Canon Digital IXUS 60 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

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This digital camera is a good all rounder. “Very easy to use, compact , excellent pictures” Anonymous verified purchaser View all 24 real customer reviews

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Build Quality	9.2
Ease of use	8.9
Features	8.8
Image quality	8.8
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.9
Overall rating	9.2

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Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to use, compact , excellent pictures

- no battery meter, can be a pause between pressing for the picture and the picture actually been taken

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43 of 43 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 May 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ compact size

- no battery level indicator.
cheap silver plastic bits let the product design down.

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19 of 19 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Jun 2006

Score 9.0/10

Margaret, Totnes

+ Compact but with a large display screen.

- Only supplied with basic user-guide.Advanced manual only on software-inconvenient for checking techniques whilst out in the field.It took 3 letters-the final one to the MD of Canon-to obtain a printed version.

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17 of 17 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Jun 2006

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Battery life seems quite good.
Quite responsive (not like other cameras that take an age to take the photo)

- The flash seems to bleach all the colour out of thinks when using in low light. There must be a way to control the the level of the flash.
It doesn't allow charging via USB and the battery flap is far to fragile.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 May 2006

Score 9.0/10

Colin, Glasgow

+ A brilliant camera with an amazing ready-to-use time, only takes about 3 seconds to be able to take a picture. Picture quality is brilliant and very easy to adjust settings once you start to become more than an auto photographer - although I have found the auto settings are usually 95% correct.

- Trying to find a case this small is hard.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 23 Jun 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Light compact and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 19 Jun 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use. Great quality pictures & movies. Handy size & sturdy.Good sized window.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ease of use

- None

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jul 2006

Score 10.0/10

Shana, London

+ It's quick when switching it on and then being able to take a photo as well as it being small

- Nothing bad at the moment that I can say.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jul 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Compact and easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jan 2007

Score 10.0/10

Caroline, London

+ Good quality, battery life - good, great screen size, printed images - good.

- None

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 07 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 12 Dec 2006

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Standard memory card is pathetic, needs at least 2gb

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purchased 12 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

David, Poulton-Le-Fylde

+ compact, ease of use, stylish,

- lcd monitor difficult to see in bright sunlight

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purchased 14 Dec 2006

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent pocket size camera

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 03 Jan 2007

Score 9.0/10

James, Leicester

+ Small, light, fully featured, very clear photo's, big screen, good on automatic, quick to alter settings such as 'no flash' etc.

- None noticed

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purchased 17 Dec 2006

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Product Features

Camera Type	Compact
There are 2 main types of camera: The SLR and the Compact. SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. SLR cameras use a prism to reflect the exact image as seen through the lens and so offers a more accurate viewfinder. SLR cameras have detachable lenses offering greater flexibility if you wish to take a variety of different photographs. Compact cameras have a built in lens and an ‘above lens’ viewfinder which is less accurate but they are often cheaper, more sleekly designed and easier to carry anywhere with you to capture that moment perfectly without having to fiddle with complex settings or a bag full of lenses.
resolution (Megapixel)	6

Optical Zoom Ratio	3
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Screen Size in Inches	2.5
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Digital Zoom Ratio	4
Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
Image Stabilisation	No
If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images. It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
Memory Card Slot	Yes
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
PictBridge	Yes
An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
Macro Mode	Yes
This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
Video Recorder	Yes
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Video Recorder	Movie and Voice
Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
Timer	Yes
Having a timer function is essential if you want to get into the shot yourself. Make sure your camera has this feature if you plan to go on holiday and capture photos of you and your friends or family having fun together.
Dimensions (mm)	86x53.5x21.7
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (g)	140
The weight of the product in grams.
Flash	Yes
Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash. Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
Resolution (Pixels)	2816x2112
A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels. The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.
Shortest Shutter Speed	1500
This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
Longest Shutter Speed	15"
This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured. Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results. Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
Max. Aperture Lens 1	f2.8-4.9
Measured in f-stops the aperture of a lens dictates the maximum amount of light captured. If you want to do low light photography look for something with a wide aperture like f2.8. The widest aperture is given as a range as it changes when your lens is zoomed in.
USB Port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.