If you want a digital camera that is easy on the budget but performs well and at par with other digital cameras in the market today, this one small gadget is the ideal for you. You can be a hobbyist at photography or a just a beginner but this camera is sure to amaze you. Even if you are just an assigned photographer for your family or your group of friends, your worries are gone with Canon PowerShot A3100 IS. This camera is lightweight at 5.4 ounces but can store pictures on SD card or bigger capacity SDHC card. LCD screen is at 2.7inch wide and takes clear pictures at 12.1 megapixels with 4x optical zoom. Canon provides a regular person with an already powerful camera but does not stop there.
Canon PowerShot A3100 IS is packed with outstanding additional technology like this Optical Image Stabilizer that will allow you to capture vivid pictures. Or you could opt to use the Auto face detection mode or the face detection technology with self-timer. Camera auto focuses on face and frames the face making sure it is at the center. This intelligent technology will not go wrong especially in a well lighted environment. Camera will automatically focus and profile the face subject and take a quick snap of the person. Although this technology will sometimes miss in a poor lighted environment just like all other cameras with auto face detection technology. Perfect and beautiful pictures can be achieved and captured because of the patented Optical Image Technology. This technology exclusive only to Canon detects shots taken with shaking hands and automatically corrects it giving you clear and sharp images worthy to be shared to your family and friends.
When it comes to its design, Canon PowerShot A3100 IS seems to perfectly fit a one hand grip because of its contour. But the controls and the power button are not extended which keeps the user away from accidental shots or uselessly draining the camera battery which runs on Lithium-ion. The camera size itself is very handy and can easily fit your pockets. This camera comes in three radiant colors of silver, blue and red. Others who have bought the camera say that this is almost a re-design of Canon PowerShot A1100 IS which was one of the best selling Canon cameras.
The commonly used camera settings can still be found like LCD brightness, sound options, format card and the power saving settings. Also found is the commonly used shooting settings like digital zoom, AF mode, display overlay, red-eye correction and image stabilization. For playback mode or video capture, there is a slideshow menu, print settings and in-camera editing options. This Canon camera promises to capture video in HD at 0.8 frames per second. Maximum recording time is as soon as 4GB file size is reached or at least an hour recording time. For poor lighting, Canon answers this dilemma with ISO 400-3200 so that pictures captured in low light environment can come out clear and in realistic colors. With the Canon PowerShot A3100 IS, your ordinary pictures become extraordinary.