Canon A1100 IS Digital Camera Review

Canon A1100 IS

Digital Camera Review

The A1100 IS is a 12.1 megapixel digital camera from Canon featuring a 4x zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD screen. It doesn't have too many features to set it apart from the crowd, but it is reasonably priced at $199 MSRP. It serves as a minor update to last years A100 IS, which captured a maximum 10-megapixel image. The A1100 IS also has a better body design, offering a rounded grip on the right side of the camera. This design isn't perfect, however, because it still doesn't provide very good handling. The camera has very few manual controls. Instead, it's loaded with scene modes and automatic settings like face detection, self-timer controls, and optical image stabilization.
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Canon A1100 IS Specs
Type Point-and-shoot  
Price 199.99  
Length 95.40  
Width 62.40  
Height 31.00  
Weight 155.00  
Pixels 12.10 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 12.00  
Sensor Type 1/2.3 CCD  
Image Size 4000 x 3000  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Unknown  
Media SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card  
Image Format Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))  
Compression Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG) Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))  
Viewfinder Real image zoom viewfinder  
Diopter Adjustment no  
LCD 2.5-inch color  
Auto Focus Type center or Face AiAF  
AF Assist Illuminator yes  
Metering Modes Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot  
Shutter Speed 15-1/1600 sec  
Self Timer 10 seconds, 2 seconds, face self-timer, and custom  
Modes Auto, Easy, Program, portrait, landscape, night snapshot, kids and pets, indoor, scene (ight, fireworks, long shutter, beach, aquarium, foliage, snow, and ISO 3200), movie  
Speed Unknown  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Auto, Easy  
Exposure Compensation -2 to +2  
Bracketing no  
Built in Flash yes  
Flash Range 30 - 400cm (1 - 13 feet)  
Resolution 4000 x 3000  
ISO Sensitivity auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, or 1600  
White Balance auto, day light, cloudy, tungsten, fluorescent, fluorescent H, and manual  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Battery Power Source AA batteries  
fstop Min 2.70  
Zoom Digi 5.60  
Movie Mode yes  
Storage Type SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card  
Resolution Maximum 4000 x 3000  
Resolution Minimum 640X480  
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