Canon IXUS 1000 HS / Powershot SD 4500 IS / IXY 50S

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usability, image quality, portability, performance, price

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Compact for a high-zoom camera ; Great modes for high-speed shooting ; Extremely easy to use ; Creative modes that mimic tilt-shift, isolate colors ; Good macro performance

Disappointing image quality ; Maximum aperture is f/3.4 ; No manual controls for shutter and aperture ; Lens skimps on the wide-angle end (36mm) ; Overpowering built-in flash ; Poor battery life ; Slow start-up-to-first-shot time

Despite some fun and useful features, the high-zoom PowerShot SD4500 IS has disappointing image quality, poor battery life, and a lack of manual controls.

Great image quality; 10x optical zoom with Optical Image Stabilization is easy for handheld shooting; Full 1080p HD video captures excellent videos with stereo sound; Smart auto allows anyone to operate it; High Speed CMOS sensor allows for new and...

Chromatic aberrations in most images; Sound quality does not compare to Video quality; Lacks an audio input; Poor battery life ; Bottom Line ; The Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS takes a great step for Canon, adding some great high-speed options to their...

The Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS takes a great step for Canon, adding some great high-speed options to their popular digital ELPH line. Featuring a 10-Megapixel HS CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom lens and full 1080p video capture, its has the best feature...

The Canon IXUS 1000 HS is a largely successful attempt to marry the style of the IXUS range with a big zoom lens, but the 36mm not-so-wide-angle setting, poor battery life, a lack of refinement in the handling department and the high price tag detract...

10x optical zoom in compact, easily pocketable camera ; Large 3-inch LCD display ; Good viewing angle on display ; Display is good in sunlight ; Dedicated movie shutter button ; 1920 x 1080/24fps HD video recording ; Optical zoom works while recording...

No wide-angle lens ; Bright chromatic aberration at both ends of the zoom ; HD video can be noisy ; Smart Auto not as good in low light ; Smart Auto avoids flash at times when it's necessary ; Not enough external controls ; Poor battery life ; Somewhat...

Flash: Our manufacturer-specified testing (shown at right) shows fairly bright results at the Canon rated distance of 12 feet, though the camera increased ISO to 800 to achieve this. The telephoto test was also fairly bright at 6.6 feet; though again,...

Slimmer and a little lighter than most compact super-zooms., Sensible resolution means better than average low-light quality., 1080p video, slow motion at QVGA and miniature effect at 720p., Handheld Night Scene mode greatly reduces noise at high ISOs

10x range falls short of some rivals and lacks true wide angle., Relatively poor battery life has you recharging frequently., Best quality 4:3 mode looks small on wide display., Highly compelling rivals from the likes of Panasonic and Sony

The IXUS 1000HS is a decent point-and-shoot that can produce great photographs in the hands of amateurs and skilled photographers alike.

Solid build quality, Great HD videos, Impressive low light performance

Low resolution LCD, Slow auto-focus

A 16:9 ratio 3.0 inch TFT screen with 230,000pixels and 100% coverage works flawlessly for HD videos; meanwhile black bands crop on either side of the screen while shooting in normal 4:3 ratio. The low resolution screen falls behind by a long shot...

However, this 10-megapixel camera's appeal comes at the expense of trade-offs, and more-demanding users will find that the compromises go beyond the camera's lack of manual controls. The SD4500 IS turned in disappointing scores for image quality in our...