Canon's update to the PowerShot S100, the PowerShot S110, packs a high-quality digital camera into the tiny, elegant body of Canon's Digital Elph series. The idea behind the Elph line is simple: create a camera small enough to slip into a shirt pocket, so you can take it anywhere. To improve upon the impressive specs of the original, Canon upgraded the image processor, making it both faster and more effective in maximizing color fidelity and saturation. Additionally, the S110 has the ability to record QuickTime movies. A new, tiny microphone is embedded in the front of the camera.
The basics include 2-megapixel resolution (1,600 x 1,200 image resolution) for high-quality photos and prints up to 8 by 10 inches; an all-glass aspherical 2x zoom lens (and a 2.5x digital zoom as well). A 1.5-inch LCD monitor displays most camera settings with easy-to-understand icons and minimal text. The built-in flash uses a light guide and does not need a Fresnel lens or a large reflector, making the camera even more compact.
The PowerShot S110 stores images on an included 8 MB CompactFlash card. Adobe PhotoDeluxe and PhotoStitch control image management, editing, compositing, and printing, while ZoomBrowser EX or ImageBrowser produce self-running screen slide shows, automatic e-mail preparation, and auto layout. The camera uses a high-speed plug-and-play USB interface, plus it has NTSC-out so you can view your photos on your TV. It's fully compatible with both Mac and PC platforms.
From Digital Living Today
When Canon first came out with the ELPH, the APS camera quickly became the industry standard of consumer APS photography. A good lens, compact body, elegant design, and a wide range of features allowed it to dominate the market in its class. Now Canon seems poised to do the same thing with the digital version of its winning design. Already in its second edition, the S110 Digital ELPH now offers a limited video capacity and sound to its many outstanding features. All without sacrificing its tiny size and tremendous 2.11 mega-pixel image quality. The S110's optics provide a zoom lens with a range equivalent to 35mm-70mm on a 35mm camera, and an aperture ranging from f2.8-f4.0. A bright TFT LCD monitor provides approximately 120,000 pixels in its 1.5 inch display, so you can see the image you're about to shoot with impressive detail. Through-the-lens auto-focus allows you to capture objects as close as 3.9 inches away from the tip of the camera (in macro mode), and the shutter speed goes all the way down to 1/1500 of a second for high-speed motion shots. Other features include exposure compensation for low-light situations, adjustable white balance for varying weather conditions, a full-featured flash with red-eye reduction, and a 10-second self-timer. Continuous shooting allows you to snap action situations at 2.5 images per second, and a special USB PC attachment allows you to use your computer to release the S110's shutter. In video mode, the S110 can capture up to 30 seconds of low-resolution video and sound, shooting at about 20 frames per second. Data is stored on CompactFlashTM (Type 1) in the JPEG format for stills, and AVI format for video. Sound is captured in the WAV (mono) format.