Canon PowerShot SX100 IS 8.0 Megapixel

This is a just under $300 (street price at introduction) 8MP camera with image stabilization and a 10x optical zoom in a less-than 2" thick package. Very nice specs.

Pros:
- Optical image stabilization. This will let you hand-hold shots for longer exposures without a flash and keep them from being blurry due to hand-shake.
- Super telephoto zooming capability - most consumer point and shoot digitals top out at between 100mm and 150mm of equivalent telephoto range, whereas this one goes to 360mm.
- Offers a good basic feature set, including a wide range of shutter speeds, manual, aperture and shutter priority exposure modes, great close focusing capabilities, etc.
- Runs on (2) AA batteries, which is convenient.
- It's a Canon, so the user interface and durability are above average.

Cons:
- Wide angle coverage is nothing special (36mm effective).
- Lacks advanced features such as a hot shoe (for auxillary flash), full definition (non-JPEG) file formatting, and kelvin temperature-set white balance control.
- Battery life will be shorter than for most cameras with specialty batteries.

This is a great camera to get if you like the size of it, don't need more advanced camera features, and don't need better wide angle capabilities. I would consider it a great concert camera; it offers great telephoto range and image stabilization in a medium size that can fit in a reasonably sized pocket.

This camera is a slightly superior picture taker compared to the Canon ELPH cameras, all of which are thinner than 1". It's got a better lens and more features, but it is bigger. Buy an ELPH only if you need the smaller size.

A cheaper IS camera with less telephoto range would be the Canon A570 IS for under $200 or the A720 IS. Both are great cameras with similar feature sets and size to the SX100.

If you'd rather have wide angle coverage than telephoto coverage, consider the Canon SD870, which zooms from 28mm-105mm and is even smaller than this camera.

If you need more features, consider the Canon G7, G9, PowerShot S5 (offers even greater telephoto zoom), and the digital SLR's, all of which will offer a hot shoe and other more advanced features. If you're still unsure of what model has the features you want, check out dpreview dot com. They list specs of virtually all digital cameras in a very nice user interface.

I rate this camera "excellent" because it offers a unique and very handy feature set, takes great pictures, and should prove to be a relatively durable and useful camera.

My first digital camera was a Canon PowerShot--the old clunky kind with a 1.5 inch view screen. It took beautiful pictures and I missed them terribly when I switched, a few years later, to one of those fits-in-your-pocket cameras. I loved the portability but was so disappointed with the quality of the photos that I just stopping taking pictures of stuff. Eventually, I actually had to <i>give</i> it away.

I did a lot of research before I decided on the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS and was VERY concerned about price. I wanted the most optical zoom for my money but, alas, I am a poor graduate student who has not yet become the rockstar of my discipline that I know I will someday become. This model of the PowerShot was on the high end of my price range but was (and still is) well worth it.

When I strayed from Canon, I knew not how spoiled I had become on the high quality photos it took--especially considering that my photography skills are lacking and (unlike those fancy photojournalism students) I cannot actually produce light from my own being. Canon, I guess, can do this. I manage to take crisp photographs in low light without using the flash. Additionally, the flash can be turned off and on very simply. The flash that is built into this camera produces an especially unnatural-looking spotlight on the subject of the photo but I don't mind since, again, I've found that I very rarely use the flash.

If you do use the flash, invest in a case with extra pockets as you'll zap the batteries very quickly. Even without the flash, I find that battery life is the only thing I dislike about this camera. I use the rechargeable kind that don't last too long, anyway, so I'm used to refreshing the batteries before each use. When you see the pictures you're taking, you will know it's a fair trade off.

The photos are not at all warped (like one might find with those fits-in-the-pocket models) and never look "digital." This camera uses natural light well and very accurately reproduces color.

I leave the camera on the automatic setting most of the time and find that it adjusts itself as well as or, perhaps, better than I could manually. This camera takes amazing close-ups on the Macro setting (which can be turned on by hitting the right-pointing button on the circle-shaped pad). The aperture-priority setting is also quite handy and, with a little tinkering, takes very nice photographs.

I've used the "Movie" mode a handful of times and found that it records well enough but takes up a WHOLE LOT of space on my 2 gig SD card. However, it is perfect for those "My friends is about to jump into a pile of leaves" moments.

I would recommend this camera to anyone with intermediate skills in using a digital camera. There is a lot to explore on this bad boy--all kinds of settings and widgets and tweaking can be experimented with. There are some less expensive models out there that would better suit beginners, and there is always the Canon Rebel for those advanced and financially loaded photographers. The SX100 IS is the perfect "second camera" for amateurs and hobbyists like myself.

I get a lot of compliments on my photographs and I'm not even close to being a professional. If you have the dough, invest in this camera because you won't need another one for a long time. I actually carry my Canon more than I ever did my fits-in-the-pocket camera because I know that I can whip it out and take great pictures in any light, at any angle, anywhere.

