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After using the Canon SD890 (below) for about 3-4 months, I was starting to miss out on some of the creative and manual modes that I had begun shooting exclusively in on my DSLRs. At around the same time, as it turns out, my wife started playing around with the SD890 as a replacement for the old Nikon Coolpix she was still using. It became a win-win situation, I got to look for a new point and shoot, and she got to keep the SD890.

As you can imagine, the first thing I went looking for was something that had as close to the same controls and options that my Canon DSLRs had. In short order, I made my way over to the SX110. There were a few shortcomings that I was a little too optimistic in overcoming, but it’s working for me known the less.

Offical specs from Canon and customer reviews at Amazon.

View photos I’ve taken with my Canon PowerShot SX110 IS.

Aside from all the advantages a DSLR gives you over these point and shoot cameras, I still like the idea of having a pocket size one wherever I go. Just different and random times throughout the day there seem to be those moments where you just want to snap a photo and you never have the chance. That’s what this one is for.

At the time of writing this update, I’ve only used this camera for about a month now. The first real usage was during our first trip to Door County, WI, which turned out rather nice. I also like the video feature here on the SD890, too. It has some pretty decent video quality and sound for some a small camera.

I was drawn to this one over this one over the SD950 because it’s just a little smaller and has a full 5x optical zoom. With 10 MP, it’s packs a few more pixels than my EOS 20D, but there’s really no comparison to what the flexibility and versitility of a DSLR like the 20D. Just getting the hang of not having that level of control with the SD890, but it’s still turning out to be a keeper.

Offical specs from Canon and customer reviews at Amazon.

View photos I’ve taken with my Canon PowerShot SD890 IS and read about my initial reactions to using this one.

This is Cindy’s camera, but I’ve been known to use it from time to time. We bought this camera in Maui after our Sony Cybershot was dead on arrival. Not the best way to start a vacation. But it turned into a little good fortune because it is really nice and we were able to bring it places that we normally wouldn’t carry around my 20D. There are even a few cases where the 4×6 photos in our albums could have actually come from either camera.

View at Amazon to read customer reviews.

View photos from my (wife’s) Nikon E5600.

This was my first digital camera, which we bought ourselves for Christmas before our first Hawaii trip. We probably paid twice as much back then for what that type of camera goes for these days.

It seems like a long time ago when 2.0 MegaPixels was good for a camera. Now, my cell phone has a 2.0 MP camera, and it’s even not the best phone out there.

View at Amazon to read customer reviews (or to see how old the specs are).

A few photos from my older Sony Cybershot DSC-P51.

Most phones these days also have cameras on them, and my HTC Mogul is no exception. It sports a 2.0 MP camera, ironically enough the same number of pixels as my first Cybershot. This one also does video, which is about the limited quantity you’d expect from a smartphone.

In any case, I thought I’d make a mention of it and share a few photos I’ve taken with it, including a few from 30,000 ft.

A few pics from my camera, the HTC Mogul.