Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS DIGITAL ELPH

Advantages: portable,easy to use.but keep that away from the sight of the thieves.
Disadvantages: least two seconds to confirm the image is a little bit long.

Lately I used my bro's IXUS 801S taking some life pics in Shanghai,China.I feel it is really a portable one.now let's see it's headline features:8.0 million effective pixels 3x (38-114mm equiv.) zoom Optical Image Stabilization Canon's DIGIC III image processor, iSAPS, 9-point AiAF Face Detection (including white balance) Wide viewing angle 2.5" LCD screen (230,000 pixels) Canon's newth motion detection technology (to avoid image blur) ... Read review

Advantages: easy transfer to comp.
Disadvantages: delicate but so are most of the others

This is my second digital camera I've owned and I think this is an awesome camera. I mean obviously there are more expensive and better cameras out on the market that can do more but for what I was looking for (ability to take pictures and put on the computer) it was great and at a reasonable price. It hooks up to the computer very easily with only one installation disc and photos transfer over quickly. It took me a while to figure out how to save ... Read review

Advantages: Good aim
Disadvantages: .............

...a 12X zoom lens. The Canon camera includes the complete package of optical image stabilization functions, including image stabilization and "Auto ISO Shift" that automatically increases the ISO setting in capturing images in low light or at high speed. The S5 IS also features the Face detection technology, which consists of auto-focus, which Canon claims zeroes in on topics of the faces of the portraits, as well as auto exposure and flash exposure ... Read review