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Review summary: The SX100 IS is a success allying ease of use and high performance. The absence of a wide angle is the only real defect.

Review summary: It's not going to fit in your pocket, but if you can live with that limitation, the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS gives you a lot of camera -- and a very useful 10x optical zoom lens -- in a body that's still reasonably compact. The lens is coupled to an 8 ...

Pros: Excellent 10x zoom lens ; Optical image stabilization ; Pretty accurate exposure metering ; Good sharpness ; Good color without oversaturation common in consumer digicams ; Useful ISO range from 80 to 1,600 ; Minimal lens distortion ; Reasonably ...

Cons: Not pocket-friendly ; Quite a bit of chromatic aberration extending well into the image ; Some consumers may find the images undersaturated ; High contrast in harsh lighting ; Noise (and the effects of noise reduction) can be intrusive, particularly ...

Verdict: The Canon PowerShot SX100 IS stores images on Secure Digital or MultiMediaCard media, including the newer (and higher capacity) SDHC types. Images are framed and reviewed on a 2.5-inch color LCD display with 172,000 pixels -- not particularly high ...

Review summary: The Canon Powershot SX100 IS offers a blend of automatic and manual shooting options that should appeal to a broad range of users.

Pros: Long focal length lens ; Good shutter performance ; Compact size ; Good image quality

Cons: Flash recycle times ; No viewfinder ; Unspectacular continuous shooting capability

Verdict: Canon provides 2 AA batteries, a 16MB SD memory card (the camera will accept SD/SDHC, MultiMedia, MMC Plus and HC MMC Plus memory cards), wrist strap, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, and USB and A/V cables with each camera

Review summary: Still, pick up the Canon Powershot SX100 IS, play around with its firm yet responsive controls, and that price seems very fair. The camera feels impressively ...

Verdict: So does the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS live up to its billing as a super zoom for all the family? OK, so it eats up batteries in a particularly greedy fashion and images can be noisy if you stray above ...

Review summary: It's not every day that Canon launches a new series of cameras. We take a look at the first "family camera".

Verdict: For a relatively modest price the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS offers a good range of features to accommodate both novice and more experienced photographers. Its long zoom range gives it added versatility, and its fast performance, superb AF system and ...