Canon Ixus 40 Review

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Canon Ixus 40
4.6 stars
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chdoyle's Review of Canon Ixus 40

28th Dec 2004

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    4 stars
  • Features
    5 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    1 - 6 Months
  • Battery Life
    4 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
Good Points

Very small
Solid quality feel
Excellent pictures
Superb video


Bad Points

None


General Comments

I shopped around for a long time before opting for the Canon Ixus 40.
I had a Nikon coolpix 3300 for a short while but was not impressed by the cheap feel to it.
In short, for just over £200 you get a tiny (and I mean tiny) camera which feels likes it is carved from solid steel. It has a great 2" screen and astounding functionality which is so easy to use.
Even a complete amateur can take a great photo within 2 minutes of opening the box.
I don't mind saying that I'm a very fussy person and regularly return products if they are not up to scratch. After 2 months with this little gem I can safely say it is staying in my shirt pocket for good.
The video mode is very impressive and with a 1gb sd card, you can take over 8 minutes of video at 30fps., which looks as good as a dv camcorder!
The manual mode is easy to use and switching between special effect modes is effortless.
I've had my Ixus next to a Casio exilim and can say that the Casio cannot compare in terms of quality and sheer good looks.
This camera has that wow factor. Buy one now.

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