Canon Powershot SX110IS 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $194.99
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 6
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 11811
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 10
Digital Zoom: 4
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 60
Minimum Focal Length: 6
Maximum Resolution: 9
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.4 x 2.8 x 1.8
MPN: SX110IS Black
Model: SX110IS Black
UPC: 013803100051
EAN: 0013803100051
ASIN: B001EQ4C8U
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 9-megapixel image sensor for large photo-quality prints | | • | 10x optical image-stabilized zoom | | • | DIGIC III Image Processor with Genuine Canon Face Detection | | • | 3.0-inch LCD screen; Motion Detection technology and Red-eye Correction | | • | Powered by AA batteries; capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
From a 10x optical zoom lens to advanced Canon technology that automatically gives you the best shot,the 9.0-megapixel PowerShot SX110 IS packs impressive value. Advanced Face Detection Technologyautomatically sets focus, exposure, flash and white balance for beautiful portraits and group shots. Sharp,steady close-ups are easy with the powerful zoom and Canons Optical Image Stabilizer Technology. Theslim and modern-looking SX110 IS is sized to go everywhere, and youll never miss a detail with the big,bright LCD screen.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 97 more reviews...
 Better than I expected October 5, 2008
34 out of 35 found this review helpful
The feature that made me buy this camera was its image stabilization system. Friends who use digital cameras professionally all told me that Canons optical image stabilized zoom system was the best in its price range. Due to a slowly worsening tremor, this has evolved into an important issue.
The digital zoom is amazingly effective. Recently, I caught a game at Fenway Park. My seat was adjacent to the infamous "Green Monster". From that distance, I was able to take photos of players at bat, that captured detailed facial features. I was even able to get some very respectable images of players in action.
The camera settings are easy to use, and equally easy to access. The Auto setting is fairly idiot proof and does a good job under a wide variety of conditions. I found the SX110 to be solid, well built yet still small enough to fit into a laptop carrying bag.
I never imagined that I would buy anything other than a Nikon, but now I think this was one of the best purchases that I have made in a long time. It delivers on its promises, producing pictures whose quality rivals those of much more expensive digital cameras.
First Impressions September 11, 2008
54 out of 60 found this review helpful
Out of the box impressions are excellent. Skipped the manual and wanted to see how it did in Auto. If you owned an SX100 or read the reviews this camera fixes any cons that were written. The LCD is very bright and no issues in the sun. One other item of quick notice is the digital zoom which is normally a gimmick is pretty impressive. At full optical zoom and 4x digital images are still sharp when using the "super fine" and 9MP settings. Gonna read the book and start playing with all the features. If I find a time lapse feature I am set. I would say this camera is about the best you can buy for a point and shoot before entering into the SLR like and true SLR's.
The most camera you can get for this price. November 11, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I'm a fairly serious hobby photographer and have used the previous model Canon SX100 in addition to the latest SX110. Everything about it is slightly better than the older model, so all the past reviews on the SX100 and praises still apply. The SX110 is like the cheaper version of the Canon G10 (minus RAW, wide angle, flash hotshoe, and build quality), but the CHDK mod could close the gap even more with advanced features. Here's my summary of likes and dislikes:
Likes:
- Superb image quality for a compact camera, lens corner to corner sharpness, minimum color fringing, and detail vs noise tradeoff are all better than other cameras in its class.
- Manual controls (PASM), exposure compensation, contrast/saturation/sharpness adjustments, custom white balance, flash intensity are all adjustable.
- 3" LCD screen with 230k resolution, average specs for new generation cameras today. Viewable from a wide angle, and visible in bright sunny conditions.
- 9 Megapixels is good for most large prints, more megapixels would've meant more noise without much improved detail due to physical light diffraction limits.
- Good 10x zoom all the way to 360mm equiv.
- Macro mode focuses all the way close to 1cm (less than half an inch).
- Fast lens, meaning the aperture doesn't get too small as you zoom in so a fast shutter speed can still be used to freeze action far away or in dim conditions.
- Optical image stabilization works well giving about 2 stops advantage.
- AA batteries are great, get the pre-charged (aka hybrid) NiMH and you can get consistently 400-500 shots per recharge. Also don't have to worry about lost charger on a trip. Better for the environment long-term than proprietary batteries that only fit one camera.
Dislikes:
- Wide angle not wide enough (28mm would've been better than 36mm)
- Minor barrel distortion at the wide angle, only noticeable when there are straight edges in the frame, they look curved.
- The zoom setting is not displayed, it only pops up briefly when you change the zoom, and it's not exact. A better solution would've been to always display the 35mm equiv value. Also a zoom resume or preset would be nice, so when camera is powered off and on, it resumes the zoom it was in before. This does happen when the camera powers off to save battery, but not all settings are restored in that situation, such as the drive mode or macro focus settings.
- No optical zoom during video recording and HD video, only 640x480 30 fps highest quality.
- The software interface is outdated and unintuitive sometimes. Turning auto ISO shift on should AUTOMATICALLY shift the ISO (like older SX100), not requiring the press of the "print" button after half pressing the shutter. Some of the features require a lot of button presses. Also auto-power off mode only has option of off or 3 mins, and lens retract in playback is either immediate or 1 min, there should be values in between.
- Image noise is noticeable at ISO 800 & higher, not unexpected for a small sensor camera. Maybe if Canon used a slightly bigger sensor like 1/1.6" instead of 1/2.3"...
- No live histogram. For a serious camera with manual controls, live histogram should be an option instead of only available after the image is taken.
- The command wheel is only good for scrolling through a long list, but I would've preferred a less finicky button interface. Sometimes it's easy to accidentally scroll a value when you meant to press the button or vice versa.
- Flash recycle can take 7-10 seconds after a full power discharge, but not a big deal since I don't use the on-camera flash much (I use natural lighting with higher ISO sensitivities, or an external slave flash triggered by the camera's flash). It's one of the tradeoffs of using AA batteries.
I admit the dislikes are very nit-picky, overall this is a great camera, but I'm writing them here so that either Canon or one if its competitors can pick up on these issues and improve on them in future models.
Excellent September 30, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I was very impressed by the features and capability of this camera, especially considering its size and price. The automatic mode delivers crisp, easy to take pictures with little fuss, and shutter lag is a non-issue. The lens zoom is great, and the image stabilization is very useful in long range shots.
The manual modes give a ton of options, and are very easy to use and access. For walkabout and general photography I definitely prefer this camera over a more expensive and bulkier DSLR.
Great camera! October 6, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this camera as soon as it came out. It is my third Canon and I have always been happy with this brand. It takes beautiful pictures and has a huge view finder. It is very clear and the stabilized zoom is a huge help in eliminating blurry pictures. If I had any complaints about the camera it is that the time between taking pictures seems to be longer than on other cameras, but the pop up flash is a huge bonus and makes it worth the wait. I would highly recommend this camera.
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