IXUS 400 (Canon Digital Ixus 400)

Member Name: midzt04

Product:	Canon Digital Ixus 400
Date:	15/05/04 (142 review reads)
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Advantages: 4.0 megapixels, Good-looking, Easy to use

Disadvantages: Optional case is bulky, Battery could last longer but is neough

I have had the Ixus 400 for some time now. The camera is very straight foward to use and very easy to take high quality pictures.
Aesthetically the camera is very good, the sleek lines and the rounded edges make this and the Ixus 500 look better than the others in the Canon range and most other cameras that are also around. The buttons are clearly labeled and there is no ambiguity in the icons. Deleting pictures for the first time may be difficult to master but once you figure it out or you read the manual it is easily picked up and you will notice how all functions follower a similar pattern.
The 4.0 megapixels are more than enough for taking pictures and the spiecail thing about this camera is that it can be used as a point and shoot camera But in the ?manual? mode enthusiasts who don?t want to waste money on an SLR but still play around with shutter speed, ISO speed etc.
Tasking movies is also quite well done on this camera, although this is not very hi quality but is bearable. The sound is quite echoed but considering it is designed purely as a camera not a video camera it is not bad. You can record as long as you want as long as you have enough memory, and the time you have left is clearly stated in seconds. With Compact Flash memory so cheap now this is very good.
The battery life of the camera is good, although I have had to buy a spare battery so that I am able to take photos throughout my trips.
The software that came with the camera is very good. ZoomBrowserEx remembers what pictures you have already downloaded onto your computer so that you don?t waste space on your hard drive through duplicates. The camera also comes with software that stitches photos you have taken together so you can make a large panoramic photo. I was surprised by how well this came out as it warps the photos so all match and the joints are seamless.

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