Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)

I purchased this product as a gift for my husband as an alternative to a Casio Exilim that he had previously purchased and was unhappy with. He wanted a small camera that he could carry about with him that would take good clear photographs. The features of this camera that he specifically wanted were: compact size, anti-shake feature, reliable brand with a good track record. In short, from the product description and the outstanding customer reviews and glowing recommendations on this site and camera sites, written by lay men and expert photographers, I felt that this would be the perfect camera. Unfortunately, we didn't share the views of the majority. In a nutshell, we found 3 main faults: the image stabilization feature didn't appear to work as many of the shots that he took came out blurry/out of focus; this camera relies heavily on the use of the flash, which makes it a problem with certain shots that you want to come out clear not using a flash feature; the battery and memory card cover seems cheap and flimsy, which we didn't expect to find in a Canon, which are usually well built. In short, it underperformed the Casio Exilim on the picture quality and fell short of our expectations but the camera that we purchased might be faulty. We returned this camera because of these issues.

I am very pleased with this camera. No problems so far. The disc to download the pictures wasn't compatable with my computer but I found another way to download my pictures. I recommend this camera!

The canon 1100IS is the best that i ever used. The picture quality is the excellent, printing the photos is a breeze with it plus the quality of the photos are very sharp. It is so sweet!!!!!!

What a great buy! Got a great looking, great functioning camera for a phenomenal price. Have been using it all over the place. The battery life is great. No need to buy any additional lithium batteries. Pic quality is good..prints sharp clear images. Like most other cameras, attempting to take quick back to back pictures seems to freeze and confuse the camera a little bit. But recovery is lightning fast.. within the second. When taking pics in dim light, need to change mode or pics come out dark.Light weight, easy to carry and fashionable. Overall a great buy!

I bought this camera to take on short trips when my DSLR is too bulky. For me, image quality in a camera like this is less important than ease of use and sheer portability.

This PowerShot is exactly what I wanted in a camera like this. The images are nice, the camera is quite small and very light. It is just small enough to comfortably fit into the front pocket of my jeans.

The flash and zoom aren't perfect, but this IS a point and shoot camera. I don't have any complaints about the photos from this camera. The rechargeable battery is great and charges quickly.

My previous point-and-shoot had a terrible shutter delay. This camera does a nice job of taking the image right when I press the button. It's not quite as responsive as my DSLR, but still very good.

This one does take short movies, but the quality is not great. Don't buy this thinking you're going to take lots of home movies. It's good in a pinch or to capture something random, otherwise, skip the movie feature.

Recommended for the family on the go.