canon IXUS 700 any good ?

[Viper]

anyone using a [url]IXUS 700|http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital/Digital_IXUS_700/[/url] ? I'm after a small
in the pocket jobbie, or any other recommendations

[Andy M]

I had a good mess about with a number of compact digital's after my Pentax Optio S4i basically disintegrated in my hands (extremely poor build quality).

To cut to the short, in the end I plumped for a Casio Casio EX-Z750 (test here: www.kenrockwell.com/casio/exz750.htm ).

It's a fantastic little camera, but has one flaw - a number of them suffer lens problems. I'm now on my 3rd but still confident I chose the right camera

My girlfriend has the Ixus 50 which, if I'm honest, I'm not overly impressed with. We took a trip up to Scotland last week and were using both cameras in exactly the same positions. Nine times out of ten the Casio's pictures came out better and needed less processing afterwards.

So, if you hit lucky and can get hold of a Casio EX-Z750 without the dreaded lens problem then I think you're heading along the right path

(editted due to the link incorporating the bracket and therefore no worky...)

>> Edited by Andy M on Sunday 28th August 10:24

[Muncher]

I've bought and used a Canon Ixus 50 which I was very impressed with, great little camera.

[tvrgit]

I have an ixus 700, superb camera. Good quality pics, easy to use, compact to carry...

[mustard]

I Have an IXUS430 no complaints

[Captain Beaky]

I have an Ixus 700 and I'd certainly recommend it. Sharp, colourful pictures and easy to carry and use.

[Marki]

Ohh the shame , i have an ixus 3mp great little thing i can only imagine the 7 is the same but better

[elliotdavies]

Ive a 700 ixus too, fantastic camera althiugh the colours can be a bit over saturated (colourful) which in the UK isnt a bad think

Highly recommended..........

See my FOS pics here and if you read below the pics you will see the ones take by the ixus, not many and drastically shrunk down too

www.beanpix.com/gallery/elliotdavies/

also see the reviews at www.dpreview.com/reviews/canonsd500/ 500 is a 700 here in the uk

[Viper]

cheers for the replies but got talked into a Sony (W7S) by a IXUS 500 friend, and have just this minute ordered one.

Although it costs slightly more than the Canon, they on paper both have similar performance, but the Sony has a bigger screen and the advantage of running on AA batterys




>> Edited by Viper on Thursday 1st September 14:51

[emley]

I bought an Ixus 500 and was a bit dissapointed.
The camera is lovely but the results were a bit soft.

I did a few tripod tests at the different resolutions and found that the image was no sharper at 5mp than 3mp. Did I have a dud with a dodgy lens?

The vendor agreed and replaced the camera, but the replacement was no better.

The lens appeared to be not good enough to resolve the additional pixel count. I would expect it from lesser makes but not Canon.

Vendor had to agree, so I got my money back and got one of the last Ixus 2's 3.2 mp and pocketed the differance.

Pixel count isn't everything

PS just bought a D70 and mated to my old IFED lenses is absolutly staggering.

Regards

[trevorw]

My mates just bought an IXUS 700, picture quality is great for the money.

I have a lowley CANON 2.1m ELPH Poweshot S300 but the pictures are still great! Well for my use anyway.