Canon Ixus 30 Review

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Canon Ixus 30
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danflex's Review of Canon Ixus 30

7th Jan 2006

Overall Rating

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

Tiny.
Extremely quick start-up.
Picture quality.
Movie mode.


Bad Points

The large LCD screen must be protected or it will scratch.


General Comments

I've owned the Canon Ixus 30 digital camera (actually an SD200 in the USA) for 2 months now, and I have used it a lot.

It is so small I can comfortably keep it in my shirt pocket.

It has a fast start-up time, which I find very important if you want to catch that on-the-fly shot, and have the camera shut off and in your pocket. I comment on this because I've had camera's with slower start times and find I miss a lot waiting for the camera to get ready to shoot.

Movie mode with sound is near flawless. Good sound too.

I've found that mega-pixel size is just a number, and if you have a good lens, as this camera does, your pictures will come out great. I can enlarge them on my computer as much as I want, and then crop a different picture if I desire, from most 3.2 pictures taken.
Having owned Olympus cameras (confusing), I find this camera very intuitive to operate and change modes. Menu's are easy to find. Settings easy to change.

Five years ago a quality 3.2 mega-pixel camera could cost as much as $600 or $700. At this time 01/07/06 a camera at this Mega-pixel level can be bought for a bargain. This $300 retail camera cost me $170 US due to it's replacement by larger pixel cameras. Same camera same features just not as many pixels. If you don't need them why pay for them?

It did not come with a camera case, and the large LCD screen will scratch if you're not careful.

A second battery can be expensive if you're store buying. You will want one though.

The software supplied is a little overwhelming, and some features are not necessary, but it is comprehensive.

I can recommend this camera 100% if it proves to be reliable.

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  • danflex Rank: Captain on 15th Apr 2007

    UPDATE - The Canon Ixus 30 digital camera has proven to be reliable! I found a 2nd battery for $10, yet rarely use it.