CNET Asia Review
7.8
out of 10View score
The bad: Few manual controls; extremely noisy photos at ISO 1,600.
The bottom line: A slim, stylish body, a wide-angle lens, very good photo quality, and snappy performance make the Canon Digital IXUS 850 IS a great point-and-shoot.
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Average User Rating
from 11 users
User Reviews
Impressive physical & digital quality!
Jan 5, 2008Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Stylish & perfect picture quality
Cons: Viewfinder not tally with digital image
Opinion:
A recommended ultra-compact digital camera!
excellent camera
Dec 13, 2007Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: excellent pics.
Cons: less flash range
Opinion:
Beautiful camera to look at and own. Small and handy form factor. Excellent pics' in low light and normal lighting the pics are fantastic! Image stabilisation is very good. Only major con is that there is no remaining battery life indicator. One of the best cameras imho.
Smooth appearance and smooth performance
Jul 7, 2007Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Very convenient to use, beauthiful appearance
Cons: Flimsy 'doors', potentially scratch-prone
Opinion:
After many years away from Canon (my last Canon was a Canon A1/f1.4 - 35mm film camera purchased in 1978) and in the interim using Olympus and Nikon point and shoot film and latterly digital cameras - I have at last returned to Canon.
The Digital IXUS 850 is a beautiful camera to carry around and use. It makes me feel good to use it and it takes very good photgraphs. I was completely unprepared for the quality of the video it produces also.
So far I have produced about 1,000 photos over a period of 3 months. I have no specific criticisms other than the chrome-plated plastic doors covering the battery compartment and connectors which are flimsy.
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