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Review summary: Canon U.S.A. has long been a strong contender in the film and digital camera markets, well-known for its high-quality optics, technical innovations, and aggressive product development. Since the beginning of this year (2001), Canon has released a full ...

Review summary: The Canon PowerShot S110 is the next generation digital ELPH, it retains many of the features that made the PowerShot S100 the most popular digital still camera in the market including its ultra-compact and elegant stainless steel design. The ...

Review summary: Canon have taken the popular Digital IXUS and added a "v" for video. The Digital IXUS v (known as the S110 Digital Elph in the US and IXY Digital 200 in Japan) builds on the original Digital IXUS platform by firsty adding the ability to take short ...

Pros: Good resolution, fairly sharp images, hardly any chromatic aberrations, White balance works well enough, presets are very good, Ultra-compact size, light weight, Sleek stainless steel body, stylish looks, Superb build quality, Very quick operation, ...

Cons: Lens distortion / softness near edges, Blues are dull, Average macro ability, Flash doesn't have the power or the cover wide angle shots, Edge positioned tripod mount (at least it's metal!), Limited zoom (35 - 70 mm), Auto White balance doesn't work ...

Verdict: The IXUS v is ultimately pocketable, it's tiny proportions disguise it's ability to produce excellent photographs.