Canon Powershot SX110IS 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

Manufacturer: Canon
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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 Technology automatically sets focus, exposure, flash and white balance for beautiful portraits and group shots. Sharp, steady close-ups are easy with the powerful zoom and Canon's Optical Image Stabilizer Technology. The slim and modern-looking SX110 IS is sized to go everywhere, and you'll never miss a detail with the big, bright LCD screen.

Product Details

9-megapixel image sensor for large photo-quality prints
10x optical image-stabilized zoom (35mm film equivalent: 36-360mm)
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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Customer Reviews

Buy lots of batteries or a different camera

Review Date: July 25, 2010

Reviewer: M. Trout, Mt Gretna, PA , USA

We purchased this camera over a year ago. Since then I have missed many pictures due to low batteries. We have tried all different brands of batteries with the same results. We thought maybe we could use AA rechargeable batteries but the instructions state not to use this type of battery. When they first start to die, it takes FOREVER for the camera to write the picture to the card, therefore you miss the next shot because you are waiting for the camera to reset. It is not good in low light, therefore you need to use the flash more often, making the battery life even worse! We took the camera to a 1 hour children's breakfast with a fresh set of batteries and by the end of breakfast had a low battery warning. I decided to write this review, because after 1 year of owning this camera, I am back at amazon looking for another point and shoot. I am embarrassed to see how much I paid for this! I could have bought a Canon G series for this price (the G series size is not all that much bigger)! I own a Canon G2 and it is one of the best cameras I have ever owned.

Things I liked:
- Video mode takes nice videos for computer use (youtube, facebook etc.) I am not sure how they look on a regular TV.
- Canon menus and settings are easy to understand. I own or have owned at least 5 Canon cameras.
- Had problems with other Canon cameras and the power switch being too easy to accidentally turn on the camera. Not a problem with this one.

Things I did not like:
- Battery life is terrible. I did not have this problem with the canons that use dedicated rechargeable batteries.
- poor in low light. Did not notice that IS made the low light pics any better. Have to use flash almost always.
- Slow to reset, especially as battery gets low
- Slow to focus, especially as battery gets low
- Plastic feels cheap and shows signs of cracking and wear after 1 year of use
- Price. You can get lots more for your money.

Excellent camera

Review Date: June 25, 2010

Reviewer: BG,

We bought it as a gift and she love it. We try it at home and took some close up pics and they were GREAT! Colors and details are amazing!

The best prosumer camera ever

Review Date: May 22, 2010

Reviewer: Kleber Raphael Silva, Brazil

I really loved this camera...for people that want to take great pictures with a non professional camera, this one will help you.
This camera takes phenomenal pictures, everyone ask me what camera do I use to take my pictures.
the zoom could be 15x, but anyway is good!!
the camera body is resistent, mine fell down tons of time and is still working LOL
Also the camera works very well during the day or night, cause you can use the manual mode and make your own ajustments.
the camera aperture f2.8 helps you to take great pictures at night!!!

Nice Camera But Slow

Review Date: April 25, 2010

Reviewer: Neil D., North Pole, AK United States

This is a very nice camera with a decent zoom and pretty easy to use features but it is S-L-O-W. Next picture delay is several seconds in excellent lighting situations, and flash recovery time is agonizingly slow. And that is with brand-new Ultimate Lithium batteries and using aData 16GB Class 6 flash memory which has been formatted in the camera. It goes downhill from there. I bought this camera based on a good CR review and regret my decision. I was seeking a good quality point-and-shoot camera with a better than 3X zoom and have always respected Canon products, but this camera is a major disappointment. When it does take a picture though, it is usually a good high-quality image. In retrospect, I would give up the zoom to get greatly improved next picture performance.

Decent video, unreliable everything

Review Date: March 17, 2010

Reviewer: Mike,

I've had this camera for several months now and it's been back for warranty repairs twice. First for the screen going dead, second for the lens retraction mechanism failing. Those were both fixed under warranty with little hassle aside from lost time. The frustrating thing about this camera is the unreliable file system that it uses. Multiple times the camera has taken it upon itself to completely erase the SD card when trying to take a picture or movie. Today it erased an entire day's worth of movies and photos (including my son's first bike ride) and only kept the last few movies recorded.
Also, unless the camera is set in completely manual mode it is too slow to auto-set while taking photos. It can take up to a couple seconds from button press to image capture.
The image quality is only so-so unless the photo is taken in bright light (outdoors in sunlight). Even normal indoor room lighting results in noisy images unless the flash is used.

Tags: Black, Camera, Canon, Digital, Image, Optical, Powershot, Stabilized, SX110IS, with, Zoom

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