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includes a pink Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS digital camera, a pink Selphy CP760 photo printer, a mammogram reminder magnet, and a pink ribbon charm *
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Best VIDEO quality of compact cameras
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I wanted a pocket camera that also took good video at 640x480. A friend of mine had the older SD1000 and I was particularly struck by the smoothness of the video. However, since that model was older, I tried the SD770 (since it was around the same price as the SD1100 and had more megapixels). What a disappointment! The video quality of the SD770 is far inferior to this camera, showing that "more megapixels" isn't always a good thing.
Along the way, I have compared video quality of similar cameras by Casio, Fuji, Samsung, and other Canons. The SD1100 -- for whatever reason -- has the least noise and most watchable video.
(A downside to the video is that the focus will not change during the length of the video, it is "frozen" at the moment you start recording. However this is true of all compact cameras.)
As for picture quality, it is pretty good, but I found the SD770 to have a slight edge. However, for me, the vastly improved video quality was reason enough to choose this camera. I hate using flash, I don't like the way the resulting lighting looks, so I use this camera almost exclusively without flash. Set in "Auto" mode, the auto white balance leaves a lot to be desired, especially in indoor shots. Depending on the lighting, your shots may come out looking too yellow.
However, I almost exclusively use this camera in Manual mode, and switching to Tungsten white balance usually helps for indoor pictures. As a plus, it also has a "manual white balance" mode, where you focus on something white and press a button, for lighting situations in which the presets are not perfect. This is a great feature too.
Although you don't have direct control over shutter speed, there is an "exposure" setting. I frequently use this to lower the exposure for indoor shots, so that the shutter speed will be greater, so that blurriness will be less of an issue. The picture will not be as bright, but in many cases will be clearer.
Overall, I recommend this camera particularly if you are interested in shooting video. The picture quality is pretty good too but you may have to switch to Manual mode in some situations.
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2009-01-08
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excellent P&S
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Bought this for my 15 year old daughter to replace a DSC40 Sony. Start up time on the SD1100 Canon is amazingly quick. You turn it on and can almost start taking pics immediately. Its compact size lends itself to easy storage in anything a teenage girl carries. LCD screen is very clear even in bright sunlight. The automatic display orientation as the camera is turned is a welcome addition. At 8 MP, plenty of opportunity to cleanly enlarge selected portions of any image, which we did for a science project. All in all, great camera!
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2009-01-08
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Generally Pleased
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Price and delivery were excellent. Based on early experience, the camera produces the expected, sharp images. Disappointingly, the camera display, in low light conditions, is very grainy -- noticeably more so than my older model Canon PowerShot. I called Canon technical support who told me that this is typical with this camera. Nonetheless, photographs taken in low light conditions remain sharp and clear.
Rating:
(4
out of 5) @ 2009-01-08
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first one was better
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I recently purchased this camera for my wife who uses it for her work at the quilt guild. The image projected on the screen, on the back, is of very poor quality vs the last Cannon. You sometimes will see what looks like a faint green fuzzy line running from top to bottom on the screen. We also feel that the picture quality of the shots are not as sharp and clear as the last Cannon we purchased. I'll try another brand when this one quits working. It was a lot cheaper than the last Cannon we purchased in 2004, but most electronic digital cameras have dropped in price. Would choose a different camera if I had to make the choice again.
Rating: 
(3
out of 5) @ 2009-01-08
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Excellent Camera
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Amazing pictures for the price, took motion pictures extremely well. Was looking at multiple cameras from olympus and just didn't like the amount of time it took to take a dam picture. Order this camera I promise you will be happy.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2009-01-08
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