Canon PowerShot A2100IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-inch LCD

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1.3 x 2.5 inches ; 6.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001SER4AG
• Item model number: A2100IS
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,005 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 17, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

Your creativity knows no limits with the sleek, compact PowerShot A2100 IS. Engineered with 12.1 megapixels of resolution and a 6x optical zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer, you’ll get the awesome image quality you’ve always dreamed of. The bold, bright, supersized 3.0-inch LCD offers a clear view of everything. Evolved Face Detection Technology and Face Detection Self-Timer give you new control when shooting moving subjects and group self-portraits. Smart AUTO makes getting great shots astonishingly easy.

PowerShot A2100 IS Highlights

New, slim, compact design with chrome accent line
This sleek digital camera will draw admiring glances from across the room! Its design is truly remarkable. Slim yet wonderfully solid, the Canon PowerShot A2100 IS is so compact it fits in perfectly wherever your travels take you—to the corner store or the farthest corners of the globe. The sophisticated black finish is contemporary yet classically elegant. The distinctive chrome accent is a discreet, yet defining design element that bespeaks quality with just the right modern flair. It’s a camera made for those who refuse to compromise style or performance.

12.1-megapixel resolution, 6x optical zoom lens and Optical Image Stabilizer
With the PowerShot A2100 IS, dramatic, personal pictures have never been easier to shoot and share. This 12.1-megapixel camera lets you create impressive large photos of family and friends you’ll be proud to display. The high-resolution 4000 x 3000 pixel images taken by the PowerShot A2100 IS can be enlarged up to 13 x 19 inches.

The PowerShot A2100 IS has a 6x optical zoom lens that makes it easy to get the inspiring, emotive close-ups that will make your images lasting keepsakes. This magnificent lens gives you the power to shoot distant subjects with razor-sharp precision and stunning lifelike color. You can brilliantly capture a bird high atop a tree, a child’s winning goal from across the stadium or a school play from the last row.

The PowerShot A2100 IS is equipped with Canon’s acclaimed Optical Image Stabilizer Technology that automatically detects and corrects camera shake—one of the leading causes of fuzzy or blurred shots. Even when zoomed in, you can get the steady, crisp, brilliant images you’ll be proud to shoot and share. And Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer Technology is so convenient to use. It functions perfectly with or without a flash.

A World of Advantages with Canon’s Technology

DIGIC 4 Image Processor has evolved Face Detection Technology that tracks the faces of moving subjects and lets the shooter enter the frame seamlessly with the Face Detection Self-Timer.

DIGIC 4 Image Processor
Canon’s most advanced image processor, DIGIC 4, delivers evolved Face Detection Technology that keeps every face in every photo looking its very best. The technology finds and tracks the faces of moving subjects until you’re ready to shoot, then delivers perfect focus. In addition, exposure, flash and white balance are compensated, so that faces exhibit natural skin tones and backgrounds are properly exposed.

iSAPS Technology is an entirely original scene-recognition technology developed for digital cameras by Canon. Using an internal database of thousands of different photos, iSAPS works with the advanced DIGIC 4 Image Processor to improve focus speed and accuracy, as well as exposure and white balance.

A Face Detection Self-Timer automatically detects an increase in the number of faces and makes the appropriate adjustments. For instance, to include the photographer’s face in a group shot, there’s no need to rush in. Just put the camera on a stand or tripod, specify Face Detection Self-Timer, and the camera will wait for the photographer’s face to get on-camera before it takes the shot. Motion Detection tracks moving subjects in a much larger range—allowing you to wait for the perfect shot without refocusing.

Intelligent Contrast Correction
DIGIC 4 also makes possible the i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, which controls the compensation level in pixel units to brighten dark areas while leaving bright areas unchanged for better images where the main subject is dark, and more natural transition. The PowerShot A2100 IS can even use i-Contrast in playback mode to adjust images that were shot without the setting activated.

Red-eye Correction provides three options for removing red-eye from subjects in flash pictures. 1) Red-eye Correction during shooting actually identifies and corrects red-eye in human subjects as pictures are taken. 2) The PowerShot A2100 IS can be set to automatically detect and correct red-eye during image playback. 3) You can manually locate any red eyes in a scene during image playback on the LCD screen, and command the camera to remove them.

Life doesn’t give you second chances to capture special times. That’s why the PowerShot A2100 IS features an ISO 1600 setting that reduces the effects of camera shake and sharpens subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater shooting flexibility. ISO can be expanded to 3200 when you select ISO 3200 Special Scene mode.

Large, high-quality 3.0-inch LCD for easy on-camera viewing
The PowerShot A2100 IS’s 3.0-inch LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether you’re shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This high-resolution screen offers a crisp, clear and bright picture. It also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.

