Point-and-shoots tend to concern themselves with extra features to stand out from the dozens of choices. Touchscreens, long zoom-ranges, share buttons, and special effects are all well and dandy, but the Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS ( MSRP $199) succeeds where it actually matters: excellent image...

Great color accuracy; Very effective noise reduction

Less bells and whistles than its siblings; Small body means cramped controls

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Slim and stylish body available in 5 colors: Blue; Orange; Pink; Silver; Gray; Mostly metal construction; Captures pleasing 12-megapixel images; Robust shooting performance; Offers a plethora of easy to use exposure options for both stills and video; Unmatched high ISO performance from a camera of...

Flash is quite weak (which is to be expected from a camera this small; The standard burst mode didn't live up to Canon's claim of 3.4fps; Optical zoom can not be used while recording a video

Someone has rightly said that capturing a scene or taking a shot is not a challenging task, but to do it with full perfection is the actual battle to win. Therefore, there are ample of commendable brands incessantly coming up with a wide variety of digital cameras, which can even turn a layman into...

The PowerShot ELPH 100 HS ($199) is the entry-level model in Canon's stylish and compact ELPH lineup. It's the follow-up to the PowerShot SD1300 IS, which came out on top in our 2010 Budget Camera Shootout .

The Canon IXUS 115 HS (also known as the PowerShot ELPH 100 HS) is a new slim and stylish compact digital camera. Key features of the IXUS 115 include a back-illuminated 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 4x 28-112mm lens with an optical image stabiliser, 3.4 frames per second burst mode at full...

Check out my full review of the Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS (also known as the IXUS 115 HS). The camera is the most affordable ELPH in Canon's 2011 camera lineup but still packs the same 12 megapixel CMOS used in more expensive models, a 3 inch LCD and Full HD 1080p movie mode.

Shot-to-shot speed – 1 shot every 1.6 seconds, very fast, Flash recharge time using a fully charged battery – 4 seconds, decent, Optical zoom speed (from wide-angle to telephoto) – 1.5 seconds, very fast, Small and stylish, well-built camera; very legible display, Lots of scene modes; useful...

Small navigation pad and zoom controller; No manual exposure controls; 3 inch display is low in resolution and it shows; No optical zoom and continuous AF while recording movies; No automatic ‘sweep' panorama mode; No high-speed burst mode at full-resolution; Slight color fringing and prominent...