High quality compact digital camera (Canon Digital Ixus 70)

Member Name: Trev11

Product:	Canon Digital Ixus 70
Date:	27/06/09 (17 review reads)
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Advantages: Small, lightweight, great quality pictures, very durable

Disadvantages: Picture quality when filming movies is not that great

This is the first and only digital camera I have owned and it has worked fantastically well for me. I have to admit to not knowing much about photography but this camera has been very easy to use and allowed me to take some great quality pictures.

I have owned it for 2 years now and took it with me whilst backpacking around the world for a whole year. During that time it has continued to function well in all sorts of conditions, from -10 snowy weather whilst snowboarding, to +40 degree weather on beaches in SE Asia. The only problem I have with it now is a strange noise from the zoom lens but that is due to me getting sand in it after sandboarding in Peru so it has taken a lot of abuse and continued to work which is amazing!

It is very light and small and therefore perfect for travelling with or slipping into your pocket for use on a night out. The battery life is also very good and it is easy to find cheap SD memory cards for it now.

I have not really needed to use all the functions on it as I have been able to take good pictures without spending a lot of time working out how to change all the settings. It is therefore really good if you are looking for a simple 'point and click' camera. One of my favourite functions though is the 'My Colours' one as I have frequently used it to make photos such as ones of lush green rainforests look really vibrant.

The only aspect of the camera that is slightly disappointing is the movie function as the picture quality whilst filming is not that great but just having this option on such a small camera is a bonus anyway.

Overall, I would highly recommend this camera to others and if I ever need another camera in the future I will definitely be looking at Canon ones first due to the impressive quality and durability.

Summary: Buy this if you are looking for a great value, high quality, compact camera

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