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Review on πŸ“· Silver Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS - 12.1 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 4X Optical Zoom by Ron Kishore

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Indoor shots are much better when shot in program mode at ISO 100 or 200

For several years I have been trying to replace my old Canon S50 with a more compact camera. For me, the quality of the photos indoors is the most important criterion, since most cameras (and smartphones) take great photos outdoors. I've bought and returned a couple of cameras that, while more compact than my old S50, can't take indoor shots that even remotely compare to the S50. My first indoor shots with the Canon 100HS yielded similar results; Normal images, but not very clear. When I started experimenting with the camera to see if I could improve the quality of my interior shots, I found that all of the interior shots were shot at an ISO setting of 400 or higher when the camera was set to Auto was. If you take the camera out of auto mode, set the camera to "P" and set the ISO to 100 or 200, the photos will be much sharper than in auto mode (which automatically sets the camera to a high ISO). Although I haven't used the camera enough to determine if it's possible to just set it to P mode with an ISO setting of 100 or 200 and leave it there for all photos, both indoors and outdoors, I suspect me that you can do this. If you can't, I end up using "Auto" mode for outdoor use and "P" mode for indoor use. Either way, this camera takes much better indoor photos in P mode, and it's very easy to set up using it that way. If I had to put up with the indoor image quality that comes with auto mode, I think I'd return the camera. After experimenting with the camera I can't figure out why Canon programmed the camera to shoot at such high ISO settings when the images get sharper. achieved at lower ISO settings.

Pros
  • Delivery was very quick
Cons
  • Negative included