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Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS: Combining Chic Looks and Power with the Canon PowerShot SD1100 ISSeveral features make the point-and-shoot camera appealing to many. It’s small, quite cheap and for a small package, satisfies most of the basic cravings in terms of photography. In many ways, this describes the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS. The SD1100 comes in a variety of colors: silver, blue, brown, pink, and gold. Canon forgoes the box-and-circle design that was made popular by its predecessor and instead, went with curved edges. Together with the battery and SD card, the SD1100 weighs in at 5.1 ounces. It’s light but it feels solid. At the back of the camera is a spacious 2.5-inch scratch-resistant LCD that has comes with an antireflective coating. The antireflective coating allows you to view the display despite being under direct sunlight.
On the right side of the SD1100, you will find all the function buttons. To switch modes (still image, video recording as well as playback) you will need to use the slider. Just like its predecessors, the SD1100 comes with a four-way rocker and in its middle, the Function/Set button. The SD1100 comes with a 38mm-to-114mm in 35mm equivalent lens and an 8-megapixel sensor. Unlike its predecessor, the SD1100 comes with image stabilization as well as motion-detection technology. The motion-detection technology automatically sets the ISO and exposure levels when it senses movement in a frame. The SD1100 can go up to ISO 1600. Noise was virtually nonexistent up until ISO 200. At ISO 400, noise starts to be noticeable but still fairly manageable. However, at ISO 800, noise starts to become unbearable. And don’t even think of using the ISO 1600. The auto white balance mode of the SD1100 gets an upgrade as well. When using this mode, the SD1100 is able to focus on the face of the subject, unlike most point-and-shoots that focuses instead on the background. Boot-up time of the SD1100 is a quick 1 second. Shot-in-shot lag time in JPEG is at 2.1 seconds with the flash turned off and adds a considerable 1.4 seconds when the flash is turned on. The SD1100 performed excellently in high-contrast trial, yielding an impressive 0.4 second and in low-contrast analysis, it adds only 0.3 second. On the other hand, the continuous shooting capability of the SD1100 is weak, producing only 0.8 frames per second. Image quality is quite decent for its class. The images are sharp and crisp, though the colors were quite flat and dull. While some of the features found in the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS may look like a step down from its predecessor, it still has enough new and nifty features to make it worthy of a second look. | ||||||||||
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