CANON IXUS 700 REVIEW

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Reviewed by UK Guest, 25th Aug 2005.

Review Summary: three months on and I am even more impressed

Overall Score: 5/5

Review: I did quite a bit of research before choosing this Canon Ixus 700 camera, and I did so having read a few reviews saying that Sonys and Fujifilms were generally the better choices. Well that may or may not be true, but I continue to be ever more impressed with this model. Far from regretting my purchase (as can often happen), I am very happy with this camera.
I have taken some fantastic photos, at macro level, portrait, and landscape. Many of these photos compare very favourably with my Nikon f80 SLR (which is a superb 35mm), and the ones at the macro level even surpass it. Colours, resolution, and exposure have all been very good. I have also found it to be very easy to use, once I got used to the menu.
The quality of the video is astounding considering that it is stored on an SD card rather than DV tape. Having taken both this camera and my Sony Handycam on holiday recently, and shot footage on both, I have found that the Ixus videos are good enough to edit into my main home movie. Of course there is a noticeable differnce in quality, especially in the sound, but the fact that I can tolerate a minute or two of the Ixus footage, against a Sony DCR HC40 output shows how good this is.
The other thing that has seriously impressed me is how rugged it is. I have actually managed to drop it no less than three times. The worst being on rocks! Despite this carelessness, it is still fully functional. I did have some concerns over the flimsyness of the cover for the interconnections, and did not think it would last, but it is still going strong, and showing no signs of wear.
Aside from the quality of photos and video, the other feature that I really like is the look and the size of it. It is classy, and it is very unobtrusive and easy to take anywhere.
The two extras that I am using are a Sandisk 1gig SD card, which has worked faultlessly, and the black leather case - which fits like a glove and looks great.
All in all - I LOVE THIS CAMERA!

Ratings

Value For Money:		5
Review Score:		5
Recommended?		Yes

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