Canon PowerShot S110 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5X Wide-Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (White)

The S110 is a truly amazing subcompact camera and is probably the best pocket able camera for under $350 you can buy at today's prices. The Sony RX100 is probably the best subcompact camera but it costs twice the S110 price and is missing some key new features that separate it from the subcompact camera competition. I rated the S110 5 stars because it is a great subcompact camera at a great price. The price does fluctuate so watch for a good deal if you decide to buy. I upgraded my Canon S95 which is still working perfectly two years later after taking over 5000 images. The images I've taken with that camera rival the other more expensive digital cameras with larger sensors and lenses that I own. It's one camera I always have with me. When you compare the S95 with the S110, they almost look identical. There are of course a few changes in the button layout and the surface appearance. Why change a successful camera? The S110 is a tad heavier by a fraction of an ounce over the S95. The interface is the typical Canon interface and it's easy to find your way around. The separate video button is now standard on virtually all cameras today so that's not so special but it is nice to have. The S110 has many new and improved features that make this camera an even a better camera than earlier versions. The processor, sensor and zoom have changed but the basic camera shape remains the same. The things I like a lot that are either new or improved from the Canon S95. The biggest changes came in the S100 released a year ago. That model while improving on the S95 had some lens issues on a number of the cameras especially when it was first released. You can see some of the negative reviews list the problems. If you didn't have a bad lens, you probably loved that camera. Today it sells for more than the S110 which is surprising. The S110 has much faster autofocusing. It allows faster image capture. New image processor. Here are some other things which add greatly to the user experience. 1. Touch Screen interface. Helps in focusing on subject and faster setting things up. 2. WiFi that replaces the GPS unit is not present on S95. There are many possibilities with this... 3. F2 starts wider at 24mm instead of 28mm equiv. 4. Wider zoom range 5X versus 3.8X. So its wider and with more telephoto. 5. Better low light capability and a much expanded ISO range. Very high ISO images are possible. 6. Expanded digital zoom up to 20X is surprisingly good but not typical super zoom quality. 7. Many more manual and custom settings possible. 8. Expanded compensation 9. Slightly improved ergonomics with thumb rest and slightly rougher texture on the surface, allowing a better grasp. You still need the wrist strap for safety reasons. 10. Full high definition video, 1080P at 24FPS with separate video button. 11. Slightly stronger flash. 12. Excellent and expanded image stabilization. (Which is pretty good) 13. Excellent image quality with the new CMOS sensor. Much better low light images. 14. Many advanced features. (it does take time to try everything) 15. Separate charger for the battery, allows charging second battery while using the other battery 16. Has a new level meter to help keep your camera positioned correctly. It does help at times. 17. Contains some self-help on the LCD that can be removed. The things that are not so great and that are not improvements. 1. Smaller battery, the same as the earlier SD series. It means fewer pictures per charge. Two of my earlier Canon subcompacts used the same battery so I now have spares. 2. Change from CCD to CMOS sensor brings some change in image quality and noise. 3. Flash pop up location pushes finger and can startle an unsuspecting holder. 4. HD video is MP4 and allows less video footage but is easier to edit. 5. Still only a small starter manual. Manual is PDF and can be downloaded. 6. No remote trigger. You can set delayed shutter snap at 2 or 10 seconds. 7. Button placement is similar but different. The power button is harder to push. The shutter button is larger. 8. The same popup flash that will hit your finger if you don't change your left hand position. 9. Build quality is very good but is not at the level of the Sony RX100. It is a combination of metal and plastic. Does feel very solid. 10. As you zoom out to about 100mm, the F stop is over F5 and not so great for low light. You may need to raise the ISO to get an image. If you do decide to buy this camera or the Sony RX100, Panasonic LX7, you will not want to retire your dSLR, or Super zoom or whatever because those cameras offer features not possible with a very small camera without viewfinder. The Canon S110 is truly pocket-able and at the current price is half the price of the Sony RX100 making this camera seem like a best buy in the subcompact field. A subcompact camera is a must have camera because, you can carry it everywhere. The current crop of smartphones can take a decent images for the internet but don't come close to the image quality or convenience of the Canon S110 and other subcompact cameras.

