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Summary: cant go wrong
Review: I usually go out at nite and like to take picture of friends and I, and this camera does the job. In dim light it really comes through. The battery life is pretty not 3 -4 nights for me, and the picture quality is really good. The Optical zoom isnt all that but if your looking for high quality everyday pictures this is it. Great camera to capture those moments..
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Summary: Great camera for the price
Review: I won this camera at a Christmas office building raffle! It's a great camera; I love it. It takes great pictures for such an easy-to-use camera. I could go into depth about it, but why? I have nothing negative to say about this little package. Well, it didn't come with a case, so I had to buy that separately from Canon, but that was the only "bad" thing. I've been taking photos since this little PowerShot landed in my hands, and I am very impressed with the pictures. I have not needed to color-correct in Photoshop, as I would normally do with other hobbyist/consumer cameras I've used or owned. If you're looking for a semi-pro or pro camera, no, this isn't for you, but if you're a CONSUMER who likes to take pictures of family, friends, your dog, your car, your feet, or whatever...then yes, this is a very good buy for the price. I took a very nice picture of an Arizona sunset on Christmas day with this little unit, and although I'm no photographer, the picture turned out great.
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Summary: Not bad for the price and size!
Review: I work in an Electronics store, so I get to see all of the new cameras. The powershot100 really caught my attention due to it's small size and reasonable price, not to mention it's capability of doing video, still shots and sound play back all for around $299.99 This camera takes great pictures, with reasonable shots in poor lighting conditions. I really don't have anything bad to say about the camera. It's one of the better camera's canon put out in the 3.2 megapixel genre. I have recommendend and sold this camera to many customers, with sucessful results.
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Summary: A Nice Little Camera that Can take a Few Hits
Review: I've had the camera for a good week or so. Been playin around with it and it takes some great pictures. I was looking for a camera I can take when I go on trips and stuff that would fit into my pocket with ease. I didn't want any more embarassing comments from people like a "Is that a camera in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" This guy slips into the pocket with ease and is not bulky at all. The camera was a little heavier than I expected, but thats no big deal. Picture quality has been good thus far. Not great, but I didnt want to drop another hundy for just 1 MP improvement. I bought a 512 MB SD card off Amazon for $75 (after rebate), so I don't have any problem fitting pictures on here. Just splerge a little and you'll never have to worry about filling up the card. I also bought a genuine Canon battery off of Ebay for a backup, but havent found battery power to be a problem as of yet. The zoom does the trick for what I need. If you are just taking pictures of friends, random hot chicks, etc this is fine. Yeah, 3x optical would be nice, but this will suffice. I really didn't intend to rhyme there, sorry. Here is my story on the durability of the camera. So, my first outing with the camera. A baseball game between two big crosstown rivals. Tailgating in the lot before the game, pretty intoxicated. Took a bunch of pictures already, turned out great. Then the incident occurred. Someone is standing a good 200 feet away throwing a softball back and forth with another guy I am with. Random people are walking by left and right and an errant throw approaches my group. I attempt to protect some bystanders from taking a head shot with the ball. I throw my hand up in the air to block the ball, however, my blurred judgement threw up the hand with the camera in it. Next thing I know, my new camera is airborne. It flies about 8 feet high and 10 feet away from me, crashing into the side of a truck and then hitting the concrete full force. It was like taking the camera and just whipping it against the ground. I thought, "well, it was nice having a digital camera for a few days. This one is gone" Upon picking up the camera, I was pleasantly surprised. The battery holder on the bottom fell off and the battery went flying. After 3 minutes of searching under cars, the battery was found. I popped it back in, snapped the cover back on, and the moment of truth came. I hit the power button, and boom, it turns on like nothing ever happened. All my old pictures are still there and I took many pictures the rest of the day. All turned out great. Two scrapes on the bottom is all of the lasting damage. Gives my camera a little personality. Matches the scrapes on my cell phone from similar instances. So, this camera is definitely durable, will be able to take a few shots. Also, if you drink too much and become a little clumsy with your possesions, this is the right camera for you. Overall, a great camera, defintely worth the price for me ($209). I bought a somewhat cheaper one knowing that I might do something stupid and lose it or break it quickly. That did occur, and it still works, so a plus for me. Takes good pictures and is very easy to use and take around with you. Overall, this is a great camera for the amateur photographer, who likes to travel but not be bogged down with a huge camera. Take pictures of your friends and family and you will be happy. And of course, if you are a twenty something, obnoxious, can't control your drinking kind of guy, I give this my 100% recommendation.
