Canon PowersShot SX110 IS Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

image quality

5

The timeliness and quality of their warranty department is a joke
That's fine for me as long as image quality is good
Bad image quality at low focal lengths
Image stabilizer is so/so
Lousy image quality - too much noise

First-rate photo quality
Excellent image quality - very sharp results (as long as you stick to the lower ISO settings
Photo quality
optical image stabilization
image quality

More image noise, light the dark when a serious decline in quality, wide-angle-side only 35MM, not
taking a picture sometimes takes too long when first turned on
Can't change out lenses, taking a picture sometimes takes too long when first turned on
in macro mode gives blurry image
Zooming in, in macro mode gives blurry image, iso cannot be selected in auto mode
A slight weakness is the quality of the mode dial
A slight weakness is the quality of the mode dial, not the dial itself, but the gear inside that separates one mode position from another
I've had other Canon cams like the G5 that have a much better quality dial
Of course, sharpness can be added later in editing but still it would be nice to get it right and save time fixing the photo later

Handling, versatility, performance, image quality
Optical image stabilization very helpful
Solid image quality in bright light
Photo quality - Compact body
None that I can see..., First-rate photo quality, Full set of manual exposure controls
Excellant Pic Quality
Excellent picture quality 10/10 points
It has a wide angle photo setting for panoramic photos
and alot more on the "webcam" quality setting
takes gr8 quality photos
Good picture quality
Low light picture quality
picture quality
excellent picture's
good quality pictures
High Quality
great image quality and zoom
great quality
great quality,portabele and handy
Picture quality, ease of use, look
good quality picture
Picture quaility
Image Stablisation
clear result image
clear result image, more features
excellent image quality
Image quality is very good
good zoom and picture quality
Can make a photo with a clear and good result
best picture
Picture effects
Great quality pictures
Great quality pictures, Doubles up as a camcorder
Great picture quality
image stablization
Great picture quality, image stablization, different modes to shoot with, very light on the hands
advantegeous whith exelent picture capture
nice Quality
High Quality Image
Top Quality Image
picture qualit
the photographic quality is high
Guards against shakes, the photographic quality is high, including pats, the photograph is clear
fine quality pics
nice picture
Image clarity
good quality
Very powerful photo
Photo sharpness
image quality very good &
photo qualitu
Great picture quality, 10x zoom, great macro mode
image stabilization
good image quality
Excellent zoom range, good image quality

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price

3

Expensive
price
Plastic body, price, bulk
don't waiste your money on them
Quite expensive

Good value for money
A great value
Good build for price
Best value for money
cheap

excelent for money
expensive for me
Quality soft prices slightly expensive
Year-on-year price high
rather expensive
Price a little expensive soft-definition
the price slightly higher
more expensive
it is a bit expensive
Draws the nature soft price to be slightly expensive
price is expensive
Price was more than expected to move up from previous Canon

tremendous value for the price
Sharp, intuitively designed, tremendous value for the price
Everything available at equivalent price of low-end cameras
Great Value for money
Great features and great value
Price/Quality is ok
cheap price
Great design, bright LCD screen, cheap price
The price is very cheap
Long life that cost less, and a great investment without a high price tag
Good price
value for money
Pleasing in appearance, value for money
Good valu of money
Cheap, easy to operate
he price in a rare all-manual support 2
price is ok for us
Low price for features (for a Canon)
Low price for features (for a Canon), good performance, image stabilization, 10x zoom
Good enough aperture value range

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performance

3

spotty performance
Somewhat slow startup time
Poor low light performance
The auto focus is alittle slow for fast motion
The auto focus is alittle slow for fast motion, ie running kids at 3ft-6ft away

Generally Quick performance
performance
Good speed/AF performance
Fast
Very good low light performance

Lag time between photos
yes is slow and bad
A little bit slow
Continuous slow
The fine line between still and movie cameras continues to blur and cameras & camcorders will be judged by how they perform both functions

Reasonably fast download speed
DIGIC 3 processor
high picture capture speed
Has powerful manual functions and perfect the details of performance
Has powerful manual functions and perfect the details of performance,
Good Performance
Switch machine is very fast
very fast response button
Switch machine is very fast, very fast response button, shutter lag is very short
Configuration has a performance of the mainstream
Configuration has a performance of the mainstream, as well as the aesthetic appearance of the publ
fast processing s
The switch machine, the key is fast response quickly, shutter lag is very short, fast processing s
high-speed function
faster Digic III Processor
Great zoom, faster Digic III Processor, plenty of megapixels, outstanding colors

