Canon Digital IXUS 55

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Canon Ixus 55
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Verdict of Canon Ixus 55

Canon Digital IXUS 55 Editor's Summary gives you one of the best run downs on the internet on this popular portable digital camera. The Review Centre Editor provides a summary of reviews plus other vital information and opinions to help you make an informed choice about this product. Written November 2005.

The Big Picture

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Launched in September this year, the Canon Digital Ixus 55 Digital Camera is a very stylish high performance camera for this mid price range. It's a current bestseller.

Finished in silver-white palladium plating on stainless steel, the Ixus 55 features a 2.5in type LCD monitor on the rear, the first in the Digital Ixus series.

Canon, the market leader, have also equipped the Ixus 55 with a viewfinder and a 3x optical zoom lens - a focal length of 5.8-17.4 mm - which means you get a very versatile camera with easy composition features.

The main plus points about this 5.0 megapixel camera are its viewfinder, its distinctive style, its variety of shooting modes - plus Canon's credibility for lens quality.

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Main Features

  • 5.0 MP CCD
  • 3x optical zoom with UA lens
  • DIGIC II and iSAPS
  • 2.5in LCD with wide viewing angle
  • 15 shooting modes
  • VGA movies at 30 fps
  • PictBridge and Print/Share button
  • USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
  • Software and Canon Image Gateway

Top Tricks

  • The Digital IXUS 55 operates 5.0 megapixels and so customers should be happy with quality photo prints up to A3 size.
  • Scene modes include: auto, manual, portrait, landscape and night snapshot plus an underwater setting.
  • The My Colours option allows you to get creative with special effects including Colour Swap or Custom Colour. You can select colour balances for any given shot.
  • The software package is impressive including PhotoStitch 3.1 which helps you create nice panoramas pictures. Always fun. In fact, the various software will keep most amateurs very happy and busy.
  • The Digital IXUS 55 Intelligent Orientation Sensor recognises rotation from horizontal to vertical and automatically adjusts your image. Users can opt to display gridlines on their LCD to aid image composition.

Industry View

CNet said:

...one of the better choices in the current IXUS lineup.

Camera.Co.Uk said:

...I like the design and build quality.