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Reviewed by UK Guest, 15th Aug 2006. |
| Review Summary: IXUS 55 6 months down the line... |
Overall Score: 4/5
 
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Review: I was very pleased with the Canon IXUS 55 camera upon purchase but I thought it would be useful to give you guys an idea of how well it performs after 6 months use.
1. The camera starts to look very tatty very quickly picking up scratches to the metal - esk casing and buttons/switches loosing their coating all together. This is wear and tear even with using the case, which I bought separateley (the proper cannon case) which also turns this small nifty camera into a bulky item.
2.Switching betwwen camera/movie/view mode is now very difficult to do as the switch for this is now sticking on movie. very annoying.
3. only really produces good pictures on standard view. Try zooming and this camera has had it even on the optical zoom, but trying to digitally zoom is pointless - your pictures will not come out how you may have expected.
4.has started making a weird clunking noise when turning off and retracting the zoom lens.
5.does not perform well on night shots.
I wish I had read somthing like this before buying, it may have convinced me to go for a slighlty more expensive camera. Do not buy it thinking it is pro - ish just because it's a Cannon, it's nowhere near that, it is a fun, cheap camera that's great for taking shots on the spur of the moment and capturing some great memories reasonably well. |
Ratings
| Value For Money: |
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4 |
| Review Score: |
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4 |
| Recommended? | |
Yes |
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