Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Digital Camera – Silver (12.1 MP, 3.0x Optical Zoom) 2.5″ LCD exceptional style in an ultra-slim form. Beautiful photos are made easy by a host of intelligent Canon technologies, and can be supplemented by stunning HD video.
The number of megapixels determines the amount of sharp detail a digital camera can record. With more megapixels, you can print at larger sizes, plus crop and enlarge without sacrificing quality. IXUS cameras provide all the resolution you need for finely detailed, photo-quality prints with plenty of scope for post-shoot cropping. A 12.1 Megapixel sensor lets you capture every scene in ultra-high levels of detail – perfect for turning your experiences into poster-sized photo prints.
Helpful consumer’s review
I needed a small, well built and easy to use compact for myself and other family members to use when our dSLR is not appropriate or convenient.
First impressions of a well designed and easy to use compact are sustained with continued use. By necessity the controls are small but are not difficult to use even with my largish hands and fingers.
The LCD review screen is bright and clear and there is a small but usable viewfinder when required. A nice to have feature not found on many compacts.
Changing from auto to program to movie mode couldn’t be more obvious with a simple three position slide. Review of pictures or movie playback is also easy with clearly indicated control buttons and the four direction controller gives quick access to useful functions such as disabling the flash, deleting unwanted photos, setting the timer and so on. Menus are also clear and easy to navigate.
Picture quality is quite good but not as I have come to expect from my dSLR (a Nikon D60), however the movie quality is superb. I recommend getting a large capacity memory card as you are going to need it with this sort of quality.
Flash isn’t bad but of course is straight on with compacts but it can be turned off very easily which is handy as even when shooting indoors with normal room lighting the photos look more natural without the flash. The image stabilisation looks to be of some use here and not just a gimmick.
Negatives are very few. There is no memory card or HDMI mini connector cable provided, both of which have to be purchased separately. Nor is there a case but these are quite minor quibbles. We will use the leather case from an earlier film IXUS. In those days they came with the camera! The black version will show finger marks more easily than the other colours I would think.
All in all a very good camera indeed with terrific movie quality in a very compact package. At a current price of £199 on line or in the high street and even a little less with a VAT refund if applicable, it represents very good value for money.
