The PhotoMax Software also includes Arcsoft Photo Fantasy and Sticker Store. Arcsoft Photo Fantasy allows you to place a person's head in various scenes like in an astronaut suit or on a dollar bill. The Sticker Store software allows you to create custom stickers.

Testing
Prior to using the PDC1100 I was using the Sony Digital Mavica MVC FD-7, which at the time it was bought cost about $600. With the PDC1100 at a price of around $300, I thought there was no way this camera would be as good as the $600 Mavica just because of price reasons.

Upon comparing the two, I found that the PDC1100 produced a lot better pictures than the Digital Mavica, especially when set to 1152x768 Super Mode.

Here are some shots between the two. Each camera is set to its highest possible resolution.

The shots below were taken in a completely dark room with the flash on.

(PDC1100)

(Mavica)

(PDC1100)

(Mavica)

(PDC1100)

(Mavica)

Note: These images are compressed using GIF format so some discrepancies will exist.

As you can see, the picture quality of the PDC1100 easily beats out the Mavica.

Unfortunately there was a big drawback to the PDC1100, the battery. A set of 4 AA batteries would only last about 2 hours with the TFT on. Just to complete the review I used up 16 batteries. That's a lot of money. In my opinion, they should have included a rechargeable battery pack for the PDC1100, this would greatly improve the product. Upon reading the manual I read several places related to the battery. It mentioned leaving the TFT off and just using the optical viewfinder, but what fun is that? It also mentions using rechargeable NiCd batteries and even using the included AC adapter power supply to power the unit whenever possible. Even if you used NiCd batteries, you would still be recharging A LOT! I couldn't even fathom how many batteries you would have to take with you on a trip.