Canon PowerShot N100 Pro Reviews

The Canon PowerShot N100 expands on the original N's Creative Shot mode, and thankfully drops its predecessor's quirky design for one that resembles a camera.

The N100 is more about the experience of photography – capturing the moment – beyond taking a good picture. It’s about getting back those casual photographers who have migrated to highly capable smartphones that are fun to use. Canon, which is a fairly conservative camera maker, gets an A for thinking outside the box, but its choices are real head-scratchers. What really bother us aren’t so much the extra features, but the weight and size, which makes it uncomfortable to use. We also think Canon, again, misses the point on value-added features, like a full-tilting display and more Internet-savvy functions. The saving grace about the N100 is that it takes very good images and videos, but if that’s what you want – and can do without the extras – consider something like the PowerShot S120 or PowerShot SX700. We do hope that the next N-series camera will take into consideration what today’s casual photographers are looking for, and make a camera that’s truly fun and not awkward – while retaining the great image quality we expect from Canon. As they say, third time’s the charm, right?