Canon PowerShot A1100 IS & PowerShot A2100 IS Compact Cameras

Following on from unveiling their PowerShot SD780 IS and SD960 IS compact cameras, Canon have today, in a spate of press releases, also officially announced another two new PowerShot cameras – namely the PowerShot A1100 IS and PowerShot A2100 IS, which serve to replace Canon’s PowerShot A1000 IS and A2000 IS respectively.

Powered by Canon’s latest DIGIC 4 image processor, both Canon’s PowerShot A1100 IS and PowerShot A2100 IS compact cameras sport 12 megapixel sensors and come with 4x optical zoom with a 2.5″ LCD display and 6x optical zoom with 3.” LCD display (A1100 IS and A2100 respectively). Both cameras also boast Canon’s new Scene Detection Technology as well as a newly updated Easy mode and new Smart Auto mode – offering 18 possible modes – whilst additionally offering all the usual features one would expect o compact point and shoot cameras: Face Detection with face select and track as well as in-camera red eye correction, Motion Detection, video capture capabilities (in VGA as opposed to the 720p HD resolution offered by the aforementioned SD780 IS and SD960 IS camera),full PictBridge support, etc.

Canon PowerShot A1100 IS Key Features:

• 12.1 Megapixel CCD
• F2.7-5.6, 4X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 35 – 140 mm
• Optical image stabilization
• DIGIC 4 processor
• 2.5″ LCD display with 115,000 pixels + optical viewfinder
• Smart Auto mode + face detection / auto redeye reduction
• Records up to an hour of VGA quality video
• SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus slot (128MB card included)
• Uses two AA batteries; 350 shots per charge using NiMH batteries
• Comes in gray, blue, pink, and green

Canon PowerShot A2100 IS Key Features (As A1100 IS above except):

• F3.2-5.9, 6X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 36 – 216 mm
• 3-inch LCD display with 230,000 pixels (no optical viewfinder)
• 32MB memory card included
• 400 shots per charge using two NiMH AA batteries
• Only comes in black

Canon’s PowerShot A1100 IS is scheduled for a March release and will set you back around $200 whilst the PowerShot A2100 IS will become available in April for around $250.