Canon PowerShot S110

The Canon PowerShot S110 is the follow-up to last years' Editors' Choice Canon PowerShot S100, a point-and-shoot that was, at the time, the best pocket camera on the market.

In the time between camera releases other manufacturers have pushed the envelope with design—the Samsung EX2F and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 have f/1.4 lenses that capture twice the light as the S110's f/2 optic, and our current Editors' Choice, the Sony DSC-RX100, has a big 1-inch image sensor.

There's a Mode Dial up top, next to the shutter release and zoom control. The rear of the camera houses the button that controls the functionality of the front control ring, a Record button for movies, the Macro button, and the Flash control.

The rear LCD is 3 inches in size, the de facto standard for point-and-shoot cameras. Its resolution is only 460k dots, although it is bright enough to use on a sunny afternoon.

The 5x zoom lens covers a 24-120mm (35mm equivalent) range. It starts at f/2 on the wide end, but its aperture narrows to f/5.9 by the time you zoom all the way in.

Our standard test scene, shot with the S110.

This 100 percent crop of the previous shot shows you the level of detail that the camera can capture.

This sample image, and the others in the slide show, were shot with the S110.

You can transfer files to your iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android Tablet over Wi-Fi using the free Canon CameraWindow app.

The Canon PowerShot S110 is a more than capable camera. It's got a sharp lens that captures a lot of light at its widest setting, although it does get dim as you zoom in. Its major failing in that it is not a marked improvement over the S100.