Canon Ixus 80 IS - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Last year's retro-minimalist Canon PowerShot SD1000 got rave reviews from both professional camera reviewers and ordinary consumers because it delivered everything an ultracompact digicam could reasonably be expected to provide.

Pros: Good image quality ; Image stabilization ; Robust build quality

Cons: Chromatic aberration ; Zoom not as sharp as the SD1000's ; Battery life could be better

Verdict: What made the SD1000 unique in a flood of generally competent but mostly uninspired mini-cams was not its old school style or its flashy collection of features, but its proficiency and dependability as a digital image-maker

Review summary: Released in March 2008, the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS is a sleek, sexy point-and-shoot. Many people like to match their personality to their digital camera, and the Canon SD1100 does not disappoint, with interesting color options like Bohemian Brown ...

Review summary: Released in March 2008, the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS is a sleek, sexy point-and-shoot. Many people like to match their personality to their digital camera, and the Canon SD1100 does not disappoint, with interesting color options like Bohemian Brown ...

Verdict: The SD1100 is very similar to its sibling camera, the PowerShot SD750, with one large exception - the SD1100 shrinks the size of the LCD by half an inch to include a rarity on modern point-and-shoots: an optical viewfinder. It's super tiny, though, ...

Review summary: The Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS adds optical image stabilisation while keeping the impressive image quality of its predecessor, the Digital IXUS 70. With 8 megapixels at the ready, the IXUS 80 IS does well in providing photos with warm colours and a good ...

Pros: Great image quality ; minimal shutter lag ; speedy performance ; optical image stabilisation ; face detection ; optical viewfinder

Cons: No manual exposure controls ; slow flash recycle time

Verdict: Canon's Digital IXUS 80 IS adds optical image stabilisation to last year's hit Digital IXUS 70, while delivering just as impressive image quality

Review summary: canon digital ixus 80 is review: Canon's Digital IXUS 80 IS adds optical image stabilisation to last year's hit IXUS 70, while delivering just as impressive image quality.

Pros: Great image quality, Minimal shutter lag, Speedy performance, Optical image stabiliszation, Face detection, Optical viewfinder

Cons: No manual exposure controls, Slow flash recycle time

Verdict: Canon's Digital IXUS 80 IS adds optical image stabilisation to last year's hit IXUS 70, while delivering just as impressive image quality.