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PowerShot SD110 Digital Camera
Reviewed by
David D. Busch
on 09/09/2004
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  • Digital camera type: Ultracompact
  • Resolution: 3.2 megapixels
  • Optical zoom: 2 x
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The good: Easy operation; solid image quality; ultracompact; impressive battery life; low shutter lag.

The bad: Few manual controls and no scene modes; inaccurate viewfinder with no diopter adjustment; slow autofocus in dim light.

The bottom line: If you can live with a 2X zoom and 3.2-megapixel resolution, this snapshooter offers decent images and good performance in an ultracompact package.

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  • CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
    Detailed editors' rating
      Design : 7.0
      Features : 6.0
      Performance : 8.0
      Image quality : 8.0
      Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
  • Reviewed by:
    David D. Busch
  • Edited by:
    Aimee Baldridge
  • Reviewed on: 09/09/2004
  • Released on: 04/15/2004
Busy snapshot photographers looking for an inexpensive, pocketable camera will appreciate the 3-megapixel Canon PowerShot SD110's no-nonsense ease of operation. This ultracompact model has some of the same limitations as earlier Digital Elphs: a lack of manual controls and scene modes, as well as only a 2X optical zoom instead of the more typical 3X range. Equipped with Canon's Print/Share button for one-touch printing to Canon Direct Photo and PictBridge-compatible printers, the SD110 is best suited to those who value simplicity over flexibility.The Canon PowerShot SD110's stainless-steel body measures a pocket-size 3.3 by 2.2 by 0.9 inches and weighs in at 6.5 ounces with rechargeable battery and SD/MMC media onboard. Even a novice should be able to master its well-marked, if quirky, control arrangement in minutes.

The top surface features a large shutter-release button concentric with a zoom lever, a power-on LED, and a slightly recessed power button. The shutter release falls easily under your index finger, with your thumb poised over the back-mounted mode dial.


The shutter release, the power button, and the zoom toggle are all on top of the camera.


The mode switch on the back of the PowerShot SD110 lets you select playback, fully automatic shooting, and video capture. The manual mode gives you access to a handful of image adjustments but doesn't allow manual exposure.

The layout of the back panel is slightly unconventional, but our quibbles are minor. The rocker switch you use to navigate menus and select basic shooting options doesn't have a center Set button to confirm selections. This control is located, instead, at the far left, under the 1.5-inch LCD.


The Set button confirms menu selections, while the Menu and Function buttons activate two separate menu systems: one for camera setup and the other for more frequently used functions. You can activate onscreen setting indicators with the Display button.

Setup and shooting options menus are accessed via two different buttons. The Function key gives access to exposure compensation, white balance, ISO, color effects, compression level, and resolution. A Menu key produces three pages of other options for shooting and setup when the camera is in recording mode; in preview mode, it offers an additional set of choices for protecting and rotating pictures, displaying slide shows, and creating print orders. The Display button switches the LCD off and on, or it reveals the current shooting settings. Switch to playback mode, and a full array of information about the shot being reviewed appears, including a helpful histogram.


The four-way controller lets you select focus, metering, and flash modes, as well as continuous shooting and the self-timer. You use it to navigate LCD menus too. The Print/Share button above facilitates one-touch direct printing with compatible printers.


The PowerShot SD110 uses SD/MMC memory cards.

The Canon PowerShot SD110's feature set is a little on the spartan side. The anemic zoom range of the 35mm-to-70mm (35mm-camera equivalent) lens is best suited for making minor framing adjustments, and the optics focus no closer than 4 inches in macro mode. There are no programmed scene modes, such as Sports, except for the dim-light Long Shutter option for 1- to 15-second exposures. Nor can you choose aperture or shutter priority, set exposure, or focus manually. Exposure compensation (plus or minus 2EV in 1/3EV steps) can be selected from an LCD menu, along with ISO adjustments (50 to 400), white-balance options, slow-sync flash for night photography, and a panorama-friendly stitch mode. Only a few special effects are available, including Vivid Color with enhanced saturation, Neutral for reduced contrast and color saturation, Low Sharpening, Sepia, and Black And White.

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    Summary: Like all digital cameras, the Canon PowerShot SD110 has its pros and cons. It is very compact and easily fits in a pocket. It's durable with its attractive stainless steel frame, so it can survive a few drops and bumps. The layout is simple to use, ...

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