As I am sure most of the members on here will now know, I am a professional photographer but as well as taking pictures I also hold photography seminars at my local camera club and over the last few years I have become somewhat of a target for sales persons asking me to try out their latest digital cameras and give talks and written reviews on them. I figured a couple of years back if I was going to be testing out all these cameras and doing reviews anyway then I may as well be posting them on Ciao and Dooyoo and making some money for charity which a lot of members know is what I do now. Many of the cameras that are given to me to test ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this camera because it has an optical veiwfinder. The camera which this one replaces had an LCD display only, and I simply could not see the image on bright sunny days. Easy to use. Automatic exposure adjustment for many different lighting conditions was excellent - much better than my older Nikon Coolpix camera. Clarity and sharpness of the pictures is very good and the color is strong and realistic (I have had cameras where the color always looks a little faded or washed out - the Canon A1100 had no such problems). The supplied SD card is a little mean in my view - just 128Mb. Not much capacity for pictures and if you want to do ...  Read the complete review

I was bought this camera as a birthday present and I absolutely love it. I have the pink version, which is very nice as it is not garish or tacky, just a nice pale pink which looks girlie but stylish. The camera itself has takes a very good quality of photo and the zoom is also quite good. I have not used all of the features on the camera yet as there are too many to choose from. I have found that the video quality which the camera takes is better than any other video facilities I have found on digital cameras. I personally find the subject finder a very nice option as it makes it easier to get the subject in the middle of the shot, or wherever else you may want it. I ...  Read the complete review

I was purchased this camera as a gift and I am delighted with its performance. Despite being over a year old this camera is still at the forefront for those seeking a mid-range priced product. The combination of 4x optical zoom and 12.1 mexapixel makes for an excellent photo, so far I have not been dissapointed with the quality. The video taking aspect is perhaps not as good, particularly in very loud situations such as music events, however for everyday filming the function is adequate. There is an array of functions to be chosen, however I tend to use to auto function which has never failed to produce the photo that I want. The self-timer function has a ...  Read the complete review