Smart AUTO intelligently selects the proper settings
Just set the Canon PowerShot A2100 IS to Smart AUTO and you’re ready for maximum enjoyment from your picture taking every time. It’s a relaxing and satisfying way to shoot because you can completely concentrate on your subject knowing that the camera has the technical details covered. Advanced Canon technology intelligently analyzes your situation and shooting conditions. Then it automatically selects an appropriate setting from 18 specially defined settings. So whether you’re photographing flowers, a captivating sunset, or your friends at the park, you can be confident that you’re getting dramatic, memorable images.

Shooting Modes
Advanced presets for the best possible photos under certain conditions. With 18 Shooting Modes including 9 Special Scene Modes, you’re ready for whatever shot comes your way.

Uses 2 AA-size batteries for convenience anywhere you go
Conveniently, you don’t need to worry about running out or recharging of batteries. Since AA-size batteries can be purchased at any store, simply get new ones locally.

The Complete Print Solution

Print/Share Button for easy direct printing and downloading, plus ID Photo Print and Movie Print with select PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printers and SELPHY Compact Photo Printers.

The PowerShot A2100 IS’s Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the PowerShot A2100 IS to a Canon PIXMA Inkjet Photo Printer or SELPHY Compact Photo Printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images to a computer (Windows® and Macintosh®).

Print your own ID photos in up to 28 different sizes or use the Movie Print function to output multiple stills from a recorded movie on a single sheet with a Canon SELPHY Compact Photo Printer.

What's in the Box

• PowerShot A2100 IS body
• AA-size alkaline battery (x2)
• 32 MB SD memory card (SDC-32MB)
• Wrist strap (WS-800)
• Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM
• USB interface cable (IFC-400PCU)
• AV cable (AVC-DC400)

Product Description

Your creativity knows no limits with the sleek, compact PowerShot A2100 IS. Engineered with 12.1-megapixel of resolution and a 6x optical zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilizer, you'll get the awesome image quality you've always dreamed of. The bold, bright, super sized 3.0-inch LCD offers a clear view of everything. Evolved Face Detection technology and Face Detection Self-timer give you the control when shooting moving subjects and group self-portraits. Smart Auto makes getting great shots astonishingly easy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely happy! Meets all my requirements., May 29, 2009

By	kmc - See all my reviews

I bought the new Canon A2100 IS for 4 main reasons:
AA batteries
12 MP
6x zoom
small form factor

All those are exactly what I wanted and I got so much more. This is a very easy camera to use and its small size makes it easy to have along. I have always been happy with Canons and my PowerShot S2 IS has been a great camera. It is just a bit bigger than I wanted for traveling. The new A2100 takes equally great (or better photos) and there is not another small camera around that had those four requirements listed above. Zoom is important to me and getting 6x in a small camera is hard to find. The only very small drawback is that it takes awhile to be ready for the next photo when the flash is used - a small price to pay for all the other great features.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best in Its Class!, June 18, 2009

By	Samuel M. Stone "ninghaoma" (Paramus, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I take pictures of meetings and wanted a pocket camera with good low light handling because some people in the meetings don't like to be disturbed by flash. I have owned and still own many pocket size digital cameras. But I end up having to carry my bulky SLR to the meetings because the pocket cameras don't handle low light well. Another feature I want is the convenience of AA batteries instead of those special types. A2100IS meets both of my needs.

Other features, such as face detection, auto white balance, and button locations, are really great too.

Why did I remove one star? The low light pictures are still noisy, though acceptable (for the price). The flash does not reach far enough, so when I got a chance to use flash for a group of 8 people today against light, the picture turned out to be less satisfactory than the one without flash. You would normally expect dark faces without flash since it was against light, but the low light handling (along with face detection) turned out to work better than flash shooting.

This is Canon's cheaper model, so they delay applying the more recent technology. A larger CCD like the one they use for SD990 (1/1.7"), plus a larger lens (f2.8 or better) would make this camera a dream. If SD990IS uses AA batteries, I would have already bought it.

Still, this camera is the best in its class and price range. If you don't care about AA batteries and rather have a smaller and lighter camera to carry, and don't mind a spending little more money, consider SD990IS.

80 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing but good things to say about it., May 1, 2009

By	David H. (Everett, WA) - See all my reviews

I bought my last digital camera way back in 2003, so it has been a long time coming. I've only had this new camera for 2 days, and so far I am really impressed with it, and only have good things to say about it. I'm not really a camera expert and really don't use the Program mode, but rather just keep it in Auto for now.

So here is the list of a few things I like about it so far.
It takes 2-AA batteries, so no more expensive specialty batteries.
The camera literally boots up in about 1 second, and you are ready to take pictures.
The 3" LCD display is crisp and clear.
The 6x zoom really brings in those far away objects.
In Auto mode it can automatically adjust to Macro if the object < 1' away.
You don't have to turn on the camera to view your pictures, just press the Playback mode button.
When in Movie mode you can zoom while in the middle of filming.

There is so many more good things to say about it, but the kids want me to go play badminton with them now.

I have no regrets buying this camera, and would recommend it to anyone.
-David