Canon PowerShot A2100IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD

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1. Lindley says:

   November 19, 2009 at 8:34 am

   I bought the new Canon A2100 IS for 4 main reasons:
   AA batteries
   12 MP
   6x zoom
   small form factor

   All those are exactly what I wanted and I got so much more. This is a very easy camera to use and its small size makes it easy to have along. I have always been happy with Canons and my PowerShot S2 IS has been a great camera. It is just a bit bigger than I wanted for traveling. The new A2100 takes equally great (or better photos) and there is not another small camera around that had those four requirements listed above. Zoom is important to me and getting 6x in a small camera is hard to find. The only very small drawback is that it takes awhile to be ready for the next photo when the flash is used – a small price to pay for all the other great features.
2. Denna says:

   November 19, 2009 at 9:50 am

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   I take pictures of meetings and wanted a pocket camera with good low light handling because some people in the meetings don’t like to be disturbed by flash. I have owned and still own many pocket size digital cameras. But I end up having to carry my bulky SLR to the meetings because the pocket cameras don’t handle low light well. Another feature I want is the convenience of AA batteries instead of those special types. A2100IS meets both of my needs.

   Other features, such as face detection, auto white balance, and button locations, are really great too.

   Why did I remove one star? The low light pictures are still noisy, though acceptable (for the price). The flash does not reach far enough, so when I got a chance to use flash for a group of 8 people today against light, the picture turned out to be less satisfactory than the one without flash. You would normally expect dark faces without flash since it was against light, but the low light handling (along with face detection) turned out to work better than flash shooting.

   This is Canon’s cheaper model, so they delay applying the more recent technology. A larger CCD like the one they use for SD990 (1/1.7″), plus a larger lens (f2.8 or better) would make this camera a dream. If SD990IS uses AA batteries, I would have already bought it.

   Still, this camera is the best in its class and price range. If you don’t care about AA batteries and rather have a smaller and lighter camera to carry, and don’t mind a spending little more money, consider SD990IS.
3. Anonymous says:

   November 19, 2009 at 11:36 am

   I bought my last digital camera way back in 2003, so it has been a long time coming. I’ve only had this new camera for 2 days, and so far I am really impressed with it, and only have good things to say about it. I’m not really a camera expert and really don’t use the Program mode, but rather just keep it in Auto for now.

   So here is the list of a few things I like about it so far.
   It takes 2-AA batteries, so no more expensive specialty batteries.
   The camera literally boots up in about 1 second, and you are ready to take pictures.
   The 3″ LCD display is crisp and clear.
   The 6x zoom really brings in those far away objects.
   In Auto mode it can automatically adjust to Macro if the object < 1′ away.
   You don’t have to turn on the camera to view your pictures, just press the Playback mode button.
   When in Movie mode you can zoom while in the middle of filming.

   There is so many more good things to say about it, but the kids want me to go play badminton with them now.

   I have no regrets buying this camera, and would recommend it to anyone.
   -David