Canon PowerShot A2100 IS review

Centre sharpness is good, but softens as you go out to the sides of the frame. There's some typical barrel distortion and purple fringing, but the amounts are in line with other cameras at this price point.

Shooting speed (in frames per second)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)

Time to first shot

Typical shot-to-shot time (flash)

Typical shot-to-shot time

Shutter lag (dim)

Shutter lag (typical)

Kodak EasyShare Z1085 IS

2.9 

3.2 

2.6 

0.7 

0.4 

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

1.3 

2.7 

2.3 

0.7 

0.4 

Nikon Coolpix S630

3.9 

6.9 

2 

0.8 

0.5 

Canon PowerShot A2100 IS

1.9 

6 

2.7 

0.9 

0.6 

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

2.3 

2.8 

2.5 

1.1 

0.9 

Conclusion
For a pure point-and-shoot camera, the Canon PowerShot A2100 IS represents a good deal, providing very good photo quality with the benefits of some extra zoom range and optical image stabilisation. You'll just have to overlook its rather slow performance.

Additional editing by Charles Kloet