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optics

5

good 10 time of optics zoom lens

focus

4.5

no multi-point focus modes
Some over-sharpening, a little graininess at lower ISOs, no multi-point focus modes
Focus when has "ka ka" voices

Focus assist light
Wider-than-average focus range for maximum flexibility
and the auto focus has face detection for multiple people great for portraites
The easy photo setting takes good phots in any light, and the auto focus has face detection for multiple people great for portraites
High-speed processing results in outstanding responsiveness, rapid auto focus and extended continuous shooting ability

good focus
Great lens, focus, clear and crisp photos, big screen, easy to see in sunlight, and a lot more

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color

2.5

Higher than average chromatic aberations and purple fringing
High and bright chromatic aberration at wide angle and telephoto
The color has been short
Very poor white balance and auto noise result
Battery for internal clock pops out too easily, Very poor white balance and auto noise result

good colour balance
10x optical zoom with stabilisation, sharp pictures, good colour balance, manual shooting modes
Good Auto White Balance performance indoors
Have to manually adjust ISO sensitivity, as well as custom white balance function
Good color

Chromatic aberration

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memory

3

The door of battery/memory is difficult
memory card
memory card, only 32 MB

support for 8GB memory card
takes gr8 quality photos, 10X zoom, support for 8GB memory card, etc

lens

5

Not a big fan on how the lens is alway out when you take a pic
would like to have a 28 lens at it's widest rather than the 36
lens can not upgrade
Do not support the wide-angle lens
Developmnet optical frame

10x zoom lens
Compact, 10x zoom lens, optical image stabilization, PASM modes, good sharpness, well-implemented face detection, good battery life
lens
good optical lens
anti-dust system

The lens group is splendid
The lens group is splendid, the moderate cost, Canon is in Shan Fan old brand
10x optical zoom Anti-shake portable telephoto lens ca
Imaging has a capacity of 9,000,000 pixels, 10x optical zoom Anti-shake portable telephoto lens ca
10x optical
3 inches screens and the lens let on the over
M files position function formidable work excellent, 3 inches screens and the lens let on the over
10x Optical/4x Digital/40x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
10x Optical Zoom lens
10 times optical variable
10x optical zoom 3 - inch screen Optical Image Stabilizer

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zoom

5

No optical zoom in movie-capture mode
and doesn't allow optical zoom
Some vignetting when using the full 10x optical zoom
No optical zoom in movie function
No optical zoom in movie capture

Good 10x optical zoom range
Optical image stabilisation helps with zoom and low light
10x optical zoom with stabilisation
Excellent range with 10x zoom
Lovely zoom aand close ups

Response time, 14ms, No optical zoom in movie capture, Slippery body, Spotty performance
No zoom in Zoom Out while recording videos
Zoom in
Zoom in, no modo macro dá imagem borrada, iso não pode ser seleccionado em modo auto
Short-sighted when the zoom is not very clear

10x zoom
Awsome photo resolution even the digital zoom ontop of the great 10x Optical zoom
the digitul zoom does'nt distort or blur
9m,10x zoom, big bright LCD display, picture quality,lots of features, extremley easy to use, excellent picture's, the digitul zoom does'nt distort or blur
Nice zoom feature
Nice zoom feature, good colors
optical zoom
Hughe Optical Zoom
Higher MP, Hughe Optical Zoom, Image Stablisation, Crystal Clear Pics
good zoom
high quality,good zoom
provides a 36 to 360mm zoom range
Good optical zoom
Good optical zoom, digic3 and pictbridge
10x optical zoom
Ultra Zoom (10x)
Ultra Zoom (10x), compacto, controlos manuais, grande ecrã LCD, usa pilhas AA
10 MP,10X optical zoom,Good wide angle,high picture capture speed
10 optical zoom and digital zoom to choose two
Hight Resulation of photo, High zoom etc
zoom from 36 to 360mm
10 optical zoom Owner manual shooting modes
Zoom zoom in multiples of large and fast
Zoom zoom in multiples of large and fast, easy to operate, free to flip the screen, picture qualit
Ten times optical zoom
1.10X optical zoom
10X optical zoom is really good
1.10X optical zoom, 10X optical zoom is really good, you can get is not very far from the bird
10x zoom, 3in lcd, playback mode, video w/zoom
10X Zoom, Lots of mode and scene selection choices, Large display
Great zoom
Excellent zoom range
10x optical zoom and reasonably compact
10x optical zoom and reasonably compact, more so that other 10x point & shoot cameras

