I bought this Canon SD1100IS camera in August, 2008, just in time for my two week trip to Morocco. So far the camera has worked great and I have had no problems. I spent a long time researching cameras and I had narrowed it down to Canon or Sony. Then I chose Canon and was deciding between the SD 850 and the 1100.
Those two were both in my price range and had optical viewfinders. I went with the 1100 because of it's smaller size and the color choices (I didn't want plain ol' silver).
The Canon SD1100IS takes great quality pictures. I haven't noticed any red eyes (thanks to built in red eye reduction) and the pictures are crystal clear. I like all the different features of the camera and shooting modes, even though I haven't had the chance to use them all yet. I would definitely recommend this camera to those who care about great quality pictures, extra features, and a compact camera with color choices.