Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: You shouldn't be afraid to take the Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS home to your parents. Despite its old-fashioned LCD display size, the specification is certainly up to scratch, boasting 10 megapixels, face detection and image stabilisation. It's an affordable

Pros: Elegant and reliable; fine images and films; very approachable

Cons: Slightly pricey; doesn't boast the latest spec

Verdict: Canon continues its habit of creating well-made cameras with a select few features on board. There's nothing earth-shattering on offer here -- just a solid, simple camera that takes lovely, stabilised pictures and movies. It's all the better for it

Review summary: canon digital ixus 85 is review: The Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS looks good, performs well, and offers all the usual bells and whistles, but fails to stand out in the crowded IXUS line-up.

Pros: Slim, compact design, Optical image stabilisation, Pleasing image quality, Optical viewfinder

Cons: Horizontal mode switch is somewhat awkward, Misleading "manual" mode, Average-sized 2.5-inch LCD display

Verdict: The Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS looks good, performs well, and offers all the usual bells and whistles, but fails to stand out in the crowded IXUS line-up.

Review summary: Canon's new slim shooter keeps the IXUS flame alive.

Pros:  Optical image stabilizer, good image quality, optical viewfinder.

Cons:  2.5-inch LCD, faux Manual mode.

Verdict:  Despite its shortcomings, the Canon Digital IXUS 85 IS still packs features that define it as a worthy shooter in the IXUS lineup.

Review summary: Canon's latest pocket snapper, the 85 IS, is the most recent in a torrent of compact cameras to land in the PC Pro offices recently, most from this one manufacturer. There are now no fewer than nine digital compacts in the IXUS range, and deciding which t

Verdict: Excellent build quality and ease of use undermined by distinctly average image quality.