As with many megazooms, the lens has some barrel distortion -- a surprising amount, given the relatively narrow-angle lens -- as well as minor pincushioning, but photos look sharp without looking oversharpened. There's some magenta and purple fringing, but it's only really noticeable in outdoor shots with extreme contrast. Overall, it renders excellent exposure and colour.
Shooting speed (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
 |
Time to first shot | |
Typical shot-to-shot time | |
Shutter lag (dim) | |
Shutter lag (typical) |
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
2.3
2.1
0.7
0.5
Typical continuous-shooting speed (in frames per second)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
3.4
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50
1.6
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
1.3
Olympus SP-570 UZ
1
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
0.8
Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD
0.5
Conclusion
Despite its arguably best-in-class photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX110 IS's spotty performance, disappointing movie capture and occasionally frustrating design keep us from giving it an unqualified recommendation.
Additional editing by Charles Kloet
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jczoeller 25 March 2009
Good: TAKES AWESOME PICTURES
Bad: It needs to have a strap on it
Comment: I love this camera. It takes amazing pictures that are clear, good quality, and captures the colors true to form. It is light weight, zooms great, easy to operate if you are technology iliterate like me.
The only thing I would change about the camera is the fact that it doesn't have a strap, which is needed.
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