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Features:

• 10-megapixel image sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 19-inch prints
• 4x optical image-stabilized zoom lens
• DIGIC III Image Processor with Genuine Canon Face Detection
• Red-Eye Correction; 17 Shooting Modes
• Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
First glance says it all: the PowerShot E1 and you are going to get along just great. After all, you love colorthat dares to surprise. And nothing delights you more than style that makes you smile. The PowerShot E1goes everyplace you go -- to parties, to the beach, far away and to fabulous times right around the corner. The PowerShot E1 introduces you to a new level of performance with 10.0-megapixels for exceptional imagequality, a powerful 4x optical zoom that makes everything up close and unforgettable, and an advancedOptical Image Stabilizer that puts a non-stop life in sharp focus.

Rating : - Almost perfect!
Admittedly I would give this 4 1/2 stars but I can not so I settled for 5 since I do feel it is better than a 4. I will cover why in the cons.
Overall after trying around 8 cameras I finally found one that does everything I need. The pictures turn out true to life and that is what matters. Most cameras can shoot outside well but when it comes to indoor people shots I do not want the faces blurred or washed out in color. This camera gets it perfect each time on the portrait mode with face detection and marco set to on. This camera might not be the smallest or the lightest but it is easy to use and rounder battery area makes it stable in my hand. For me there are 2 things Canon could have done to improve this camera. Get rid of the view finder and make the screen bigger as they did on the SD790. Who even uses the viewfinders anymore with on screen pictures? Next make two versions of the camera with and without the smaller squared lithium batteries. This would give people the option of having a slimmer camera or for those that like the bulk.


Pros:
*Plenty of room to customize settings
*Takes top notch videos, get yourself a 8gb+ memory card and you can take hours of great videos without the need for a camcorder
*10mp does not blur out like a few I have tried. The pictures stay crisp
*Around 12 scene modes not include easy, auto, program & ISO. To find the extra scene modes set the camera to SCN and hit the function button. From there you will see more scene options. Most of them you can control the settings.A more practical list of scenes that would be used more daily.
*Zero red eye problems
*Comes with 1 small set up booklet and the rest is on the CD. This is nice as I often lose booklets and then there is finding a place to store them.
*This camera might be targeted at tweens & teens but trust me any age will find this camera useful. I am not even close to being a teen.
*Did I mention true to life pictures? If so it deserves another mention. Rarely are the colors different from real life. Usually it is neon colors that turn when photoed which is typical with most cameras. Everything else is just right in color.
*Can do some customizing in video mode & you can zoom in video mode. A few cameras I tested did not zoom or zoom well
*The hole for a camera stand is in the middle. Way too many cameras have them on side which can cause stand problems.
*The curve for the batteries makes it very easy to hold and adjust the zoom. It also makes hitting the shutter button easy.


Cons:
*A little heavy and bulky but no different in size and weight than most AA holding battery cameras. As I mentioned above the camera is steady in the hand. Not a pocket camera. Get yourself a camera case.
*4x optical zoom is ok but 5x+ would work better for this camera. If you go past the optical zoom the digital zoom is worthless. Even going into setting of the optical zoom past around the 3rd adjust could render blurry pictures. Make sure to use the Marco mode on when doing the zoom. I have also found that even if not shooting people keeping the face detection on really helps when zooming.
*Easy to use for the most part but I had to do a little searching to figure out how to get to the other scene modes.

About the color:
*It is not as pink as you see pictures. It is a muted baby pink. I would say several shades lighter than the picture.

How they could improve it:
*Typical size screen but they could have upped the camera appeal and look with a 3inch screen. That extra little bit makes a huge difference
*Plenty of practical scene modes but a few more would be nice for traveling
*Instead of a turn dial for the shooting options & scenes then having to click function for the rest, it would have been nice to have one button that shows all of the shooting options/scenes
*It has an easy face detection button but if they had that one also have the function of finding more than more face that would be really nice and less work.
*Different sound options. Most cameras come with different button/shutter sound options so you can change the sound. This has only volume.
*Because of the camera not being as small as others Canon could have offered a sleek case combo pack

I realize I have mentioned the camera being bulky but I would like to stress it is not huge. When you compare it to say the Canon SD1100 IS yes it is bigger and heavier but the quality of this camera for me is 3xs better than the SD1100 IS. I have tested several Canon cameras and few other brands. This camera out ranked all of them and this is the one I am keeping. Sometimes we have to compromise quality for size.

I have used this camera a lot since I purchased it and everyone ask me about it. At a New Year's party a few had been shocked at the price compared to their much higher priced cameras that had been taking less than perfect pictures & often having to retake the picture. When I get a chance I will upload a few pictures to help readers see the quality.