Canon Digital Ixus 70

I bought this camera as I needed a new camera fast! It takes sd memory cards which is a plus as these are the cheapest ones to buy. The camera itself is very competitively priced for the size and features. It is a small camera suitable for your handbag or pocket on nights out and not too heavy either. The camera at first I found quite fiddley to use with all the buttons are on one big round button so you have to be quite precise this does take some getting used to and I find it really easy to use now. This might be something to bear in mind if you're buying this for a young/elderly person who might find this difficult to grasp. The camera has a range of functions which ...

Canon's Ixus 70 is a superb little camera. Its superior function, accompanied by such elegant design, really sets the Ixus apart from its many rivals in a similar price bracket. So... The +ves Performance is great - at 7 megapixels, you can be sure to retain detail when you blow images up or zoom in. Images are crisp, sharp, and the colour is great (white balance adjustable). A 3x optical zoom is also perfect for capturing distant images. Several specialist modes exist to give best results in, for instance, low light conditions. Ease of use - even my technophone mother can use this camera! It's an ideal first digital camera, and ...

Absolutely great camera, may well purchase it again if this one broke or was stolen, but it has two minus points:
1) sunsets and other bright lights may produce a vertical through the brightest spot. My Canon EOS 300D does not have this problem at all;
2) video shoots are OK-ish, as long as you don't zoom - the quality is really bad when you zoom in!
I recently found out I could use Hi ISO and no flash in in-door settings to improve the natural look of the pictures. Very good!