I tried few of the advance compacts, Sony RX100, Panasonic LX3, LX7, and Canon Powershot S90, S100. Sony RX100 is the best in this category considering image quality and size. Panasonic LX7 and many others are simply too big to be pants pocketable. If it isn't pants pocketable, you have much better options in similar sized mirrorless cameras. Nikon 1 and Olympus PM2 comes to mind. Also, if it's too big, it can't be your always carry camera. STILL, there is one issue with RX100. RX100 is just too darn expensive. It costs more than many of the entry mirrorless cameras. It's fine if you are only getting RX100 for everything, but if you have multiple camera systems, like a DSLR and a Mirrorless system, then RX100 seems bit too much as you would probably want to use your "portable" mirrorless camera as well. I don't want to spend more on a compact than my mirrorless camera or even a DSLR. It will be for snap shots... for always carry type of thing. So, my only other option is Canon Powershot S series. You can get S110 currently for $200. S110 take great quality pictures for a compact camera. I like the jpegs out of the camera and you are able to shoot raw as well. The new touch screen on the camera is very useful. Now, it doesn't have all the controls in buttons and dials. Many of the features are in the menu or quick menus options. I can live with that since I bought it for convenience for snaps with "better" image quality than my cell phone. If you want a serious camera for photography that is portable, you really should get a mirrorless camera since compact cameras are compromise cameras. LX7 has a great lens, but mirrorless camera has prime lenses that can easily beat it. Sony RX100 has a great sensor but even Nikon 1 with their prime lenses can beat it in my opinion as I own them together before. (Nikon 1 with 18.5mm f/1.8 lens can get sharp images with decent bokeh compared with Sony RX100, and it has DSLR like af speed and incredible burst rate.) Canon Powershot S110 is perfect carry everywhere truly pocketable camera. There is nothing better in this size. Again, there is nothing better in this SIZE. Any bigger, just get a mirrorless as a jacket pocketable camera. Sony Nex 3N and Olympus PM2 are very jacketpockable. Nikon 1 J1, J2, J3, S1 of course is another option. As for a "compact" camera, Canon Powershot S beats others in terms of price, convenience (no lens cap), size, features (touch screen), and has similar image quality as other "advance compacts". One more thing, the wifi on S110 is pretty useless. You have to be on wireless network to share pictures with you phone or tablet wirelessly. That kind of defeats the purpose if you are outdoors. Also, no remote shutter or view finder capability as with Samsung cameras. If you won't use the touch screen, S100 with GPS is probably better for you. As for me, I like the touch focus feature on S110, so I went with S110 over other Powershot S series. (Also S95 has 28mm wide versus 24mm on S100 or S110) Well, here is it. If you have other systems and want truly a carry everywhere camera, Canon Powershot S110 is as good as it gets. If you are looking to get one compact as your only camera because you will never carry multiple lenses, LX7 or RX100 or other bigger advance compact may fit you better with more buttons and dials.