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Summary: A Nice Little Camera that Can take a Few Hits
Review: I've had the camera for a good week or so. Been playin around with it and it takes some great pictures. I was looking for a camera I can take when I go on trips and stuff that would fit into my pocket with ease. I didn't want any more embarassing comments from people like a "Is that a camera in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" This guy slips into the pocket with ease and is not bulky at all. The camera was a little heavier than I expected, but thats no big deal. Picture quality has been good thus far. Not great, but I didnt want to drop another hundy for just 1 MP improvement. I bought a 512 MB SD card off Amazon for $75 (after rebate), so I don't have any problem fitting pictures on here. Just splerge a little and you'll never have to worry about filling up the card. I also bought a genuine Canon battery off of Ebay for a backup, but havent found battery power to be a problem as of yet. The zoom does the trick for what I need. If you are just taking pictures of friends, random hot chicks, etc this is fine. Yeah, 3x optical would be nice, but this will suffice. I really didn't intend to rhyme there, sorry. Here is my story on the durability of the camera. So, my first outing with the camera. A baseball game between two big crosstown rivals. Tailgating in the lot before the game, pretty intoxicated. Took a bunch of pictures already, turned out great. Then the incident occurred. Someone is standing a good 200 feet away throwing a softball back and forth with another guy I am with. Random people are walking by left and right and an errant throw approaches my group. I attempt to protect some bystanders from taking a head shot with the ball. I throw my hand up in the air to block the ball, however, my blurred judgement threw up the hand with the camera in it. Next thing I know, my new camera is airborne. It flies about 8 feet high and 10 feet away from me, crashing into the side of a truck and then hitting the concrete full force. It was like taking the camera and just whipping it against the ground. I thought, "well, it was nice having a digital camera for a few days. This one is gone" Upon picking up the camera, I was pleasantly surprised. The battery holder on the bottom fell off and the battery went flying. After 3 minutes of searching under cars, the battery was found. I popped it back in, snapped the cover back on, and the moment of truth came. I hit the power button, and boom, it turns on like nothing ever happened. All my old pictures are still there and I took many pictures the rest of the day. All turned out great. Two scrapes on the bottom is all of the lasting damage. Gives my camera a little personality. Matches the scrapes on my cell phone from similar instances. So, this camera is definitely durable, will be able to take a few shots. Also, if you drink too much and become a little clumsy with your possesions, this is the right camera for you. Overall, a great camera, defintely worth the price for me ($209). I bought a somewhat cheaper one knowing that I might do something stupid and lose it or break it quickly. That did occur, and it still works, so a plus for me. Takes good pictures and is very easy to use and take around with you. Overall, this is a great camera for the amateur photographer, who likes to travel but not be bogged down with a huge camera. Take pictures of your friends and family and you will be happy. And of course, if you are a twenty something, obnoxious, can't control your drinking kind of guy, I give this my 100% recommendation.
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Summary: Bad pixels in the center of view
Review: If it weren't for the bad pixels I would have given a higher rating. Probably 4 or 5 stars. It just burns me that they can ship a camera with bad pixels in the center of the view. You should also be aware of the waranty repair process. In north america they have one warranty location. Colorado. So you will have to ship the camera to them wait 2-3 weeks and then wait to get it shipped back (they pay for return). Luckily I noticed the defect before the 1 year waranty was up. However now I have several hundred pictures with bad pixels in them.
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Summary: Great Camera for the non-professional
Review: If you are looking for a camera to replace a traditional film camera, the SD-100 is it. I'm an avarage user and this is what I've found: PRO:
1. Small size. Easy to carry in a pocket or purse.
2. Decent Zoom
3. Burst mode for taking a series of quick pictures.
3. Movie mode...WITH SOUND!
4. Intuitive controls
5. Supplied Cannon software makes transferring photo's a breeze. CON: 1. Expect to buy a memory card. The 16MB supplied with the camera is useless.
2. Red-eye. Even with the red eye reduction turned on, you still get some red eye. It's mildly annoying, but you can fix it on the computer easily.
3. Mysterious small halo. Must be a function of the lens. occasionaly you will get this small halo in a picture. Doesn't happen often.
4. A second battery is highly reccomended. The only people who will complain about this camera are high-end photographers. They'll whine about everything. "Zoom is tiny" "Aperature control" "Lack of filter". Crybabies the whole lot of them. If you are a normal person, you'll love this camera. Point, shoot, done.
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Summary: This camera rocks...
Review: If you are looking for a reasonably priced digital camera with great quality photos, then look no further. This camera is awesome. I bought it about a month ago, and am a college student, constantly taking pictures of my friends, the beach here (I go to school in Santa Barbara), and anything else that strikes my fancy, and this camera does the trick. Not only is it small and light (and oh so easy to stow away in a backpack or a purse), but its incredibly easy to use, and is just a great piece of machinery. When deciding to purchase this camera, I looked at close to a hundred different cameras, ranging in mega-pixel quantity, price, size, and the likes. This one seemed to be the best "bang for my buck" and was a perfect purchase. I honestly can't speak highly enough of the camera-- the slow exposure option is great for night shots out on the water, or the starry sky up in the hills, or anything of the sort. So just click "add to cart" because this is defnitley the camera you want!
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Summary: Good choice for casual photographers
Review: Most Canon digital cameras still use the CompactFlash memory card. CompactFlash is much thicker and larger than the Secure Digital card used in the SD100 (this model). It's cheaper per-megabyte, but is slower and draws more power. Canon is doing a good thing by using the increasingly dominant SD format in this dimunitive digital camera. Function-wise this camera is a good point-and-shoot replacement. You won't find many manual controls (beyond the usual exposure comp, white balance, flash control, and a few other common controls), but it's a good "pick up and snap away" camera. 2X optical zoom is rather inadequate for any semi-serious photographers who travel a lot, but ok if you just carry this to events and parties. Picture quality is much better than my first-generation S100 digital elph camera from a couple years ago. I still find the exposure a bit on the underside and the color tone a bit on the cold side. If you want top-notch picture quality, consider the 4-MP Canon S400 which has excellent image quality and color balance. In summary, this is a very capable digital camera in a great form factor. It's light and easy to carry, and does a fine job as long as you don't do serious photogrpahy with it.
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Summary: Canon Service is Horrible
Review: My Canon S100 has broken multiple times and getting it fixed has been slow and expensive. Their service has been horrible and their products poorly made. I would never buy a Canon product again.
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