Canon IXUS 80 IS / PowerShot SD1100 IS / IXY 20 IS Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2048 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the finish. The focus also impresses, but many are less positive about the sensor.

Finish, Focus, Resolution, Interface

Sensor, Contrast, Video, Lens

Reviewers rate this product 88/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras, the Canon IXUS 80 IS / PowerShot SD1100 IS / IXY 20 IS is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

The PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH ($249) is the long-awaited follow-up to Canon's PowerShot SD1000, which was one of the most popular ultra-compact cameras of the last few years. The SD1100 has several significant improvements over the SD1000, ...

Very good photo quality (in good light) ; Stylish, ultra-compact metal body ; comes in five colors ; Optical image stabilization ; Snappy performance ; Sharp 2.5" LCD has good outdoor and low light visibility ; Optical viewfinder (a rarity these days) ...

Noisy images in low light ; some NR artifacting at low ISOs in good light ; Corner blurriness and purple fringing an issue ; Zoom setting not shown on LCD ; Flash a little slow to charge ; More manual controls would be nice ; Flimsy door over memory ...

The PowerShot SD1100 Digital ELPH is known as the Digital IXUS 80 IS in some countries

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 ...

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

The Canon Powershot SD1100 IS represents its series with good all-around performance without standing out in any way. It produces nice images with consumer-oriented color, bright print-ready exposure and is quite fast and responsive. There is nothing ...

Nicely saturated colors, Accurate but bright exposure system, Fast and responsive, Good focusing speed, Great LCD visibility, Easy to use interface

Poor white-balance under artificial lighting, Above average image noise above ISO 200, Chromatic aberrations, Corner softness, Weak flash, Poor battery life

The Canon SD1100 IS Digital ELPH includes an eight megapixel 1/2.5" CCD imager and a Canon-branded 3x optical zoom lens with image stabilization, which covers a fairly standard range of 38-114mm equivalent -- a moderate wide angle to a moderate ...

Optical image stabilization ; DIGIC III image processor just like the big boys ; Facial detection for portraits and to confirm those smiles afterwards ; Small, sleek body design ; High resolution LCD ; Good performance figures, especially for a ...

Flash washes out extreme macro shots ; Moderate chromatic aberration at wide angle ; Soft corners at wide angle ; High contrast in harsh lighting ; Flash takes just under 10 seconds to recharge after full-power shot ; Very small MMC card included ; ...

Exposure is fully automatic, but the user can tweak it with 2.0EV of exposure compensation and four metering modes to handle difficult lighting, including a mode which ties metering to the camera's face detection system

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

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

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

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 ...

Sleek design, superb image capability and intuitive controls make the SD1100 a solid buy.

Fast start-up, focus, and shutter ; Maximum aperture of f2.8

Lacks a true wide-angle lens ; Hard-to-find manual features

Despite a few minor issues, the SD1100 IS is a joy to use, and it produces superb photos for its class. If you can get by without a truly wide-angle lens, you'll be more than happy with the SD1100 IS. And, man, does it look cool

Like its Digital Elph predecessors, Canon's new PowerShot SD1100 IS 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 ...

Fast start-up, focus, and shutter Maximum aperture of f2.8

Lacks a true wide-angle lens Hard-to-find manual features

Despite a few minor issues, the SD1100 IS is a joy to use, and it produces superb photos for its class. If you can get by without a truly wide-angle lens, you'll be more than happy with the SD1100 IS. And, man, does it look cool

This really is an aim-and-forget camera so if going manual in any way is on your plate, look elsewhere..

8-megapixel ; 3x zoom ; OIS

Limited manual adjustments