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LCD

5

LCD display washing out in bright light
Expensive, too large for a pocket, LCD display washing out in bright light, long flash cycles
Accidentally broke the screen and Canon's technical support pulled a fast one - charging me $89 to fix it when I sent it in (plus the cost of shipping the thing TO their support offices in Illinois
Under certain cnditions there is a reflection on the LCD Screen
3.0-inch screen

Very good 3" screen
3-inch LCD screen
Large screen aids shot composition and review
LCD delivers 100% coverage
great bright big LCD screen

No screen protector film

big screen
The pictures are absolutely stunning even when zoomed they are crystal clear
3' screen
bright LCD display
Big, bright LCD display
big bright LCD display
good size picture screen
large LCD screen and great zoom
bright lcd big screen
bright lcd big screen, optical zoom
bright LCD screen
Crystal Clear Pics
Large LCD monitor
9.0 mega pixels,Large LCD monitor,effective features
LCD screen measuring 3.0 inches
9 MP camera, LCD screen measuring 3.0 inches
grande ecrã LCD
realtime LCD
very good image capture / large screen
screen shoot
free to flip the screen
the screen is big
Burnt good, the contour is very attractive, the screen is big, the overall is very good
3.0-inch large screen
000 pixel screen
3.0-inch large screen, 230,000 pixel screen
Screen is pretty good
High - resolution LCD screen
Best value for money beautiful pics lots of useful scene modes lots of manual controls great bright big LCD screen
3in lcd
large LCD screen
Ultra Zoom (10x), compact, manual controls, large LCD screen, uses AA batteries

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video

2.5

Video mode could be better (it's not HD
Video mode could be better (it's not HD, and doesn't allow optical zoom
Video performance not so hot
No zoom when shooting video
Video recording at best setting takes a lot of memory

Takes good pictures and video
great video
GREAT PICTURES AND VIDEO
480/30fps video filming
video w/zoom

Video recording at best setting takes a lot of memory, 44mb
eats batteries.Not able to use zoom feature while in video mode
eats batteries.Not able to use zoom feature while in video mode,
10x optical zoom can't be used when shooting video
Video are can not change
Video are can not change, waste, ah ten times z
One reviewer said if you want perfect video then get a camcorder

Stills and video were just what I wanted

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design

4

design
Poor Design
less interesting for Design
Cheap Design
not nice looking

The camera looks good on the outside and I do like the design for the amount of optical zoom
Looks and feels good
Great design
design simple
sleek & stylish

size and design
good design
Machine design also good
Machine design also good, very lightweight, very practical

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resolution

5

Also the file sizes the thing produces in high resolution are between 2.5 - 3.0MB so if you're taking pictures for internet upload you'll want to use a drastically reduced resolution
Low LCD resolution

Large 3.0 inch monitor with excellent resolution
High resolution and good detail
High resolution and good detail, especially for a 9-megapixel camera
Love the really high resolution on the thing
resolution

Ease of switching modes, resolution, and effects
have a high resolution
high resolution camera
high resolution camera, sleek & stylish
monitor has double the resolution

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appearance

5

Fashion appearance not enough
Form a single color too
Appearance is not pretty

Sleek and versatile
look
Appearance beautiful beauty
Pleasing in appearance
Pleasing in appearance, powerful, telephoto and macro are very prominent

Canon SX110 shape has a lot of improvement
Beautiful appearance and powerful
the outward appearance is fine
nice look
Beauty of appearance
good shape
as well as the aesthetic appearance of the publ
Friends may wish to take a look at the
I think a pretty shape
I think a pretty shape, smooth and mellow, great feel

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menu

3

annoying menu

can you tell me if it has russian menu localization/language support
Hi all, a question to anyone who bought it from newegg, can you tell me if it has russian menu localization/language support

sensor

5

Orientation sensor
The picture element is good
The picture element is good, the outward appearance is fine, noble

shutter

5

Freely adjust the shutter and the aperture value
shutter priority brings a great deal of control
Full manual, aperture priority, shutter priority brings a great deal of control, regulation of par
shutter lag is very short
great shutter speed range

Good enough aperture value range, great shutter speed range
Instant review of changes to the aperature and/or shutter speed settings

