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

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

Like its Digital Elph compact camera predecessors, Canon's PowerShot SD1100 IS looks and feels great.

Despite a few minor issues, the Canon PowerShot 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.

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

Four desirable characteristics will give Canon's Ixus 80 IS kudos with style-conscious snapshooters: compact size, stylish appearance, ease of use and excellent imaging performance. The 8-megapixel effective resolution of the Ixus 80 iS is just right ...

Pictures taken with the test camera were consistently well-exposed and the balance of flash and ambient lighting in flash shots was well-judged, even for close-ups. The image stabilisation system was effective under most conditions, although we had a ...

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 ...

Style - build quality - picture quality - viewfinder

Other pocket sized cameras now offer more zoom

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.

If you are looking for an easy to use camera to take photos without a hitch with an attractive price point to boot, then the Ixus 80 IS from Canon may just be the digital camera you are looking for.

Image quality ; Image stabilisation ; Face detection ; Ease of use

Cannot handle high ISO settings well

Snap away with this small and inexpensive Canon digital camera.

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 ...

Although the SD1100 features a number of improvements on the older SD1000, the new model has a few minor drawbacks. First, Canon shaved 3mm off the wide-angle end of the 3X optical zoom, giving it a 38-114mm focal length--which means ciao, wide-angle ...

This is an 8 megapixel camera with a 3x zoom (38-114mm focal length in film equivalent). The lens has effective optical image stabilisation. There is face recognition which works in most, but not all, situations. Many of the features will be familiar ...

The camera is, in fact, a camera, never mind the fashion accessory. And it takes decent pictures provided the ISO speed is kept to 200. Auto white balance copes well with most indoor lighting except strong incandescent. Focus is good and detail is ...

The dynamic range is limited and highlights tend to blow out in contrasty scenes. You can use exposure compensation to underexpose but you can't adjust the in-camera contrast. Selecting the Neutral colour mode helps a little and reduces colour ...

This camera comes out of the box set for fully automatic point and shoot. It is easy enough to change to the Manual mode to get control of the ISO speed ssetting, but perhaps most people won't bother. As a point and shoot it is one of the best at this ...

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.

Great image quality, Minimal shutter lag, Speedy performance, Optical image stabiliszation, 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 IXUS 70, while delivering just as impressive image quality.

The Canon IXUS 80 IS comes in four colours and is the entry level model of the range.

This is a camera designed to appeal more to the fashion conscious than the connoisseur, and as such it serves its purpose. It's well made and very attractive, but is at the lower end of the IXUS range in terms of specification, features and price. ...