A top-of-the-charts digital camera from Canon

Category: Review on Canon IXUS 80 IS Digital Camera

Posted by: 4-Jul-2008

Strengths: Well designed camera with interesting exteriors and very easy to use features

Weaknesses: Does not include any manual controls and flash takes some time to refresh

A rock star in automatic digital photography, the Canon IXUS 80 leaves nothing to chance. Apart from offering excellent image quality, the phone manages to look like a million dollars as well. The colourful steel exterior gives the IXUS 80 a fun look but does not take away anything from the performance of the phone. The IXUS is a successful range and each new launch brings about an improvement in the already well-performing camera.
The IXUS 80 has built-in software which helps it produce good images as well as cut out the effects of a shaky hand. The image-stabilization software is complimented by a face recognition package which helps get the most out of a picture. The lack of shutter speed results in your ability to take snaps in quick succession and having suffered with a digital camera which took up to fifteen seconds to move on to the next picture, I am suitably impressed with the Canon IXUS 80 IS.
If you really want to find a flaw in the Canon IXUS 80 IS you can refer to its complete lack of manual controls. There are many digital cameras which carry hybrid features and the Canon IXUS 80 IS is definitely not one of those. Other than that, there is just a small lag time in the case of the flash but that is a common problem with the world’s best phones so users should not be too concerned about it. The IXUS 80 IS is a phenomenal camera and one that is likely to affect the market for Canon phones in a positive way.