• 12.1 Megapixel camera, 4x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer and 2.5” LCD with OVF
• Smart Auto and Easy modes featuring Scene Detection Technology and DIGIC 4 for quality images
• Auto Red-Eye Correction, Face Detection, Face Select & Track and Face Self-Timer
• Combats blur with Motion Detection Technology, optical Image Stabilizer and ISO Auto
• Contrast boosts brightness in dark areas whilst retaining detail in brighter areas

Simply point and shoot for great results
The compact easy-to-use 12.1 Megapixel PowerShot A1100 IS offers intelligent shooting power with a 4x optical zoom . Choose Smart Auto for effortlessly great results across a wide range of shooting conditions or switch to Easy Mode for great shots with even less effort. Either way a host of intelligent Canon technologies, including optical image stabilization, Face Detection and Motion Detection ensure crisp, clear stunning images every time. What's more you can quickly and easily shoot smooth VGA movies at the touch of a button.

Advance Scene Detection Technology gets the best from difficult shootng conditions. Click here for a larger image

Effortless shooting- superb results
The effortless PowerShot A1100 IS offers two simple shooting modes. Smart Auto mode allows the camera to intelligently select the appropriate settings so you can concentrate on your subject. Advanced Scene Detection Technology automatically analyses shooting conditions then selects the one that offers the perfect settings from 18 specially defined scenes. So whether you're photographing flowers, a captivating sunset or friends in the park you can be confident you're getting the perfect image. In Easy Mode the camera automatically selects all the camera settings deactivating all buttons except those used for shooting - ideal for beginners or children.

Get closer to the action
The 4x zoom allows for a wide range of framing options and lets you get up close and personal with faraway objects. Camera shake can be an issue with zoom lenses but Canon's market-leading Optical Image Stabilisation makes sure that you can capture steady shots throughout the zoom range.

Face Detection locates faces in shot and automatically adjusts for natural skin tones. Click here for a larger image

Fast, intelligent processing even in tricky lighting conditions
Canon's most advanced image processor, DIGIC 4, lies at the heart of every Canon digital camera and delivers exceptional processing speeds, responsive operation and advanced noise reduction. It also makes possible intelligent Face and Motion Detection technologies, which find and track moving subjects until you're ready to shoot, adjusting the camera settings for optimal results. Advanced Noise reduction ensures richly detailed clean images even at high ISO speeds.

With Face Detection up to 35 faces can be detected in each shot and focus, exposure, flash setting and white balance are all automatically adjusted for optimal results with natural-looking skin tones. Face Select & Track allows a single face in a crowd to e selected and tracked alas the main subject while a Face Detection Self-Timer also makes group photos and self-portraits easy. Once the shot has been set up, the camera records the number of faces detected in the frame when the shutter is depressed and the self timer started; it then waits for an extra face to get in the frame and adjusts focus and exposure before it takes the picture.

Motion Detection technology uses changes in scene information and scene brightness to accurately identify subject motion. The optimal ISO level is then set automatically to minimise blur and maximise image quality

Automatic Red-eye Correction is available in both shooting and playback mode and accurately removes the red-eye effect caused by flash.

A world of advantages with Canon technology

The Optical Image Stabiliser automatically detects and corrects camera shake. Click here for a larger image

Rich razor-sharp images - every time
The lens is the most important part of any imaging device and all Canon cameras incorporate lenses designed and manufactured by Canon - lenses based on over 60 years of experience for outstanding results. Canon's market-leading Optical Image Stabiliser is a lens-shift system that automatically detects and corrects camera shake, whilst ensuring outstanding image quality. It allows handheld shooting at longer focal lengths and in lower light conditions without blur, giving you steady, crisp, brilliant images you'll be proud to shoot and share. Developed initially for Canon's EOS Digital SLR cameras it is the fastest in-lens image stabiliser available on the market and ensures the PowerShot range has a top quality pedigree.

Meanwhile a resolution of 12.1 Megapixels allows you to capture every scene in rich detail, ensuring oversize prints - even of cropped pictures - retain high image quality.

A bright 2.5 inch LCD allows easy and crisp viewing of images and video.

My Colors mode makes your images jump out with really vivid bright colours. Click here for a larger image

Customise and correct colour as you shoot
My Colors Mode lets you customise colour reproduction before shooting and correct individual colours on the LCD screen as you're shooting. My Colors offer you many options, such as 'Positive Film' which makes all the reds, greens and blues really vivid; Lighter and Darker Skin tones; 'Colour Accent' that allows you to retain a single colour in your image whilst the other colours turn monochrome and even a 'Colour Swap' where you can select one colour and replace it with another colour you specify for special effects. Since they work with both still images and movies, these modes let you enjoy producing various image or movie effects.