Canon Ixus 1100 HS Point & Shoot Camera  (Black)

Small but powerful, this stylish camera is an ideal photography companion for the feature-conscious. A member of Canon's famous IXUS series, this camera has a focal length of 5 - 60 mm. The 35 mm equivalent focal length translates to 28 - 336 mm, giving you a wide-angle view of the world. Built to be a super-zoom device, the Canon 1100 HS camera has an optical zoom of 12x and a digital zoom of 4x.

Built with a back-illuminated CMOS sensor, the camera is well-equipped for high speed shooting. With this IXUS digital camera you can take striking images at 12.1 megapixels. You can also shoot fascinating Full HD videos at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixel (24 fps). Canon's DIGIC imaging processor also captures color details and reduces noise to a great extent.

At 206 g, the camera is thin and light enough to slip into your pocket. The Canon IXUS 1100 HS's modern design is highly appealing with a back panel that is dominated by a wide touchscreen and a playback button. This 3.2 inch TFT LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 461,000 dots makes the Live View experience highly enjoyable.

Battery and Storage

For optimum storage of images and videos, you can use a SD, SDHC or SDXC memory card. To further increase the space on the memory card, you can transfer the data to a PC or laptop via high speed USB 2.0.

The IXUS 1100 HS camera runs on a rechargeable Li-ion battery pack and can take up to 170 shots when fully charged. If you want to view videos or images on a large HDTV, you can connect your camera to the TV via HDMI port.

Performance

Aperture refers to the lens opening that allows light to fall on the sensor. The 1100 HS camera has an aperture range of f/3.4 - 5.9. This Canon digital camera auto focuses from 1 cm (Wide) and 1 m (Tele) onwards. In Macro mode, the IXUS camera focuses in the range of 1 - 50 cm. The light sensitivity of the Canon IXUS 1100 HS ranges from ISO 100 - 3200.

The shutter speed of a camera sets the time for the shutter release to remain open exposing the image sensor to light. This digital camera from Canon has a shutter speed range of 1 - 1/4000 seconds and a total range of 15 - 1/4000 seconds. To aid you during dim light scenarios, the Canon ISUX point and shoot camera is built with a powerful flash with a range of 30 cm - 3.1 m (Wide) and 1 - 1.7 m (Tele).

Features

The IXUS camera gives you several scene mode options to choose from such as Kids & Pets, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Toy Camera Effect and more. Wave goodbye to unclear images, since the Canon IXUS camera has an inbuilt lens-shift image stabilizer that rectifies any unwanted blurriness.

The 1100 HS camera from Canon also has a Face Detection feature that optimizes settings for faces. This Canon IXUS camera also features Smile Detection, which clicks the photograph only when it detects a smile. Another interesting feature is Wink Detection with which you can trigger the shutter release by simply winking at the camera.

By setting the self-timer to 2 or 10 seconds, you can join huddle photos with family and friends. For high-paced action shooting, you can use the Continuous Shooting mode which clicks 3.3 shots per second in P mode and 7.8 shots per second in High-speed Burst mode.