One of the strong competitors in the field of digital photography, Cannon has launched a yet another high performance camera for the snapshot lovers in India. The new Canon PowerShot SX100IS has stunning looks and spectacular features. It has a compact body, which makes it extremely portable. The biggest advantage of Canon SX100IS is that it can be easily handled by the amateurs as well as the expert users, as it is equipped with both automatic and manual controls, keeping in mind the user application.
The camera has a 10X optical zoom lens, which brings action extremely closer. It also comes with an 8.0-megapixel CCD image sensor and shields a lot of noise. You can view your pictures on a 2.5-inch 
color LCD display, with 172,000 pixels. Canon SX100IS also has an amazing telephoto power and to match the same, it comes aided with an effective optical image stabilizer, to keep the shakes to a minimum. The camera has a face detection feature, which can detect up to nine faces in a scene.
color LCD display, with 172,000 pixels. Canon SX100IS also has an amazing telephoto power and to match the same, it comes aided with an effective optical image stabilizer, to keep the shakes to a minimum. The camera has a face detection feature, which can detect up to nine faces in a scene.Along with this, it can also decide which face to focus on. You can operate the LED even while focusing in dim light. For the experienced photographer, there's a wide range of customizations available at hand, including a range of ISO sensitivities (from 80 to 1,600 equivalent), metering modes, auto-exposure and flash exposure locks, flash output control, white balance options, adjustable image sharpness, contrast, and color options. Moreover, it is available in two classic colors - black and silver.
Specifications of Canon SX100IS
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Type of Camera
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Compact digital still camera with built-in flash, 10x Optical/4x Digital/40x Combined Zoom with Optical Image Stabilizer System
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Image Capture Device
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Type
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8.0 Megapixel, 1/ 2.5 inch type Charge Coupled Device (CCD)
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Total Pixels
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Approx. 8.3 Megapixels
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Effective Pixels
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Approx. 8.0 Megapixels
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Lens
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Focal Length
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6.0-60mm f/2.8-4.3 (35mm film equivalent: 36-360mm)
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Digital Zoom
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4x
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Focusing Range
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Normal: 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity (W), 3.3 ft./1m-infinity (T)
Macro: 0.39 in.-1.6 ft./1-50cm (W)
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Autofocus System
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TTL Autofocus
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Viewfinder & Monitor
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LCD Monitor
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2.5 inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD with wide viewing angle
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LCD Pixels
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Approx. 172,000 pixels
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LCD Coverage
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100%
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Aperture and Shutter
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Maximum Aperture
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f/2.8 (W) - f/4.3 (T)
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Shutter Speed
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15-1/2500 sec. (settable in TV and M)
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Exposure Control
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ISO Sensitivity
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Auto, High ISO Auto, ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600 equivalent (Standard Output Sensitivity. Recommended Exposure Index)
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Light Metering Method
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Evaluative*, Center-weighted average, Spot**
* Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detection AF
** Metering frame is fixed to the center
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Exposure Control Method
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Program AE, Manual; AE Lock, Safety Shift, Auto ISO Shift
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Exposure Compensation
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+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
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White Balance
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White Balance Control
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Auto, Preset (Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H), Custom
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Flash
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Built-in Flash
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Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off; FE lock, Safety FE, Slow Synchro
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Flash Range
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1.6-9.8 ft./50cm-3.0m (W), 1.6-6.6 ft./50cm-2.0m (T) (when sensitivity is set to ISO Auto)
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Recycling Time
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12 sec. or less (battery voltage=3.0V)
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Flash Exposure Compensation
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+/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments
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Shooting Specifications
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Shooting Modes
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Auto, P, AV, TV, M, Portrait, Landscape, Special Scene (Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene), Kids & Pets, Night Snapshot, Stitch Assist, Movie
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Photo Effects
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My Colors
Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Custom
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Self-Timer
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Activates shutter after an approx. 2-sec./10-sec. delay, Custom
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Wireless Control
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Not available
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Continuous Shooting
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Normal: approx. 1.3 fps; AF: approx. 0.8 fps; LV: approx. 0.8 fps (Large/Fine)
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Image Storage
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Storage Media
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SD/SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MMC Plus Card, HC MMC Plus Card
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File Format
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Design rule for camera file system, DPOF Version 1.1
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Image Compression
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Normal, Fine, SuperFine
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JPEG Compression Mode
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Still Image: Exif 2.2 (JPEG)
Movie: AVI (Image: Motion JPEG; Audio: WAVE (Monaural))
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Number of Recording Pixels
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Still Image: 3,264 x 2,448 (Large), 2,592 x 1,944 (Medium 1), 2,048 x 1,536 (Medium 2), 1,600 x 1,200 (Medium 3), 640 x 480 (Small), 3,264 x 1,832 (Widescreen)
Movie: 640 x 480 (30 fps/30 fps LP), 320 x 240 (30 fps) available up to 4GB or 60 minutes, 160 x 120 (3 minutes at 15 fps)
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