Ixus 950IS - Simple but effective! (Canon Digital Ixus 950 IS)

Member Name: Meggysmum

Product:	Canon Digital Ixus 950 IS
Date:	17/05/09 (21 review reads)
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Advantages: Lovely solid controls and great pictures

Disadvantages: Have to remember all the tricky features in my head!

Overall I would say that I am very happy with this camera. It has several functions that seem to have helped the overall appeareance of my photographs. The image stabilizer and the facial recognition features have produced excellent clear images even when I have not taken the time to steady the composition first. The screen is easy to see even during quite bright sunlight when my previous camera screen could not be viewed, however it also has a view finder which is great when the light is just too bright or at the wrong angle on the screen. I have achieved some very arty shots using the colour select and colour swap options but they do take a bit of practice!
On the down side this camera does not charge striaght from a cradle but the battery needs to be charged by removing it and putting it in its own charger. Also like most cameras now it comes with a full instruction book that can only be read by computer which is a bit tricky when I am on holiday and can't remember how to perform a certain shot! A quick start guide on paper is included.

Update- this camera has now stopped working as it is not guaranteed to focus. I think one of my children may have dropped it but I don't know so have been disappointed that it hasn't lasted longer.

Summary: Ideal snapshot camera that can produce stunning photos

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