Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue): Customer Reviews & Product Details

Takes great pictures, is easy to use and haven't had any problems with it.

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I Love this camera! I purchased the Canon sd1100is digital camera a year ago; unfortunately it was stolen recently. So, when it came down to what camera to buy, I knew it was going to be a Canon camera but, I purchased the newest version of the camera - Canon sd1200is. I was not happy with the new version. The picture quality was NOT the same. I eventually returned the sd1200IS camera & purchased the sd1100IS model. I am now totally happy with my decision to repurchase the sd1100IS model. "Newer doesn't' always equal better. " I plan to have this camera a long time.

I purchased this camera for my daughter. It came with the photo printer. She loves the camera and it takes really great shots. She hasn't ever used the printer though.

Purchased this as a present for a family member. It is a great camera, light enough to carry around, takes wonderful photos, and built in time-lapse, video, and sound recording.

But a special feature worth knowing about is that firmware extensions can be installed on the memory card (not the camera itself) and then the camera can have more functionality. (This may be true of more recent successor models). Now I want my own!

The product CHDK (third party I think) apparently adds various functions to the feature-set of this camera. Note, according to what I am told, since it is on the memory card, it does not affect the firmware in the camera itself. Here is some of the expanded capability:
- take photo if motion detected, e.g. at a bird feeder (uses the focus mechanism as motion detector)
- HDR function, will take a number of bracketed exposures for combining into a single well-exposed photo.
- time lapse photo cycle has been increased
I don't know what else CHDK helps with, but this gives you an idea of the wonderful things you can do with this camera (and probably others in this product line). This has greatly expanded the usability of this camera and some really great HDR photos have been produced.

i researched many many cameras. i have a nikon D70 (which i love as as well) but it is rather heavy to take every where so i decided to look into getting a smaller camera that i could shove in my pocket yet still have the features that i liked in my large camera.... it apeared that i was to picky i gave up the search untill i went into a ritz store that was closing ( :'( ) the man there answered my question and pointed me in the right direction.... this camera it the camera i couldnt have desighned better!!! idk y they dicontunued such an amazing little camera!!

has the 'fun' settings of color and you can edit and crop a little bit on the camera itself
the light is good indoor and out and is a little slow on the recharge of the flash but still much faster that the average point and shoot.
the zoom goes farrr out and still the pic it almost in perfect focus dispite the photographers camera shake
i have droped this camera several times and it still works perfectly. i have also jammed the lense but when this happens the camera tells me to shut it off. when it comes back on the lense is fine!
it is a heavier point and shoot which again i like... makes me feel like i am holding something that wont break or fall apart.
the macro setting is awesome!!
it dones not have an action setting but had many many others to compensate for that

again i say amazing little camera! i would pay the 300... worth every penny!