Good camera at a good price (Canon Digital Ixus 960 IS)

Member Name: ecolier

Product:	Canon Digital Ixus 960 IS
Date:	03/10/09 (27 review reads)
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Advantages: 12MP, nice video features, good response time

Disadvantages: Reliability issues - but Canon centre is helpful

I bought the IXUS 960 after lots of comparing with other similar cameras from different brands. Its features stick out as it has 12 megapixels, 3.8x optical zoom, 2.5" LCD screen, the ability to take 1024x768 videos (nearly HD!) and has a good processor. The camera is titanium coated - so it looks nice and is supposed to be resistant to scratch. The response time is fast - I have managed to snap pictures of the Red Arrows flying past! The video option is very useful too with 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30fps and 1024 x 768 (XGA) at 15fps. The camera takes MMC and SD cards which is of course a popular option - with cards available cheaply. The camera is supposed to take SDHC cards which means it will support upto 16Gb but I have only tried 2Gb cards with it - it works fine. I would recommend this camera to anyone but there are now lots of other choices at a cheaper price - I bought this last year!!

Summary: I would recommend this camera to anyone but there are now lots of other choices at a cheaper price.

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