Canon Ixus 1100 HS: Slim Body, Tough Performance

Bodi is simple. Not many buttons are pinned, because it is entrusted with the overall operation of the menu on the touch screen technology.

design
Is the Canon Ixus 1100 HS is one of the Ixus family members who are still 'warm'. Using ametal material as forming the body, this camera is very slim, comfortable grip even without the grip, and certainly stylish.





There are only three buttons on the Ixus 1100 HS can be found at the top of the body,namely the shutter button as well as zoom, the On / Off and auto / manual shooting.





At the rear, 3.2 inch screen berbentang presented for ease of operation and satisfactionpreview objects before the user presses the shutter button. As for ports, there aremini-USB, and mini-HDMI port on the side. Then the battery and memory card is placed at the bottom.

Operation
In this camera, the Canon using touch screen technology for the operation. When used to browse the menu system, this technology is going very well aka responsive. There is no difficulty in jumping between modes.





Unfortunately, when used for more specific menu that appears when pressing the 'Func',here the difficulty arises. Many times this finger should press the desired function due toone dial. Icons are small regulatory function and the distance of each other, making the operation of the function is somewhat more troublesome.

Features
Shooting options offered many fairly HS 1100. Some of the more interesting is the SmartShutter where users can membidi objects without having to physically press the shutterbutton. Yes, snap action can be done simply by touching the screen of the camera.

But for the impatient, it's better to use physical buttons. The existence of shutter lag makesthis feature has a drawback, of course, is very powerful when used to pinpoint the momentthat goes fast.

Then there's also a smile detection feature. He will automatically release the shutter whenthe object is located in front of the lens put a smile. Quite interesting. In addition to these features, there are many other options, including Portrait, Kids & Pets, Handheld Night Scene, Best Image Selection, High-Speed ​​Burst, Fireworks and Long Shutter.








Do not forget also the creative-shooting option where there is a Toy Camera, Color Accent,Miniature Effect, and others. Overall, all the features work well and produce a gorgeouscolor photos especially for Toy Cam.

Performance
Using 12.1 million pixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 processor, 1100 HS, Canon promisingresults remain good in low-light shooting. And this is quite evident. In low light conditions,the resulting image looks pretty clear.

So is the noise that is usually produced at high ISO. For these devices, the resulting noiseat ISO 1600 to the above is acceptable because it turned out he was not too distracting.





For continuous shooting, in mode High-speed Burst, 1100 HS is capable of capturingobjects up to 7.8 fps in a resolution that was revealed at 3 MP, or 3.3 fps at full resolution12.1 MP. This speed is suitable for photographing sporting events and not have to worry about losing the moment. As for video recording, follow trends, he also provided full HD1080p video recording at 24 fps.

The length of the lens also becomes its superiority. For HS 1100, do not just look thinnessbodynya just because it turned out he was equipped with a 12x optical zoom lens. For thecategory of compact camera, the lens is quite long. With a view performance and otheraspects of the whole, we can conclude this camera one of the best in its class and certainlyworth to buy.





Pros:
- Minimal noise at high ISO
- Availability of features 'Smart Shutter'
- Colors produced from Toy Camera feature not disappoint
- Stylish design

Disadvantages:
- Battery runs out quickly
- Shutter lag on 'Smart Shutter'
- Somewhat difficult in the operation of specific menu