dynamo.


The Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH camera is geared towards style-conscious users, offering five "lyrical" colors including Bohemian Brown, Pink Melody, Rhythm and Blue, Swing Silver and Golden Tone. Still, the ultra compact 8-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom is more than just style, as it boasts a range of high-end camera features too.

The SD1100 features Canon's Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) system, a new motion detection function linked to the camera's High ISO Auto mode and the proprietary DIGIC III imaging processor. The latter is claimed to provide faster start up, faster autofocus and quicker shutter response times, as well as improved image quality and less power consumption.

Users are offered a choice of 18 shooting modes including a fully automatic mode that is supposed to make this camera a true point-and-shoot affair. There's also a semi-automatic "Camera M" mode, which allows access to features such as Exposure Compensation and White Balance adjustments, as well as a plethora of scene selection modes including Canon's new Sunset mode.

The SD1100 features a 9-point Autofocus system along with the new AF-Point Zoom feature that work together with Face Detection Technology to allow users to double check the facial expressions of their subjects. The new camera also incorporates a newly developed Automatic Red Eye Correction. Memory cards supported by the SD1100 include SD and SDHC cards, as well as MMC, MMC+ and HC MMC+ cards.

Scheduled to be in stores beginning in March 2008, the five color versions of the PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH camera kit each include a battery pack and a charger, a 32MB SD memory card, a USB cable, an AV cable, a wrist strap, and Canon's software suite. Each kit carries an estimated retail price of $250.
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