Canon IXUS 150

The camera appears to ok but it was supposed to be new, only it didn’t have its box or instructions and the battery was missing. We haven’t tried loading photos yet.

I had a canon IXUS that I purchased in 2005. It was a great camera and went all over the world with me. This replacement was less than half the price I paid 10 years ago. Excellent. Simply marvellous. Buy one immediately. I can't believe they do little money buys such s perfect camera. Get one right now.

good picture but very annoying battery charge - you must remove it then plug in the separate special charger, doesn't charge from USB when you plug it, don't waste your time, buy something else. Picture quality isn't everything.

Camera seems to be functioning very well. It takes good pictures in a whole range of lighting conditions and is, from my experience, quite responsive. The only reason I don't give this 5 stars is that the instruction manual is a download of HUGE proportions and not really practical for printing 'at home'. In this day and age it can't be so expensive to produce a full printed manual to put in the box! And given the range of features in this little camera I should have thought it essential to explain how to get the most out of it. Not everyone who buys one of these is an 'expert'. Shame.

This product arrived with a 2 pin plug charger which in this country is illegal !! Sending back straight away ! Very disappointed as it was a birthday present !

I've tested quite a few compacts lately and they do vary in quality quite a bit. This Canon is in the more affordable price bracket, but a step over the super budget £50 models. The IXUS 150 has a quite nice zoom range (8x) wrapped up in small compact body. And bucking the trend from some makers, you do get a real battery charger and don't have to charge it in camera! (which is nice) My quick summary after field testing the IXUS good/bad points: Pros: + Handy 8x 28-224 mm equivalent zoom range, a step above some compacts in this price + Pretty good image quality for the sensor size + Excellent 1 cm macro (at the 28mm end) you can get some really good close up shots, much closer than some rivals (5 or 10cm is common) + Autofocus locked on well in most situations, the AF assist light helps in low light (I'd avoid using the tele end too much as it will struggle to focus due to the lens speed) + Fairly snappy performance, quick start up this is a point and shoot that is responsive and quick + Has lens based stabilisation which works very well esp useful for night shooting and lower light levels + 2.7" 230k dot LCD is fairly clean and clear even in harder lighting, not the highest resolution but in this price range it's normal + Movie quality is respectable for a budget compact (even though it's not full HD) + Good flash exposures, power balanced well with the scene (no real white out issues as you get on some compacts) + Battery life isn't bad for a small compact I got over 220 shots per charge, there is an "eco mode" that extends battery life some more + Simple to use with a help button if you get stuck. Menus are straight forward and easy to navigate Cons: - Lens speed is a bit slow at the telephoto end f/6.9 not ideal for lower light shooting - Optics are not bad for this price, wide angle corners not as sharp as I'd like but would be fine for normal printing. Quite sharp at the tele end. - Movie mode is 1280 x 720, 25 fps, not full HD and has mono sound - Image quality takes a bit of a dive in darker levels, I'd try to keep it to ISO 800 and under. - No panoramic mode and no software CD supplied in the box - Slow continuous shooting at under 1fps Whilst it's a simple point and shot the Canon does pretty well overall. The Smart Auto does a decent job in most cases. You have quite a good selection of filters and scene modes such as toy camera, fisheye, black and white, a low light mode (that drops the resolution to 4mp to reduce noise) An i-contrast mode that helps the dynamic range in harsher lighting. You also get a ZoomPlus 16x mode to enhance the zoom range (it's ok but don't expect miracles image wise) and the usual assortment of other creative effects. Controls wise fairly simple, you do have exposure compensation and a choice of metering modes. There is a long shutter speed mode that allows you to do longer exposures up to 15 seconds (handy for night tripod shots) On balance it's actually quite a well featured little compact, more so than most in this price range. I think it's a good buy at this price, Canon have done a mostly good job with a fun compact that's easy to use and takes quite respectable photos. Don't get too carried away with the megapixel number or marketing claims, you can get some decent A4 prints from this compact which is about as big as most people will go. Compared to the £50 compacts I've tested recently I think this is worth the extra asking price. Recommended for folks looking for a nice small compact, that takes pretty good photos and is wallet friendly.