I’ve been using a Canon Powershot I2 IS for the full 3 years now. Very good camera with a fantastic 12X zoom. However, I wanted a digital camera to carry in my pocket. So many times I just didn’t feel like dragging a big camera with me to parties or events. Canon SD1100IS fills the bill. I now carry it everywhere.
The images it creates are magnificent. The 8 megapixels and 3X zoom makes a picture that you can crop to the point that you get nearly the same picture as you would have with the 5 megapixels 12X zoom lense. The film feature is wonderful too, even better than the I2 IS.
The camera feels wonderful in your hand with a solid, superior feeling. If you have used Canon cameras before the menus are very natural. I would not have purchased this camera (or any camera for that matter) if it did not have the Image Stabilization feature. This is particularly a must as you get older.
We did close-up photographs on flowers and even hair and eyelashes and it’s impressive what resolution we got with the camera and with such clarity. The camera is accessible to use and is little sleek and compact. I got the one in brown color and it looks unique and sohpisticated without searching too overly girly or masculine. Sound quality all over the video recording was clear and pictures were nice and clear and not at all pixelated.
By the way there is an advantage to the Brown color: If you have to use the optical view finder outside, the camera itself makes minimum glare for you eye to see more clearly through the small opening. The color also makes the LCD playback pop. And as a bonus, it truly gives the camera a luxury feel, you have to see it in person to value the color.
I recently took it to a monthly card party and everyone went wild over it. So much so that one individual sat right down at the computer and ordered one!
If you want a sub-compact, pocketable camera that makes great pictures, I extremely recommend the Canon SD1100IS. Definitely a great purchase and well worth the money.