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Comments on: Canon Digital Ixus 960 IS compact camera

Shooting food 

Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 20:34 GMT

Pirate

"Shooting food on a white plate caused problems for the Ixus 960..."

Gauntlet: "Remember, don't shoot food..."

Oh, yeah... 

Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 21:11 GMT

The megapix war... I'd rather have a 5 Mpix camera with a better lens (like 12x optical zoom with a large maximum aperture) than this pretty 12 Mpix toy.

Wide? 

Posted Tuesday 1st April 2008 22:25 GMT

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36mm at the wide end? Not wide at all! Poor show from Canon.

RE: Wide? 

Posted Wednesday 2nd April 2008 04:17 GMT

Canon do another range - with exactly the same features but less megapixel (for now), no viewfinder but 3" LCD, and no titanium body that can shoot at 28mm equivalent. It is the IXUS 870 IS (or maybe the 860, Canon's numbering differences between US, Japan and Europe are ridiculous)

I don't see the point 

Posted Wednesday 2nd April 2008 07:18 GMT

Either spring the extra for a 400D (I love mine) or 450D, which can take pictures very quickly and can be used like a point and shoot, or get a smaller compact for half the price.

I don't see the point either 

Posted Wednesday 2nd April 2008 19:11 GMT

You can get a G9 for less than this, if you want a compact, or a 400/450D as John points out if you'd rather go a little upmarket. Or even an A650IS (very similar to the G9, but without RAW mode and a small number of bells and whistles, but MUCH cheaper).

I don't see what this offers, apart from being an IXUS with 12MP...