Canon Digital IXUS 850IS Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

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This Digital Camera is a good all rounder. “I love it. it is small enough to take in pocket or handbag took work christmas…” Val, POOLE Dorset View all 24 real customer reviews

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Build Quality	8.6
Ease of use	8.7
Features	8.5
Image quality	8.6
Value for money (at time of purchase)	8.1
Overall rating	8.8

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Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great pictures

- none really, maybe you dont have full control over the settings.

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purchased 16 Jul 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great build, solid metal and great design. Viewfinder is a plus. Great detail, very quick and good battery life.

- Lack of manual options, needs tweaking with indoor/night shots. Scene settings take care of these problems.

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purchased 18 May 2007

Score 8.0/10

Peter, London

+ speed - taking pictures and starting up
image stabilisation
screen and viewfinder
additional manual and customisable settings

- not great in low light
doesn't have "best pic" or ability to take several pictures in a row quickly

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purchased 18 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Lee, Ipswich

+ Very easy to use went on a cruise and all photos came out really clear and Im very happy.

- none

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purchased 29 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

Mike, Chelmsford

+ Reviewer left no comment

- no battery indicator showing charge left

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purchased 16 Jul 2007

Score 9.0/10

Ross, Monifieth

+ Excellent all round small camera. Quite happy to use it in place of my Canon EOS 400D if I am going to have to carry it around all day. The picture quality is excellent and the ease of use is first class.

- The cover for the battery/memory card seems a bit plasticky. It may break in times to come. However, it does the job.

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purchased 03 May 2007

Score 8.0/10

Colin, Milton Keynes

+ Great Cameara, easy to use

- No case, help info could be better

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purchased 21 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

Bruce, Berkhamsted

+ small, compact, light, easy to use and good quality pictures

- Better, more comprehensive handbook would be an improvement

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purchased 03 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ wide angle lens

- no warning that battery is getting low

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purchased 12 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Small and compact quick start up time

- doesn't really have any

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purchased 15 May 2007

Score 10.0/10

stephen, braintree

+ superb quality image. easy to use and intuitive functions, viewfinder, big screen

- a proper manual mode would be nice. Otherwise no bad points at all. Tried others, ie, pentax- was hard to use, had poorer image, nikon not so easy to use.

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purchased 25 May 2007

Score 9.0/10

jo, edinburgh

+ Video and sound recording quality excellent. Very good without flash and in
dark conditions.fast to react

- Swithching settings can take too long to work out and not that easy to remember.Ptint and paint effect on back rubbing off with less than 6 months use

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purchased 12 May 2007

Score 7.0/10

James, London

+ Easy to use, some good semi-manual features.

- Can't choose your focusing point. The manual comes on CD.

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purchased 30 Apr 2007

Score 10.0/10

Val, POOLE Dorset

+ I love it. It is small enough to take in pocket or handbag Took work Christmas party pics with it on night settings came out excellent everybody wanted a set of the pics. Like the viewfinder as well as screen.
Recommended it to family and friends and five of them have purchased same model.
Easy to download pictures from to computer. With it's many settings found it very versatile and don't have to be an expert photographer to get good results.

- Wish it had av and manual settings so I could use it for digiscoping as I would love to try that. My family and I all agree that it would be nice to have a hard copy manual to take out with us instead of it being on disk other than this no bad points

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purchased 14 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Larry, Newcastle upon Tyne

+ Excellent picture quality still and video with the advantage of dual focusing. Competitive price, and as it's my first digital camera a huge leap from my old Canon Sureshot 1980 vintage

- Would have liked a more comprehensive manual without going online to read it.

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purchased 18 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ I love the large display screen and the quick shutter speed means I never miss a picture

- None

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purchased 16 Jun 2007

Score 9.0/10

Tracey , St. Albans

+ Takes a lovely picture and has many features on, good battery life.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 16 Jul 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Still provides a good quality picture even with an old dodderer like me behind the lense

- None that I have found

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purchased 05 Aug 2007

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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)	7.1

Optical Zoom Ratio	3.8
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.
Face Recognition	No
A function for automatically detecting peoples faces and correctly adjusting the focus and exposure to take the best photo
Image Stabilisation	Yes
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.
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)	89.5x58x25.1
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Weight (g)	150
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)	3072x2304
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	1600
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	f2.8-5.8
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.
In-Built Memory (MB)	16

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.