Digital Camera Reviews

PowerShot SX100 IS will inspire you with its phenomenal 10x Optical Zoom…and so much more. There’s the 8.0-megapixel CCD and Optical Image Stabilizer for shake-free shooting. Plus, the DIGIC III Image Processor with advanced Face Detection, Face Selector Button and Red-eye Correction assure superb results every time. Auto ISO Shift and ISO 1600 make low light shooting easy. The large Mode Dial lets you select Scene Modes or full manual control effortlessly.

The PowerShot SX100 IS is the first model in Canon’s new SX series of budget super zoom compact cameras, and in the Powershot line-up slots in somewhere between the tried and tested A-Series and the more upmarket S5 IS. Canon’s engineers combined the materials and build quality of the former with the long lens, some features and design of the latter to merge them into a brand new camera that goes head to head with Panasonic’s popular TZ series (and the new Sony H3). The SX100 IS comes with a 8.0MP sensor, a 10x zoom, optical image stabilization and a comprehensive range of manual photographic controls, all nicely wrapped up in a compact silver or black plastic body. Canon says the SX series offers exceptional performance in the hands of any member of the family, so let’s find out how it performed in our capable hands, starting, as ever, with the headline features.

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Review From trustedreviews

Features 8/10
Image quality 9/10
Value 8/10
Overall 8/10

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Review From dcresource

Features
*  The 8.0 effective Megapixel PowerShot SX100 IS digital camera
* 16MB Secure Digital memory card
* Two AA alkaline batteries
* Wrist strap
* USB cable
* A/V cable
* CD-ROM featuring Canon Digital Camera Solution
* 225 page camera manual (printed)

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Review From cnet

The good: First-rate photo quality; full set of manual exposure controls; optical image stabilization; electronic lens cover.

The bad: Too easy to accidentally click instead of scroll when navigating; no optical zoom in movie capture.

The bottom line: Though the Canon PowerShot SX100 produces excellent photos, other aspects of the camera–some performance issues and operational annoyances, to name two–dim its luster.