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control panel

5

it's very importent instrument for life

usability

5

easy come easy go
Oh well, easy come easy go
not much more usage of of them
I just received it today and am getting to know and use it
Difficult to use in bright sunshine

full set of manual exposure controls
Full manual controls
Easy button and dial layout
Manual exposure controls
manual shooting modes

not so easy use
too simple
The use of electricity soon
The use of electricity soon,Can only take about 100 photos
To use general
About manual functions
thought that the full manual will consumer DC as the almighty
About manual functions, thought that the full manual will consumer DC as the almighty, and perhaps

Challenging manual mode
Easy to navigate controls
Sleek and versatile, Solid and reliable, Challenging manual mode, Large, 3-inch LCD screen, Easy to navigate controls
Full manual controls that make sense
responsive and simple to use
Fast, responsive and simple to use
Full manual modes
lots of manual controls
Fantastic Manual controls
more manual options rather than flicking through menus
Operations on the camera are very smooth and easy to use for point and shoot
The user controls were very easy and intuitive for me
it's like if i would have designed the controls/ menus I couldn't have done any better
The user controls were very easy and intuitive for me, it's like if i would have designed the controls/ menus I couldn't have done any better
extremley easy to use
manual or automatic settings make it easy to adjust for lighting
Great versatility, manual or automatic settings make it easy to adjust for lighting, motion, etc
Read the manual as it contains many features
some not so intuitive to use
Really nice to use and small enough to keep in pocket
Easy to use
Easy to use, I was looking for something I could use fairly soon after removing it from the box and this camera did that
Nice Camera, easy to use, good quality pictures,light, not too big
Easy manual settings
Easy manual settings, 10X zoom, big screen, good bundled programme
ease of use
easy use
easy use, more fun
Easy mode
Simple designs and dynamic
Simple designs and dynamic, User friendly
Easy to use, good for travelling
very simple
designed to be easy to use
Simple controls/menu
easy to use, Simple controls/menu
Manual functions favorites
2.10 compared to use telephoto cool
easy to use to find best result
easy to your packeg
making the collective according to practical
Full manual
Easy to use, chunky compared with the average point and shoot, Good price
convenient to carry
Owner manual shooting modes
Airframe is relatively compact, convenient to carry ,Owner manual shooting modes
the entire manual support
easy to operate
easy to handle
Supporting the entire manual
very practical
Performance and the application of
very easy to use
Full manual controls that make sense, Solid, stylish build, Excellent display
Strong manual functions and perfect detail
with full manual
Powerful, with full manual
Economical and practical
and easy to carry
Economical and practical, and easy to carry
great picture quality, shake effect, 10x optical zoom, easy to use, large display
Convenient operation
Practical
very much easy to use
easy to use ,photo qualitu
manual controls
Manual controls for aperature or speed settings
Manual controls for aperature or speed settings, plus "P" programmed

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battery

0.5

Battery life could be better
Rather exposed battery drawer
Battery life
so make sure you have a second set of batteries ready
The only problem is due to the high functionality of the device the battery life seems less

Good battery life
Good battery life with NiMH rechargeables
rechargeable battery
9 mp, 10x optical, rechargeable battery
3.0 variable support LCD AA batteries more convenient

1 to 2 hours on regular AA batteries
Premium "Photo" Lithium batteries
Premium "Photo" Lithium batteries, don't waiste your money on them, not much more usage of of them
Theres no lithium rechrageable battery pack you can buy for the camera
Theres no lithium rechrageable battery pack you can buy for the camera, espically if you use the flash heavily to moderatly
Buy a pack of rechargeable AA's take roughly 2 for 2hrs 4 for 4hrs
battery life so have second on hand
It only took 20 pictures before the factory issued AA's showed the low battery light
battery life is garbage(new batteries every day on my trip)
Lag time between photos, flash is too bright or not bright enough, battery life is garbage(new batteries every day on my trip), overall dissapointing
Be sure to carry plenty of extra batteries
short battery life
you should use rechargeable batteries to save money
short battery life, you should use rechargeable batteries to save money
Very poor battery life
Eats batteries
Battery life seems to be a little on the short side
the battery warning light comes on pretty much all the time
Using NiMH rechargeables, the battery warning light comes on pretty much all the time
Battery are poor
It eats alkaline batteries like a dog eats meat---fast
Get rechargables or you're going to be spending a lot on batteries
You could easily go through 3 or 4 pairs of batteries in one day at Disney
Short battery life (aa's)
Short battery life (aa's), I wish it was a lot wider
No rechargeable battery
the battery is not durable
compared to use AA batteries
Fashion appearance not enough, compared to use AA batteries
Battery
Battery, Grip
Battery for internal clock pops out too easily
Only AA batteries
poor battery can only take two 300 and only shot 100 on the hung up
Battery standby time is short
battery life little shorter
Do not show power, the battery is not durable
Alkaline batteries don't last very long

