One of the best features of this camera is the viewfinder. I know the LCD on my camera washes out in sunlight to the point where it is unusable. Viewfinders are becoming harder and harder to find on point and shoot cameras anymore.

Sears had this camera in store for $119 last week.

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one of the worst features of this cam is it's crippled comparing to 570/560. i never use the viewfinder. prefer articulated lcd like 640/650 s3/s5. those are the best. this one has 20fps video, comparing to 570 30fps, no 60fps video, and a few other things missing. more info at dpreview forum

is it better than the sd1100?

I bought this for my mom a few months ago. She loves it. Very easy to use for the tech dummy.
Highly recommended.

You can get it for only $129.99 from
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Bought 3 at Newegg for $129 and free shipping over the weekend. Good deal for decent camera to keep in the car and have handy..

What i love best about this camera is the anti-shake correction. On my Dad's Olympus I was getting blurry shots from the shake but this Canon camera has never produced a blurry picture for me.

If you dont mind the larger form factor this is probably the best quality camera in this price range.

I love it!

this is nice camera for starter with 8mp