Testseek.co.uk have collected 54 expert reviews of the Canon Powershot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH / IXUS 80 IS and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon Powershot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH / IXUS 80 IS.
March 2008
(79%)
54 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
55 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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TestSeek's Expert Reviews Summary
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The Canon IXUS 80 IS is a small, sleek but powerful camera with a weight of only 125g. It has an advantage of not having a whole bundle of features stuffed in, but just the essentials. It has the all important optical image stabilizer, a full auto-mode which scrutinizes the light situations plus reduces the blur effect from images.
There is also a unique shutter with a custom-timer fit in, giving the user the freedom to select how long it should take between shots.
The camera also offers a wide range of ISO speeds to select from, 80 – 1600. The colour-swap and the colour accent features are also part of the package, which enables one to change one colour for another in the image, or retain one colour and make the remaining black & white, respectively..
The editors were especially impressed with the high image quality, especially for images including deep colours.
The editors liked
Superb design and styling
High quality images with near-perfect resolution
A pinhole viewfinder
Lightweight and compact
Easy to handle, having very few buttons and easy to follow layouts..
The editors didn't like
LCD display is very tiny
Not many features
The lens is temperature conscious.
TestSeek's Conclusion
The Canon IXUS 80 IS is a tiny wonder, giving you all the features you require for a camera, plus durability, plus superior quality images. It is the perfect choice for those who want to own a compact camera along with features and image perfection. Overall, the reviewers pronounce it a very good buy.
Very good photo quality (in good light), Stylish, ultracompact metal body; comes in five colors, Optical image stabilization, Snappy performance, Sharp 2.5" LCD has good outdoor and low light visibility, Optical viewfinder (a rarity these days), R...
Noisy images in low light; some NR artifacting at low ISOs in good light, Corner blurriness and purple fringing an issue, Zoom setting not shown on LCD, Flash a little slow to charge, More manual controls would be nice, Flimsy door over memory card/bat...
The Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH is a competent ultra-compact camera that is a worthy follow-up to its predecessor, the SD1000. It offers a sleek design, optical image stabilization, snappy performance, and good photo quality. And, with a str...
Classy, stylish design, Fast start-up and shot-to-shot, Good image stabilization
Slightly dull colors, Couldn’t keep up with fast action shots, Some softness at corners of images
Like the many Canon Digital ELPH’s before it, the SD1100 is an attractive pocket camera that’s easy to use and feels great in your hand. Though its image quality was only slightly above average, the SD1100 consistently produced appealing image...
Abstract: Like its Digital Elph predecessors, Canons new PowerShot SD1100 IS looks and feels great. Its price tag of about $249 puts it squarely in the realm of midrange point-and-shoots, but its robust features — including Canons fast DIGIC III processor, a...
Abstract: The Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH is offered in five fashionable colors, allowing users to express their creativity and uniqueness. This feature-rich, pocket-sized, 8.0 megapixel, optically image stabilized digital camera is firmly rooted in t...
Abstract: It seems like barely a month goes by without Canon launching a new IXUS. The range has become almost as synonymous with digital compact cameras as the Apple Ipod has with MP3 players. Canon has always placed style, compactness and image quality as the maj...
Good image quality, Image stabilization, Robust build quality,
Chromatic aberration, Zoom not as sharp as the SD1000's, Battery life could be better, Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
The SD1100 IS is an impressive digicam when compared to the competition, but it doesn't fare quite as well when compared to the original SD1000. Where does the SD1100 IS fail to measure up to its illustrious predecessor? Most notably, in the lens: the...
Good point-and-shoot camera, Takes quality photos with good color, Optical image stabilization
Noise at 400 ISO and above, On-screen menu needs streamlining, Minimal manual options
I liked the SD1100 IS Digital ELPH since it does what it’s supposed to do for a reasonable price. Is this the greatest camera to come down the pike? No, but as I said, it does the job. Point-and-shoot portrait pictures are good and outdoor shots...
Very compact body, Decent edge-to-edge sharpness, Clean results at low ISO settings with bright, print-friendly color straight out of the box, Accurate and reasonably quick focus (although slightly slower in low light), Good responsiveness and overall spe...
Battery life when using LCD not brilliant, Slightly underpowered built-in flash, Little manual control, Poor Auto White Balance performance under artificial light, Pretty noisy at any sensitivity above ISO 200 (decent detail retention though), Some highli...
The SD1100 is a typical IXUS/SD in many respects. It is compact, well built and sports a reasonably attractive design. It offers good output quality in most situations - straight out of the cam - only requiring minimal user intervention. It is also ...