I bought the camera and never received the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS 8.0 Megapixel. The seller sent it by USPS without insurance (The seller DID NOT INFORM the buyer buying insurance) and IT LOSS on the way to me. I have not known the seller wrote dowm my address correct or not??? The seller only gave me the confirmation number and according to USPS it was delivered to me. HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED THIS CAMERA. I filed the claim with Ebay (Paypal) and my claim was denied because the seller can provided the confirmation number for Paypal. I believed the Ebay (Paypal) gave the seller more protection than the buyer.
Right now, I will scale down buying from Ebay. And, I would like all the buyer should be more caution when buying on Ebay when using Paypal.

I chose to buy this digital camera for it's features ,and it's multiple functions for taking different photos.Since it replaced an old Canon Power Shot 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera I had that didn't work any more.

The new (Canon Power Shot SX 100 IS 8.0 Megapixel) camera happens to have have features that my old camera didn't have.Such as the shooting mode dial,playback and erasing photos is much easier to use,and the batteries last a lot longer than my old camera,and the memory card can be removed and replaced with ease.Which I feel is a plus for camera buffs.

After using it for almost two months, I can use this new Camera much faster out of the box than the old one.I find that it's much easier to use,with one exception, it takes a lot of practice taking many photos to get a real feel for what this camera can really do.I still refer to the owners manual for guidance,but not as much as I did with the Canon Power Shot 3.2 camera.

The amount of money I spent for the Canon Power Shot SX 100 IS 8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera is a bargain compared to my first Digital Camera the Power Shot 3.2 Megapixel Camera, which I purchased 5 years ago.

If any one is considering buying there first Digital Camera,I would stongly recommend buying the Canon Power Shot SX100IS 8.0 Digital Camera.

Pros
image stabilization
Fast focus
Big, fairly bright screen
Good movie quality
Good value

Cons
Very slow flash
ISO 800 and up are useless
Short battery life
No wide-angle on lens

I like the versatility of the camera. It seemed to be a good value for what was paid. I would recommend this camera to some one that is looking for an easy to use camera in a moderate price range. Gives pretty good picture when doing close-ups while photographing Ebay materials.

The only negative is that one has to replace the two AA batteries more often than I would like or expected. Would be nice if they were rechargeable.

I have 9 cameras (I guess you could say I'm a camera freak!!!). I LOVE this one. It is small and easy to use. I also have a $5000.00 Nikon digital camera with all the different lenses, but this small camera is great. It has just as many features as my more expensive camera, yet it is easy to use. I would highly recommend this camera for the first time user or a more advanced photo freak. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!

The optical zoom is 10 x and the price is affordable.
It is normal for the battery to get exhausted quite quickly as it is of low capacity compared to li-ion. However the battery is standard and the only precaution is to take charged spare batteries.
Only dislike is that the flash does not pop out automatically

Pro
- Find it produce very sharp picture at iso80 with max zoom. can see car # plate shot at moving.
- better picture than my 400d under low iso. surprise
- basically, should be the same picture quality to Canon G9. The major difference is size in picture, but it costs less than half of price

Cons
- dump outlook
- some purple edge at max zoom

Excellent price performance. What to complain?

I'm very happy with my new camera.
Great picture quality, manual controls for everything, good grip - easy to hold with less shaking, beautiful and stylish, easy to use, good auto mode to use when in a hurry... I have it for almost a month, and cannot think about a single defect. fantastic buy!

i love it is a great camera everyone should have it... is super easy to work with, nice product A+A+A+A+A

I have seen this camera in use by friends. Now I can sa it is very easy to operate, the documentation with the camera is very easy to understand. This camera is very easy to hold and either use the screen or the view finder to take pictures. This is one that you don't need to take five pictures hoping one will be good enough to keep, all will be. It is a very capable camera and at a very affordable price. I would say a ten!

when i bid on this item i was hesitant because it was refurbished but the seller garunteed it was like new. when i opened the pakage to my amazement there was absolutely no way of knowing that the items factory box had ever even been open. the camera appeared to be brand new and operates like new too. the shipping was prompt and communication was great. i am very happy with this purchase and would definately use this seller again in the future. thank you for a great buying experience.

For those who want to have the convenience of a pocket-sized point-n-shoot digital camera, but still want most of the bells and whistles you might expect to find on a Digital SLR camera, the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS may just be the camera for you. Sure, you can read all of the industry rags for some detailed, in-depth reviews, but what does an average Joe think about the camera after a few weeks worth of use? Great photos from a reasonably priced camera.