The Canon Powershot S110 brings some key performance improvements as well as the touchscreen which makes this 4th generation S series camera probably the best yet. The photo quality from this camera is impressive considering its sensor size. If I was to be really nit-picky I would say that the sharpening in the JPEGs appears a little crude at times and the colors aren't as punchy or contrasty by default as they were in the S100. But color performance is still pretty good (I like the colors better than the ones from the Sony RX100), detail capture is very good, and ISO performance is excellent. At ISO 800 the camera does a very nice job balancing out detail retention and noise reduction and even ISO1600 photos look good as long as you're not blowing them up to huge sizes. Shooting RAW will help you wring out even more detail. Dynamic range is also quite good. The camera tends to overexpose in bright conditions and blow out highlights. Which is pretty typical for this class of camera. Taking everything into account though, I would say the S110 probably has the best overall image quality of any of the S-series cameras so far. Canon uses the same 5x F2-F5.9 lens as they did in the S100. It's unfortunate they haven't taken the opportunity to put a faster lens in this model because most of the competitors have much faster lenses on their cameras. That said, the lens is fairly sharp. It also zooms in and out fairly quickly. Sadly, the camera has lost the little indent on the front which helped give you a more secure grip. However, the surfaced is textured in such a way where you can still get a decent grip, and it's not slippery like the Sony RX100. The LCD screen is 460k dots, and while it's pretty decent, I think Canon should have taken the opportunity to upgrade the resolution with this model. The big update this year with the LCD is that it is now a touch screen. To be honest, it's not very practical for adjusting camera settings but does work extremely well for touch focus and touch shutter. It's a much better setup than having to go into the menu to adjust the focus area. The touchscreen overall, though, is very responsive and works well. The control ring up front remains on this model and is still excellent to use. With decisive clicks everytime you adjust something. You can of course customize the control ring up front to adjust a number of settings. As far as performance goes, shot to shot times are about the same as the S100 but autofocus performance has improved on this model. I wouldn't say the camera has blazing fast autofocus but it should be plenty quick enough in most shooting situations. As for the video, it is surprisingly good for such a small camera but is most suitable for short clips. This model has since been replaced by the newer S120. The S120 is a faster camera overall and has better video capabilities. Plus it has a slightly faster lens but still F5.7 on the telephoto end. I have also heard some say that the S120 is worse at high ISO but it appears about the same to me. If you're a still shooter who doesn't dabble into serious video shooting or need the extra burst performance, you can get the same photo quality and still respectable performance from the S110 at a much cheaper price.

I ordered this printer with the required Canon S110 camera and photo paper. This made me eligible for a $400 American Express Card after sending in UPC's and filling out a form. Easy enough, they even have a checklist on the form so you know you have everything included. I checked and rechecked to confirm the rebate process would go smoothly. I was so excited about the promotion and rebate, that I recommended the package to my mother-in-law who also purchased the package. So I am regretting the purchase and the referral to the MIL. Today I received a letter from Canon saying that the Camera UPC is missing. I though, hmmm, how random would it be that my envelope got ripped open and only the camera UPC fell out before reechoing Canon. Hard to believe. So a simple google search of "CANON REBATE SCAM" and you will find many others have had the same experience. My real problem is all I have now, is a copy of the UPC since I sent the original to them! I have a phone call in to Amazon who is aware of the problem and will accept my return if needed. I will also be contacting Canon to discuss this and will update this post accordingly as to whether any more hoops need to be jumped through.

I purchased this camera as a replacement for an older Canon. The reviews for the camera were fairly positive, with the stickler being the possibility of getting the lemon lens. One of the deciding factors for me when compared to others in this price range was that the batter/charger were the same as my old camera. Well, I have been using the camera for several weeks now, and believe I have seen the good and the bad of this camera. Pros: Solid body. Built to last. Generally great pictures. Auto focus works very well. Auto flash is very good. Only comes on when needed. Good view screen with decent touch interface. Videos are good to. Cons: The flash is in the wrong spot. The picture snap response is slow (auto focus?). The processing speed is slow (buffer?). Forget rapid shooting; you really have to wait a long time between pics. Unfortunately, I didn't hold this camera before I bought it. When the flash comes on, inevitably my finger is in the way. I don't see how you can hold this camera well without running into this. Maybe it is designed to be used with only one hand, but I won't probably ever do that. I have had others play with it too, and they say the same thing (without any prompting). The problem I had with my old camera was that it was too slow when I lined up a shot and pressed the button. Sometimes it seemed like 2 or 3 seconds before it would snap the picture. It also took a long time before you could snap another shot. I thought some newer hardware would fix that, but I was wrong. Different body, different software, same issues. I will keep the camera, but will definitely try the camera before buying next time. Though the camera is generally very good, the cons really weigh on this one. I would not recommend this camera to anyone.