Compact and takes AA batteries
uses AA batteries

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flash

0.5

But slow flash recharge time
long flash cycles
Slow flash recycle time
Manual flash
Shutter delay with flash - No viewfinder

Competent autofocus down to 1/8 foot candle even without included AF assist lamp
Good flash performance at wide angle
I also like the retractable flash - that's a great feature when trying to take pictures in sunlight and even low lit-places
is full auto mode with adjustment for flash function
Flash intensity control

also sometimes forget to flip up the flash
also sometimes forget to flip up the flash, an automatic one could be nicer
When using flash - The time lag is pathetic
lag with flash is annoying
espically if you use the flash heavily to moderatly
Using flash diminishes batteries in a hurry
flash is too bright or not bright enough
Some say the flash is slow and ungainly as it was with the SX100
I never use flash so I can't comment but you may want to check this out
Flash recharging times
Flash recharge is very slow (seven seconds or so
Indoor and low light shots without flash will be poor unless there is a ton of sunlight streaming in the window
Cannot force fill flash
Flash only works when it wants to
no bounce flash
Also, no bounce flash
Really slow storage time when using flash
Really slow storage time when using flash, battery life, not plug and play
flash takes some time to recharge
IT DOES TAKE THE FLASH 5 TO 8 SEC
Frame window was also flash occupied
slow flash recycle
manual pop up flash
slow flash recycle, manual pop up flash
Chromatic aberration, slow flash recycle, slightly soft corners, no viewfinder
Have to flip up the flash before every use
photos using flash
Flash slow to recharge

Flash intensity control, something that was lacking in the Panasonic Lum
this option is a true full auto mode with adjustment for flash funct
built-in flash
built-in flash, 10x Optical/4x Digital/40x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System

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interface

5

not too easy to understand the interface

Great interface
We are thinking of buying it for our relatives in Russia who will have trouble using it if the interface is not in russian
User friendly
Rich photography pattern and user-friendly operation

build quality

5

Plastic construction

Solid build
stylish build
Solid, stylish build
build
Picture quaility, build

durable
Seems durable and solid

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exposure

1.5

without pressing the Exposure button Sound is mono only
the suspects have excessive exposure
At sufficient light, the complexity of the scene, the suspects have excessive exposure

exposure accuracy
Lens, exposure accuracy

viewfinder

0.5

only drawback is that it doesn't have a viewfinder
only drawback is that it doesn't have a viewfinder, still can't understand why digitals keep getting rid of them
The only additional feature I wish the SX110 had is an old View Finder
no viewfinder
there is no optical viewfinder

Huge view screen allows you to

No optical viewfinder
No optical viewfinder window
the viewfinder has also been the location of a
No optical viewfinder window, 3.0-inch screen, the viewfinder has also been the location of a
No viewfinder, Alkaline batteries don't last very long, No screen protector film, Price was more than expected to move up from previous Canon
Also, no viewfinder

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energy efficiency

2.5

Recessed Power button can be hard to access
When electric qu
Do not show power

Cheap Power Shot series
10 times the optical power

contrast

0.5

High contrast outdoors in harsh lighting
Fringing on high contrast areas
purple fringing on high contrast edges
Bright high-contrast photos have a purple edge

screen

5

Excellent display
Solid, stylish build , Excellent display
large display
hdtv display
Display is huge

Large 3 inch monitor screen

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remote control

5

IT could use a little more control over sharpness

Nice control layout

sound

0.5

Noisy shots
Noisy shots, even at low ISOs
Zooming is a bit noisy
but unusably noisy
High ISO is available, but unusably noisy

Battery life could be better ,Noisy shots, even at low ISOs
Battery life could be better, Noisy shots, even at low ISOs
Higher ISO's are noisy (as expected)
One may not expect top quality video sound from a $99 digital camera but when you're shelling out $225 - $250 you expect sound quality
One may not expect top quality video sound from a $99 digital camera but when you're shelling out $225 - $250 you expect sound quality, especially from Canon

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black level

1.5