The PowerShot A100 is an compact digital camera which, featuring a 5mm f2.8 (equivalent to 39mm in 35mm format) single-focal-length autofocus lens and 1/3.2" 1.2-megapixel CCD sensor, is designed with easy-to-use control placement to make digital photography as easy as point and shoot.

The Powershot A100 features a 1/2.7" CCD sensor with resolution of 1.2 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom lens, movie mode, a wider shutter range of 15 seconds to 1/1500 second, manual exposure, spot metering, ISO setting from 50 to 400, and magnified playback up to 10x zooming. Waterproof case (30M/100ft.), Tele-converter, Wide converter, close-up lens are available as accessories