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

Shaken, Not Blurred

Optical stabilizer solidifies hand-held photos. Small range-finder eyepiece frames shots in exceptionally bright conditions. Bold, 2.5-inch LCD clearly shows your aim. Great macro mode

Fine details often muddled together. Moderate background noise in indoor, flash photos

Color communicates. It introduces you before you say a word, making the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph the ultimate image-maker. Five fashion-

Color communicates. It introduces you before you say a word, making the Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Elph the ultimate image-maker. Five fashion-forward hues expressed in pure...

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 ...

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

No manual exposure controls ; slow flash recycle time

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

Is this the 8MP model for you?

Great design, solid feel, display information, image stabilisation

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

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

Phil Young was after a lightweight camera that was also needed to be fairly robust, cope with some decent...

In summary, the Canon IXUS 80 IS performed absolutely brilliantly. For as little as £134.00, it is brilliant value for money and did exactly what I asked of it on the trip. For such a tiny little thing, I was very impressed with the powerful photos it ...

Those people at Canon really know how to make gorgeous-looking cameras, and the IXUS

Features-wise, even though it's in the middle of Canon's bewilderingly vast range of IXUS compacts (around a dozen models at the last count), you'll want for little in the way of features

The five colour options for the Ixus 80 IS

The 2.5-inch PureColor LCD II screen covers two thirds of the rear panel, leaving the rest for the button controls. It has above-average visibility in bright outdoor lighting and on-screen menus are straightforward and easy to read. The screen also ...

Two of the best small compacts on the market. Quality differences are on a knife edge, but the Canon wins for superior features and handling.

Both have a full complement of pre-set exposures for the likes of beach, snow, underwater and night modes. Macro, exposure compensation, timer and flash options (like slow-shutter and red-eye reduction) are also close at hand. Both offer DPOF printing ...

The Canon IXUS 80IS compact digital camera delivers equally, both in terms of style and in performance.

Speedy performance, optical viewfinder, low shutter lag

Minor issues with image noise and barreling

A benchmark in stylish compacts that impresses in every area of its specification.