I am an aspiring filmmaker and the main reason for getting this camera was because of the 24fps/1080p video feature. The videos produced on this little point and shoot digital camera is amazing quality. You will not be disappointed. Granted, noise becomes more apparent in low light situations but the image still holds up nicely. The autofocus is pretty good during video and the image stabilizer works really well too. The thing I always love about Canon cameras (DSLR, Cinema, etc.) is their color rendition, it's perfect. The only feature I wish this camera had, which goes the same for the S120, is manual control during video. Everything is auto except exposure. It does have manual controls for photos so I don't see why they can't add that type of feature to videos as well (hence, my four star rating). Maybe this is something they plan to do as an upgraded feature to a later model. I've also made a test video during daylight, indoors, outdoors, and nighttime/low light situations. If you want to see the actual video, just search, "Canon S110 | A Walk Through My Winter" on YouTube. Everything was shot handheld. I also chose the S110 because the 60fps/1080p feature in the S120 model was not worth double the price. With a little patience you can get the S120 later for the same price that the S110 is going for right now. My third choice was the Sony RX100 Mark I which is an amazing camera for stills and video but the price was way out of my budget range. You're not missing out on anything just because you don't have the latest and greatest technology. Everyone gives you features little by little so the companies can make more money in the long run. Nevertheless, if your needs are the same as mine, which are for the purpose of vlogging, occasionally shooting behind the scenes, or if you'd always like to have a camera on you at all times so you never miss a moment and wish you had a portable camera, then this is a great buy for the price. I highly recommend this. If you check out my video on YouTube, you'll know what I mean.

I bought this one because my old compact camera is ancient and my new DSLR is too big to take some places. I picked this model in particular because it was the only compact camera of the ones I was looking at that could shoot in RAW! I've been addicted to RAW & the tinkering possibilities it offers ever since I got my DSLR, so the fact this one could shoot in RAW was the feature that sold me over. I got it on sale for $250, which was a pretty reasonable price as well. I also noticed that it seems to be good at shooting in low-light conditions despite its size. I've had to take this small camera to a couple concerts where I wasn't able to take a DSLR, and I was able to squeeze some surprisingly good shots out of it for such a small camera. Being able to fix up the underexposed shots and fix weird concert lighting in RAW made a huge difference. The WiFi feature was a bonus feature I didn't buy the camera for or felt I would "need," but now that I have it, it's turned out to be pretty useful when I'm away from the computer and want to be able to get a picture off my camera right away. One example: I was at a convention and my friends tracked down a celebrity they're fans of. Instead of taking a low quality selfie with a cell phone, I was able to take their picture on my DSLR, pop the DSLR's SD card into this little camera, send it to my phone wirelessly, and text it to his phone, and then he was able to show off live on Facebook to his friends that he had found his idol at the event. :) Plus, it wouldn't be sitting on my computer for weeks for me to forget and for friends to have to pester me to get the photos to them after I'm trying to unpack and get caught up with daily life again. Sometimes timing makes all the difference.

Some context for this review: I usually shoot with a DSLR and bought this camera to supplement my DSLR in places where a bigger camera might be harder to bring. For that purpose, this camera works great. Some more specifics: The image quality is great for what it is. The 2.0 aperture on the wide end is pretty good, but it closes down really quickly if you zoom in. It's fine for taking pictures of food in a dimly lit restaurant if you want a wide-angled view (which I usually use), but the quick progression to F4 or so once you zoom in can be a bit annoying. The low light capabilities of this camera aren't bad, and shots taken at 1600 ISO are certainly usable, definitely if you want to share the pictures via the web. They also clean up OK in tools like lightroom. Overall, the image quality isn't nearly as good as DSLR, but it offers a lot in a small package. The touchscreen is surprisingly useful. I use it primarily to scroll through pictures in the view mode and also to pick a focus point when shooting a picture. Being able to zoom into an image using pinch-to-zoom and then scrolling around with a touchscreen is pretty nice. The physical knobs are good for choosing options, and they are configurable as well. I changed the settings so that the main dial deals with ISO and the small dial on the back changes aperture, and it works great. Overall, a solid camera for the money. The image quality isn't the best, but it's good for the price and the size.