Canon PowerShot A1100 IS & PowerShot A2100 IS Compact Cameras

Following on from unveiling their PowerShot SD780 IS and SD960 IS
compact cameras, Canon have today, in a spate of press releases, also
officially announced another two new PowerShot cameras - namely the
PowerShot A1100 IS and PowerShot A2100 IS, which serve to replace
Canon's PowerShot A1000 IS and A2000 IS respectively.

Powered by Canon's latest DIGIC 4 image processor, both Canon's
PowerShot A1100 IS and PowerShot A2100 IS compact cameras sport 12
megapixel sensors and come with 4x optical zoom with a 2.5 LCD display
and 6x optical zoom with 3. LCD display (A1100 IS and A2100
respectively). Both cameras also boast Canon's new Scene Detection
Technology as well as a newly updated Easy mode and new Smart Auto mode
- offering 18 possible modes - whilst additionally offering all the
usual features one would expect o compact point and shoot cameras: Face
Detection with face select and track as well as in-camera red eye
correction, Motion Detection, video capture capabilities (in VGA as
opposed to the 720p HD resolution offered by the aforementioned SD780 IS
and SD960 IS camera),full PictBridge support, etc.
Canon PowerShot A1100 IS Key Features:

12.1 Megapixel CCD
F2.7-5.6, 4X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 35 - 140 mm
Optical image stabilization
DIGIC 4 processor
2.5 LCD display with 115,000 pixels + optical viewfinder
Smart Auto mode + face detection / auto redeye reduction
Records up to an hour of VGA quality video
SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus slot (128MB card included)
Uses two AA batteries; 350 shots per charge using NiMH batteries
Comes in gray, blue, pink, and green

Canon PowerShot A2100 IS Key Features (As A1100 IS above except):

F3.2-5.9, 6X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 36 - 216 mm
3-inch LCD display with 230,000 pixels (no optical viewfinder)
32MB memory card included
400 shots per charge using two NiMH AA batteries
Only comes in black
Canon's PowerShot A1100 IS is scheduled for a March release and will set
you back around $200 whilst the PowerShot A2100 IS will become available
in April for around $250.