Digital Camera Reviews

The Canon Powershot SD1100 IS (IXUS 80 IS in Europe) is as fresh off the Canon engineers’ drawing boards as it can get. It was announced only a few weeks ago for the PMA trade show in Las Vegas and already has made its way into the basement vault which accommodates the dpreview labs.

The camera comes as a replacement for the SD1000 (IXUS 70). The key features of this ultra compact aren’t anything to write home about but the SD1100 promises to be another solid point and shoot tool coming out of the Canon stables. It combines an 8MP sensor with a 3x zoom (38-114mm equiv, optically stabilized) and lets you view images and menus on a high resolution 2.5 inch screen.

Features
An 8 Megapixel CCD (versus 7MP on the SD1000)
Optical image stabilization (the SD1000 had none)
More advanced face detection
Auto redeye removal
Motion Detection Technology boosts ISO based on subject movement
Improved battery life
Sleeker, more rounded design; comes in multiple colors

Canon powershot sd 1100 Reviews From pcmag

Pros:
Little noise at high ISO settings. Image stabilization. Optical viewfinder. Antireflective LCD.

Cons:
Function button is flat and hard to find by touch. Wide-angle lens is not as wide as the SD1000’s.

Canon powershot sd 1100 Reviews From dcresource

What I liked:
* Very good photo quality (in good light)
* Stylish, ultra-compact metal body; comes in five colors
* Optical image stabilization
* Snappy performance
* Sharp 2.5″ LCD has good outdoor and low light visibility
* Optical viewfinder (a rarity these days)
* Redeye not a problem thanks to auto redeye removal tool
* Well-implemented face detection feature (with subject tracking)
* VGA movie mode with sound
* Support for underwater case
* USB 2.0 High Speed support

What I didn’t care for:
* Noisy images in low light; some NR artifacting at low ISOs in good light
* Corner blurriness and purple fringing an issue
* Zoom setting not shown on LCD
* Flash a little slow to charge
* More manual controls would be nice
* Flimsy door over memory card/battery compartment; can’t swap memory cards while using a tripod