Canon Ixus 80 Digital Cameras Views

General Goods

Canon's PowerShot A and S line of the time were being made as small as contemporary technology allowed,[1] and demonstrated the demand for a small digital camera of good quality. Canon used its experience with small film cameras, particularly the APS IXUS, to mass-produce good digital cameras smaller than anyone else had managed up to the time (the first Digital IXUS was the smallest 2MP then available[2]) and reused the popular IXUS/IXY/ELPH brand name with the tag line The DIGITAL IXUS blends Canon's award-winning IXUS design with PowerShot digital technology. [3]

The brightness and colours in this shot catch my eye. Glare from the sun is handled without a problem. Sharpness is above average too. This shot is a lot sharper than I am used to seeing. In terms of focusing this wide angle shot pushes cameras harder than any of my tests. The IXUS 80 IS digital camera does a very good job though. This is a testament to the quality of lens. In terms of picture quality this is a great shot. This is the other extreme to the wide angle test as the lens is now zoomed into its full capacity. Sharpness is outstanding. I also like the brightness on the photo. As in the previous the combination of sharp focus and use of light are impressive. I have no problem picking out the individual bricks. You should be able to produce pin sharp prints with this digital camera.

Once again I can see sharp focusing in this shot. I like the skin tones too. If I could add just a bit more colour to the background it would be even better. I like this test photo. The colours remain vivid despite the use of flash. This Canon digital camera controls the level of flash it outputs so that the lighting is more or less spot on. This is the one test picture that I found a bit disappointing. With the indoor light not as bright as outdoors, the IXUS 80 IS digital camera is not able to hit the same heights when it comes to focusing.

This is an outstanding close up shot for such a small digital camera. The level of detail captured is very good indeed. Once again it speaks volumes for the quality of the lens. The colours produced by Canon digital cameras in general are just about right for my own personal taste. They are strong enough without being overbearing. They have a good balance with no single colour being overpowering. As long as the light is fair the IXUS 80 IS is still able to do a decent job at ISO 400. As noted from the indoor portrait when the light falls the camera is not at its best and you are likely to need to resort to flash once the light dips below perfect levels. At ISO 1600 picture quality has disappeared. It is extremely rare that I would use this setting anyway. Until the majority of manufacturers are able to improve on this level of quality I am not sure why they bother adding ISO 1600 to their cameras.