I got this camera as a gift awhile back now and it is still going strong after many a holiday and drunken night out. The Canon Digital Ixus 850 IS is a digital compact camera measuring a petite 8cm x 5cm x 2cm (approximately). Making this a great camera to be able to quickly pick up and stash away in the smallest of bags. That is just one of the unique selling points for this camera; its size is unusual for its performance. Not being a particularly technical minded person this camera suits me down to the ground; it has been produced with people like me in mind. The features are very easy to master and it is simple enough to just 'point and shoot'. The camera ...  Read the complete review

I took this camera with me whilst backpacking for 3 months across Australia, New Zealand and the States and it proved to be an excellent little device. It is a good looking camera but to me, whilst on a trip of a lifetime aesthetics wasn't on my list of wants. I wanted something that was compact, lightweight, robust and most of all, able to take great photos in a variety of environments. For me, this is exactly what it did. The camera comes with optic image stabilisation which allowed me to get some fantastic pictures from whatever my environment whether it be on a moving boat or taking pictures of my friends ski-ing. It was also great with sun, sea or snow ...  Read the complete review

A brilliant camera for simple point and shoot. It takes excellent pictures without having to fiddle through constant adjustments. The Image stabilisation works really well and almost everything on the camera is very easy to use. The screen is big, bright and easy to see. On top of all this, it really looks good as well and has a reassuring feel of quality to the build. We took it on our honeymoon to South America and have some great memories as a result! My only (small!) gripe is that there is no indication of the battery life until the battery is about to run out! so that's not so helpful..

canon silver smart camera,takes great quailty pictures perfect size takes pictures landscaped and all differnt ways its the perfect camera for many things i recomend this camera to anyone its got a resonable price.verry nice camera you can zoom in pictures and out far i have this camera myself and all other cameras ive had have broken this one hasnt

i like the look and feel. It is fairly small for my big hands but works very well in point and shoot with good quality pictures. Auto focus and flash both work well. Good optical zoom. Good viewfinder that zooms with camera, and large bright display. Many modes and options, some are quite easy to identify and use like self-timer and flash on/off, but others less intuitive to understand and use. The (advanced) manual is quite brief describing these, failing to describe how they work, whcih doesn't help. Fiddly controls. You need to take the battery out to recharge it - will the door take the treatment over the long term? Loads of software ...  Read the complete review