8.0-megapixel effective recording * 2-1/2" color LCD screen * real image optical zoom viewfinder * 3X optical zoom (4X digital/12X total zoom) * optical image stabilization * 35mm equivalent lens focal length: 38-114mm * top JPEG resolution: 3264 x 2448 *Customer Review: What you expect from Canon: Quality
Nice camera, the images focus much faster than on a camera twice as expensive, such as the S3IS. It's resolution makes the photos look great. Nice little camera, fun to take around, and images are great. However, i won't be rushing to replace my 30d with it though.
Customer Review: Novice using Canon SD1100
This is my first digital camera. I bought it to record my family vacation in Yellowstone. I also bought a 2Gig memory card ( $25) and a second replaceable battery ($8 + 10 S&H). I basically shot all pictures in M2 mode ( middle resolution), in automatic. I was surprized to find I could take about 2000 pictures ( many more than I had expected) with this memory card. During the week in Yellowstone I took over 200 pictures. They all look great on my 19 in LCD monitor. I never had to change batteries. ( I did turn the camera off when ever I was not using it). The camera has a lot of features that I have not learned to use yet. I did use the "indoor" feature to shoot the hotel room and the inside of Old Faithful Inn. The are also lots of other modes that I have not tried ( pets, fireworks, night time,etc ). If I had wanted to I could have gone to the trouble of making panoramic picutes by "stiching" automatically linked pictures. This seems too much trouble from my snapshoots. It did a great job for what I wanted. Out of the box ( mostly) point and shoot. I did have to read about 20 pages in the manual to get the basics and I did have to load software into my computer and learn the right settings to more pictures from the camera to the computer. But everything was pretty simple.
Image manipulation is a fascinating bonus for the digital photographer and once you explore this exciting subject it is all too easy to get hooked. However, please note this word of caution before you try any image manipulation;
Never save manipulated images over your original images
Once you have a result you want to keep, it is all too easy to click that little "save" icon - but do not do this. You will immediately overwrite (replace) your original image with the new one. You will never be able to get your original image back.
So make it a golden rule to leave the original image untouched and click the "save as" button whenever you want to save any pleasing manipulated images you have achieved.
Having been caught by this myself, I now save all my original images on a separate hard drive or DVD and when ever I want to try manipulating an image, I copy it to my computer first to be sure of not over writing the original image. I lost some highly saleable images by falling foul of this problem - so be warned!
OK. So where do we start when we want to try some image manipulation. Well, first you will need to select some images. I would recommend you start with straightforward "chocolate box" views, like those mentioned above or anything you might see on a landscape or seascape calendar. These can easily be transformed into a dreamy, timeless watercolour or oil painting.
Believe me, the results can be quite breathtaking but you will need to have a suitable image editing or manipulation programme first like Adobe Photoshop Elements for around 60 or so but I have seen it advertised at around 20 or so from time to time. So surf the net with your browser to look for bargains.
If you don't want to commit to buying this software, Adobe offer a free 30 day trial download so you could take advantage of this to evaluate the software first. Just go to the main adobe site and click on" free trial."
Now for the exciting part. Load your selected image into Photoshop Elements and click on "Filters" on the menu bar and then, "Artistic" and try some of the options offered. If you do not like a result, simply click "Edit" -→ "Undo" from the main menu and try another one. If you do want to keep a result, don't forget not to overwrite the original file and save it as a separate jpeg. For example if the original is called "Fishing Boats.jpeg"; save the new one as "Fishing Boats 1.jpeg" or something similar - anything to distinguish it from the original.
Most of the effect options can varied by using sliding controls that change the degree and intensity of the effect. Start with the standard effect and see what the result is and then try the sliders, first singly and then in combination and see whether you like the results.
I will now share a little secret with you. I like painting pictures in watercolours and oils and I also like experimenting. So I tried using some watercolour paper in my printer and used the photo quality printing option with the original image. The result - a beautiful mellow, atmospheric watercolour of a woodland scene with a stream passing through it.
You can try this technique with the "Not" or "Rough" grades of watercolour paper but do not use the smooth variety as you will get a very similar result to using a photo paper.
When using Photoshop Elements, you will see from the effects filter options, that there are many other effects you can try and experiment with from pastel to really bizarre swirl or stained glass transformations and get some startling, unexpected results - some quite stunning. So why not expand your horizons and give it a try?
My name is Peter Martin Jones and I enjoy computing and photography in both film and digital formats.
If you would like to look at a completely free book on digital photography and other freebies, then you may like to visit my web site at;
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The book covers everything from choosing a camera through editing your images to scanning your old film negatives and slides and uploading your image files to the internet. Everything you need to know for successful digital photography.
The book is based on my experience as a photographer and the many questions I have been asked by people who find some aspects of digital photography confusing or who simply want more information.
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