I bought this for a family trip where we wanted to take lots of snapshots and also for photographing documents in family history archives. It cost £99 at John Lewis and we spent an extra £7 on a memory card, and a case. Comparing this model with a similar one bought from Kodak left us impressed. And this one was cheaper. It's straightforward to get to grips with. Image quality is very good. The camera is also light and compact, meaning it's easy to slip into a handbag. We took several shots of documents to see how it would perform in an archive and these came out rather better than i had anticipated when uploaded onto a PC screen. Snapshots came out well, too, ...  Read the complete review

I am very happy with the ease of use the Powershot A3100IS camera provides. I find the focus is pretty good and sharp most of the times, except at really close up distances. Close up images can be slightly hazy on really sunny days. This is a minor issue and shouldn't put anyone of buying this great value for money camera. When it comes to the use of flash it is, as is the case with all canon cameras, extremely good and the amount of light emitted is good enough to light the whole photo not just the middle sections and still enables the shot to retain good colour levels. I was also impressed with its ability to take indoor shots without flash and it ...  Read the complete review

Taking pictures is always fun especially if you have animals and I love to take pictures of them with a decent digital camera. I found the Canon Powershot A3100 on a television channel recently and what grabbed me was how cheap it was. It was priced at just £60 and it was 12.1 megapixels. I have always been told the more megapixels the camera has got the better the overall image and that is definitely true when it comes to this camera. The design is fairly simple because my camera is red and looks slightly different to the picture for this item. There is the lens at the front which is kind of obvious but also this is where the big Canon logo is ...  Read the complete review

I bought this as my first digital cam for USD 200. True to canon tradition its extremely user friendly with lot of built in options. The picture quality is so good. and the image stabilization feature is useful more than what i expected. My 3+ year old niece took some pictures (during my family get together) like a pro! (am not kidding). Before i decided to buy this there are many choices to make at that price range and its really a tough decision to make. But at the end the 'value for money' is what made me to choose this model. Its an absolutely no frills attached model and you pay for the camera.. not styling. not features which you hardly use.. best bet for a first digital camera for your family.