A powerful zoom lens usually makes for a relatively bulky camera, but Canon's Ixus 1000 series is something of an exception. After a fist model that still left room for improvement, Canon is back with the Ixus...

12x zoom in a compact camera body; Big touchscreen; clear interface; Good picture quality up to 800 ISO; especially at telephoto settings; 1080p HD video with zoom and stereo sound

Poor battery life (well under 200 photos; Touchscreen controls lack precision; Lens could give more consistent quality at wide-angle settings; Slow to start up (3 seconds

Purchased for a gift for my wife to use on a upcoming vacation to replace a Nikon pocket camera she had that was not up to her expectations. Hard to beat the variable lens that adjusts from wide angle to 12x telephoto (which is like having a built in 25mm to a whopping 300+mm SLR zoom lens) all in a...

Arrived quickly and in good condition. Great camera but would have like a wall charger and at least a small memory card with it. Otherwise it was a good purchase as a birthday gift.

We bought this to replace a 6 year old 5MP 12x Optical Zoom with a 4x Digital Zoom. This camera with its 12.1 MP quality really impresses. The ease of point and shoot with great quality that surpasses my expectations. I haven't used the video features yet but I expect those to dazzle.

Canon's Ixus 1100 HS is a premium compact camera that's designed to make capturing high-quality photographs as simple as humanly possible.

I really like this camera. I use it more than I use my Canon EOS T5i. In my opinion as a former professional photo-journalist, Canon makes the best digital cameras on the market.