Canon PowerShot A1100IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.5-inch LCD (Silver)
Which Digital Camera Is Best For Me?
The most important piece of equipment when it comes to taking good pictures has nothing to do with anything you can buy at a store. It’s actually your own two eyes and your brain. Being able to see what you want to take a picture in your mind is the first step to taking a great picture. It really doesn’t matter if you have a $100 camera, or a $10,000 camera. If you can’t see and compose the desired image with your own eyes, in your mind, then save yourself a whack of money and buy the $100 camera.
I heard a great story from an aspiring young photographer about their college days. His professor in a photography class full of promising professional photographers was given a simple task. They were shown a dozen or so beautiful and artistic photographs. Their task was to determine which photographs were taken by some very expensive SLR cameras, and which were taken by some very inexpensive point and shoot cameras. The end result? Their success rate was about as good as if they had just randomly guessed.
The point I’m trying to make here, is not that you need to be the next Fran Lebowitz to take great photographs. What I am trying to say is, don’t sweat over a bunch of technical specifications and marketing hyperbole while trying to decide on which digital camera is best for me. It doesn’t really matter. What does matter, is that you make a decision, and start taking pictures. The more pictures you take, the better your next set of pictures will be.
With all that in mind, it would be unfair of me to not make at least a few digital camera recommendations. Especially considering the title of this piece. If your unsure of brand, I’d pick Canon. They have by far more models to choose from then any other manufacturer. If your looking for a really small camera, you can take anywhere, consider the Canon SD1000 Digital Elph. If image quality is more of a consideration then portability, then step up to the Canon PowerShot A570IS. Both are around the $150 range. If your a little more ambitious with your photography, then start with a Canon Digital Rebel XTi SLR camera. For under $600 you’ve got plenty of room to grow. That’s it, go get one, and start taking pictures. Your not getting any younger.
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Canon PowerShot A1100IS Reviews and Ratings (Top 10)
 | Top #1 Canon PowerShot SD780IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 3x OpticalOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by GCC (USA) 2010-07-27 Could not recommend this product enough. For the money spent and what the camera is(a compact, pocket camera), it is outstanding. I purchased two of them and no complaints. One of the recent purchases got to go to Europe and preformed very well and made my wife very happy (picture taking nut). What ... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #2 Canon PowerShot S90 10MP Digital Camera with 3.8x Wide AngleOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by SanjeevP (MICHIGAN, USA) 2010-07-27 As of July 2010, Canon S90 and Canon SD4000 are two of the best pocketable point and shoot cameras. Tough choice. Having used both, here is my take on these two excellent cameras: ADVANTAGES OF S90 Over SD4000 1. Better picture quality. 2. Lots of manual controls. | ||
 | Top #3 Canon PowerShot D10 12.1 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 3xOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by mbaldwin (USA) 2010-07-28 The Canon D10 malfunctioned once with the error message of "Lens Error". We read some reviews online that had the same problem. Some of the reviewers returned the product while others just waited for the error to disappear. Since this is not our only camera, we just waited till the next day. We remo... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #4 Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12.1MP Digital Camera with 20x Wide AngleOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by Jess (USA) 2010-07-23 I am very pleased with my camera. It is easy to use and very portable. The only thing is that I wish the manual told you more about the settings but the manual that you can download on to your computer tells you more.... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #5 Canon PowerShot G11 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide AngleOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by Laura (ATLANTA, GA USA) 2010-07-28 I had the previous version, the Canon Powershot G9, and LOVED IT. It finally stopped working so I immediately ordered the most updated version, the G11. This camera was HORRIBLE. The color is completely washed out in every picture I took on my recent trip to Alaska, and is a huge disappointment. ... Read more reviews | ||
 | Top #6 Canon PowerShot SD1300IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 4x WideOverall Rating (8/10) | |
| Review by slshopper (USA) 2010-07-24 I just bought this camera a few days ago to serve as a back-up camera for me while I send my Canon SD870IS out for service as well as be something my daughter can use as she gets more involved in taking her own photos. So far, this seems to be a pretty good camera and many of the features I was alr... Read more reviews | ||
