Instant Alerts Get email Alerts on stories that match your interest. To choose a keyword, click here. Choose the right expert at the right price, anytime day or night, at PC World Expert Help . Canon's PowerShot S100 Digital Elph camera is definitely one of the snazziest gadgets around. The cigarette box size Digital Elph has an alluring, svelte design.
Most digital cameras have at least low, medium, and high modes.
It also has 2X optical zoom for closing in on photo subjects. Though the Canon's controls and menus are clear, the tiny optical viewfinder is located too close to the right-hand grip. While looking through the viewfinder during informal tests of this shipping model, I found I couldn't grip the camera firmly without pressing my nose against my thumb. Another drawback is that the built-in flash is small and provides insufficient light. Consequently, some photographs that were taken indoors or at night came out dark, and they lost some background detail.