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I had seen the Canon A1100 is before: a friend has one and has used it to produce some terrific pictures. Based on the description on eBay, I expected similar results. I was/am satisfied in all respects except one: the photoflash doesn't work... at all. The net result is that I've got a very nice, highly capable day-only camera. It's useful, and I'm enjoying it for it's limited functionality, however. I compared the pictures it takes against an old standby kick-around camera that I've been using for over a decade: a Kodak 5 Mpixel unit. The Canon's higher pixel count is nice, but I believe that the image processing in the Canon is probably the biggest reason for the quality of the day images being really, really nice. The unit is small enough so that I can just toss it in my luggage (along with the Kodak) and pull out whichever one meets the needs of the day (... or night, as the case may be). BTW, my reason for using (and favoring) these Kodak and Canon units is that, unlike most modern cameras, both have a plain old optical viewfinder in addition to the display on the back. While this may seem like a throwback to ancient days and ways, it makes picture taking on bright days (or on darkish nights, in the case of the Kodak), a lot easier than with a display because there's no washout due to the sun or blackout due to lack of light. I know that adding these little viewfinders adds cost and volume to point-and-shoot cameras, but it's a huge convenience... really!Read full review
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I bought this camera after buying and returning a Canon Powershot A495. The price difference is small but the quality difference is huge. The A1100 has an excellent quality lens for this type of camera. Equally important, it has image stabilization, which helps make the images sharp if your hands shake a little while taking the shot or when shooting in low light. I also chose this model because it has an optical view finder. It's not the best quality, but it helps when the sun is too bright to compose a shot using the LCD screen. The A1100 feels quite solid and well built enough. The A495 felt very flimsy and delicate. Minor hassles with the A100 include the optical view finder as mentioned, and the inability to set the lens to retract more than one minute after you turn it on. This is a fine point and shoot camera that's simple to use. It's inexpensive enough that I wouldn't cry if something happened to it.Read full review
overall , nice camera good Things: 1- fast in taking pictures 2- very clear 3- easy to use 4- use AA battery ( better to buy 2300mA rechargeable ) 5- you can prepare your own settings (i.e. iso ) 6- Auto rotate pictures 7- multi-face recognition and much more However; when comparing it with Sony cybershot , it is a big and heavy. you can not install a tele lens you need to have 2 batteries + another 2 for more pictures (consumes power) battery cover is hard and it might get damaged (be careful with it) ------------- NOTE : what I'll write is for MY camera (NOT the model itself !) it looks like a focusing problem, it does focus, but some pictures (like close ones, moving objects ) you might get some unclear shots . make sure that the lens does not click or make noise when you buy it . also, face the camera up and zoom in and out. then down and do the same , to both sides and check it like this. if there is any thing bad, you will hear clicking, high sounds coming from the zoom. take pictures to very close objects with the zoom is in 4x settings to see if you like it or not, also for far and moving objects. ------------------ over all , I recommend it (if new :) ) for price , used can go from ($75 if Ok cond - to - 160 if nice one).Read full review
This is a very nice camera. Small enough for my wife to carry around in her purse and very easy to operate. Picture quality on easy mode, which my wife uses is very good and using the additional features produces some very nice shots! You will need to get a bigger SD card if you plan on taking several pictures becuase the included card does not hold very many. I would suggest a 4GB or an 8GB card for anyone who wants to make sure they don't miss a shot because the memory card is full. All in all a very nice camera at a very reasonable price. Camera burns through batteries very fast though... be prepared for that and keep a fresh set in your camera case at all times!
I had a Canon A560 which was a great camera for my 13 year old daughter to use. It was simple enough, but allowed her to learn a litle photography as well. However, on a recent trip to Florida it develloped the infamous " lens error". Trying everything, it is now in pieces on my desk. I did not think $50.00 for a used A560 was a good deal, and $140.00 for a new A1100 did not seem to smart either since my Canon experience was not the best. So, a really good used A1100 at $75.00 seemed to be the solution. The camera has a lot to offer, smaller than the A560 and more features. Now if only I can avoid the "lens error" problem with this one, time will tell.
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