Canon Ixus 80 IS - Expert Reviews

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: At the start of the millennium, Canon's original Digital IXUS cameras were the super models of the digital compact world; looking as good as they performed, their popularity seemed a sure bet. But time has moved on, rivals have got slimmer, smaller and mo

Verdict: The Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS can perhaps best be summed up as an undemanding snapper for the unpretentious imagemaker â?? and as such is largely beyond criticism, save for some fiddly controls inherent in a camera with a height and width (if not depth) eq

Review summary: A fast and attractive camera that offers pretty good image quality for the price.

Pros: Classy, stylish design, Fast start-up and shot-to-shot, Good image stabilization

Cons: Slightly dull colors, Couldn't keep up with fast action shots, Some softness at corners of images

Verdict: Like the many Canon Digital ELPH's before it, the SD1100 is an attractive pocket camera that's easy to use and feels great in your hand. Though its image quality was only slightly above average, the SD1100 consistently produced appealing images on our tes

Review summary: The Canon IXUS 80 IS digital camera is an 8 megapixel pocket camera with a 3x optical zoom. It is a cut above most of its rivals and scores heavily when it comes to picture quality and style. It is well worth a close look if you are in the market for a sm

Pros: Style - build quality - picture quality - viewfinder

Cons: Other pocket sized cameras now offer more zoom

Verdict: The IXUS 80 IS is simply one of the best pocket cameras on the market. Picture quality is impressive and the camera is able to reel of pin sharp images. This is also a very stylish camera with a good build quality.

Review summary: Like its Digital Elph predecessors, Canon's new Ixus Ixus80iS looks and feels great. Its price tag of about $249 puts squarely in the realm of midrange point-and-shoots, but its robust features--including Canon's fast DIGIC III processor, a maximum apertu

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Pros: Great design, solid feel, display information, image stabilisation

Cons: Some features hidden in menus, viewfinder a little on the small side, only 32MB SD supplied

Verdict: You can find similar specification from other manufacturers at a lower price, but the IXUS 80 is seriously worthy of consideration