My first digital camera was purchased almost 15 years ago, so I've had plenty of experience for quite some time from a typical consumer's perspective. Sony, Casio, Nikon, along with Canon make up the majority of brands that I've used with any frequency. The PowerShot SX100 IS takes great photos indoors (used to document several high school musicals and stage plays from the back of a large auditorium). The wide range of ISO settings combined with the image stabilization make these types of photos very easy to take ... but I do recommend that you invest a few bucks in a good tripod.

Outdoor photos of little league football games proved to be a snap (pun intended) as well. The 11-year-old Falcon football player's father has already had several requests for copies of that picture CD that "that guy" took for him. The action photos were very clear, even when using the 10X optical zoom.

We've been pleased with the 4"x6", 5"x7", and 8"x10" photos that we printed on our photo-quality printer using high-quality inkjet photo paper. Although we aren't likely to look to the local photo kiosk to do anything larger, I'd bet that photos printed at 11"x14" or larger would still look good.

Battery life seems about right. I used both store-bought alkaline batteries as well as rechargeable lithium ion batteries. The camera gave me about what the advertising brochures indicated you could expect when using the camera for taking photos, reviewing a picture here and there just to verify that I got the shot.

Is this camera for everyone? No. It doesn't easily fit in a shirt pocket or pants pocket, so if small size matters to you, try another camera. Does it give you interchangeable lenses and allow you to capture a hummingbird in stop action from a hundred paces? Nope, not the camera for you either. But if you're looking for a solid middle-of-the-spectrum camera, head down to your local electronics store to try out the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS.

I have had the SX100 about a month.
In this time period I have taken several photos, The only problem I have encountered is inexperience. The camera works flawlessly, and the pics are perfect.
I especially enjoy the AA batteries that are readily available and cheap in comparison to my Nikon batteries.
I would highly recommend this camera to anyone that is quality conscious and appreciates the good feel of a quality piece of equipment.

Everything about the camera i like. I researched camers for a while and this is by far the best i could come up with. Price and options. The 10x zoom lens,great. Video option is fantastic. The bad thing about it,it goes through batteries fast but i think most digital cameras do that.I suggest rechargeable batteries.Buy it you wont regret it.

Good camera for a reasonable price, great value!
I like Power Zoom very much+++, both its Image Stabilizer.Face Recognising and Red-eye reducing are miracle...
I dislike it has not an Optical viewfinder.The camera could be more steady with it and watching for the moving objects was simplier...Besides, the flash light is rather dumb...It overflashes faces on the close distance, but if you go far, the pictures are dark! Battery life is long- I've made 200+ pictures(30% with flash) using a couple of 2700 mAh Accus!

First of all, this camera is a "CANON." My expectations of this camera were extremely high and I say this as a novice picture taker, not a pro. The camera is very easy to use and takes outstanding photos. I suppose that the more I learn about the camera the better the photos will get.
I'm not one to sit and read the manual before I start clicking away. I just start pushing buttons and taking photos and then marvel at how great the pics look and then try to remember what setting I had for that photo. Hey, don't laugh, I'm sure there are a million other men out there just like me. Anyway, this camera is definately a good camera for anyone who is looking for a great camera at a reasonable price.
I've used the camera at football games and got some really awesome shots from both far and near. I also used the camera recently at a concert and took some really cool shots from across the arena using the flash and just the stage lights and the pictures were great.
I guess the question I ask about a product is, "Would I buy this camera again if I were shopping for a new camera? The answer is....Yes Yes Yes!!!! As a matter of fact, I just bought another Canon PowerShot SX100 IS 8.0 Megapixel for my girlfriends birthday and she loves the camera too. Now I get to keep mine..........

Pros : Good pictures when ISO is low. Everything is nearly perfect for amateur using.

Cons : zoom is not really 10x.


Totally, it's a perfect camera if you're are an amateur user.

I love this light-weight camera and all the things it does to make good pictures. This silver one is an exact match to my black one, except for the color. I carry then in the same case and always have one ready to take pictures on any occasion. My favorite thing is to use the video button and take short videos of my travels, my grandchildren and anything else that moves. I like that it uses regular AA batteries, that I can pick up anywhere, or rechargables if I prefer. It has a small pop-up flash, manual or auto settings, and lots of choices in settings for low light, fast speed, etc.

I have owned many cameras in the last 50 years, but this has them all beat by a mile. I bought the new silver one on ebay when I couln't find one in my local store. I was lucky to find it new in the box. If you are lucky enough to find one like this, buy it. You won't be sorry. lynzie2

great price for great camera, like new It came with all the extra's included. Their ratings are confirmed by my experience

I had a camera just like this one once before but it was stolen. I chose this camera again because I enjoy the way it works and it is easy to operate. I decided to buy it because it was a good deal for the amonut of money that I was spending.

The item is great.
Requires only 2 batteries.
Clear photos with a great quality.
Recommended to all.