Dovharris
New member
I might be the only person on this forum who is slightly critical of this camera. In fact, I bought partly it on the strength of the reviews here. My views might help others.
Firstly, it's plastic! I'm very dissappointed as I much prefer a metal body (and some reviews are incorrectly claiming it does have a metal body). The front was marked after 2 days - not badly, but enough to give me a sinking feeling when I look at it. And the buttons and dials are cheap plastic too. They wobble and feel tacky. This camera is supposedly Canon's flagship ixus - so why is it all plastic?
I am also unhappy about the lack of aperture/shutter speed. To be fair, I did know (from the specification) that it did not have these, but I feel that a camera of this purported quality/price should have them. There are so many other settings that indicate that this isn't just a point-and-shoot but a serious camera, So why miss off the most important settings for serious photography?
But worse than this. Nowhere does the camera show you what aperture/shutter speed has been used. Ok, it's in the Exif data, so is available once downloaded, but surely it can be included in the picture information on the camera? Canon, if you are listening, please include this in a firmware update.
But all said and done, the quality of the pictures are between good to excellent. The less I mess with them (via my colours), the better they are. And the image stabilisation really does work.
I'm pleased with the battery life. I shall purchase a spare which should give me enough power for most circumstances.
Would I recommend this camera? If you want a high quality point-and-shoot image snapper, and aren't too fussy about build, then yes. If you want a proper, robust camera, consider other models.
Problems:
Plastic body.
Tacky plastic buttons and dials.
No Aperture/Shutter control.
You have to print out the main manual yourself.
Firstly, it's plastic! I'm very dissappointed as I much prefer a metal body (and some reviews are incorrectly claiming it does have a metal body). The front was marked after 2 days - not badly, but enough to give me a sinking feeling when I look at it. And the buttons and dials are cheap plastic too. They wobble and feel tacky. This camera is supposedly Canon's flagship ixus - so why is it all plastic?
I am also unhappy about the lack of aperture/shutter speed. To be fair, I did know (from the specification) that it did not have these, but I feel that a camera of this purported quality/price should have them. There are so many other settings that indicate that this isn't just a point-and-shoot but a serious camera, So why miss off the most important settings for serious photography?
But worse than this. Nowhere does the camera show you what aperture/shutter speed has been used. Ok, it's in the Exif data, so is available once downloaded, but surely it can be included in the picture information on the camera? Canon, if you are listening, please include this in a firmware update.
But all said and done, the quality of the pictures are between good to excellent. The less I mess with them (via my colours), the better they are. And the image stabilisation really does work.
I'm pleased with the battery life. I shall purchase a spare which should give me enough power for most circumstances.
Would I recommend this camera? If you want a high quality point-and-shoot image snapper, and aren't too fussy about build, then yes. If you want a proper, robust camera, consider other models.
Problems:
Plastic body.
Tacky plastic buttons and dials.
No Aperture/Shutter control.
You have to print out the main manual yourself.