Available in silver, grey, blue and pink for $229.99, the Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS digital camera (also know as the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS) is very popular in digital camera market. Now, let us have a brief review:

Megapixels

A resolution of 10 Megapixels lets you turn photos into poster-size prints, or creatively crop images without losing the detail necessary for larger prints.

Zoom

A 3.0x optical zoom lens gives you total framing flexibility when composing shots. Canon’s optical Image Stabilizer works to deliver blur-free results throughout the zoom range.

LCD Display

Frame and review shots with a bright, detailed 2.5” PureColor LCD II, which is protected against light reflections, scratches and dirt. A wide viewing angle lets you easily share images with friends.

High Speed DIGIC 4 Processing

Canon’s DIGIC 4 processor drives exceptional processing speeds, responsive operation, superb image quality and colour reproduction. Richly detailed, cleaner images, even at high ISO speeds, are the result of advanced Noise Reduction.

Scene Detection Technology

Smart Auto mode uses intelligent Scene Detection Technology to identify the scene based on brightness, contrast, distance and overall hue. The camera then selects the most appropriate scene mode – from a choice of 18 – to obtain automatically perfect settings, for effortless point-and-shoot operation.

Anti-blur with Motion Detection Technology

Motion Detection Technology uses a range of advanced methods to ascertain movement of both camera and subject, plus the speed at which this motion occurs. The optimum ISO is then automatically set for any situation.

Face Detection Technology

A suite of Face Detection technologies detects up to 35 faces in a shot, adjusting focus, exposure, flash settings and white balance – for optimal results with natural-looking skin tones. Faces can even be detected in profile, at an angle to the camera, or from long distances. FaceSelf-Timer takes a shot when an extra face is detected in the frame – making group photos easy.

i-Contrast

i-Contrast analyses a scene during shooting or playback, then boosts brightness in dark areas without blowing out light areas. This helps uncover previously hidden detail in the shadow areas of an image.

Pros:

Design and finish; simple operation; inclusion of an optical viewfinder

Cons:

Zoom range; mediocre lens quality; expensive compared to rivals

Summary:

Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS can best be summed up as an undemanding snapper for the unpretentious photographer. Again the sturdiness of its build quality is very impressive, as is speed of operation, design, and overall ease of use. There’s no media card bundled with the camera.

We can’t even nit pick this time about the levels of noise apparent in the mid to high ISO range. The IXUS 95 IS acquits itself in this area better than many of its competitors and indeed appears improved on its forebear. Shame its colours are slightly drab when the camera is left on its default settings, but as we’ve noted, by switching to Program mode and selecting the ‘Vivid’ colour option, such grumbles are silenced.

Comparison:

However, compared with Canon PowerShot A2100 which features  a new 12.1 megapixel sensor, 6x optical zoom lens with a focal length of 36-216mm and optical image stabilizer to help prevent blurred photos, a large 3-inch LCD screen with wide viewing angle, new DIGIC 4 image processing engine, 18 shooting modes including the new Smart Auto and improved Easy modes with Scene Detection Technology for point-and-shoot operation, plus Face Detection, Face Select & Track, i-Contrast, Motion Detection and Auto Red-Eye Correction technologies, Canon IXUS 95 is not so good, but the price is also lower. All in all, Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS digital camera is not a bad choice.

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Canon PowerShot G11 Review

Canon PowerShot A2100 IS Digital Camera Overview

From the G1 in 2000 to G11 in autumn of this year, Canon G Series unknowingly accompany with us 10 years.G11 gives us a good first impression is that – flip screen come back! Exactly say that flip screens disappeared from the Canon G6, in the after the G7, G9, and G10, finally resurrect in G11. Canon PowerShot G11 used a small 10 million pixel sensor. Compared with G10, G11 cost nearly five million pixels, in exchange for a more powerful ability to control noise.

Full manual exposure mode, the button body surrounded by dense classical ,28-140mm focal range of high-quality lens, practical “dual noise reduction” technology. In the G11, the Canon finally out of the high-resolution, big zoom and other “stereotypes”, forward with the goal of a low-noise and high-quality flagship of DC.

In the overall appearance, Canon PowerShot G11 basically followed the style of the G10, but at the corner handling, G11 a bit less angular, more rounded. In working, the flagship Canon G11 will undoubtedly have the highest level of small DC, wide body is similar in size with some have been Micro 4 / 3 type single-lens reflex, you can feel a good texture when griping in the hands.

A lot of users quite please with the flip LCD on the G11. A 2.8-inch, 46-megapixel hardware parameters of the camera in this grade can be said that there is no counterweight. Compared with Canon SX20 IS 23 million pixels on the flip screen, G11, 46 million pixel screen is no doubt to be fine. In the flip way, G11 is the same as other Canon cameras which use of flip LCD.

Canon G-series camera has a very powerful battery life. G11 also uses the same level camera batteries like SLR, although the NB-7L can not be directly inserted in the EOS SLR cameras, but the 1050mAh, 7.4V for the ultra-large-capacity Canon G11 has a very strong endurance. After the G11 in a single charge you can shoot a lot of photos, and refeo to specific shooting situations, if you do not open the flash, G11 with at least 550 of the endurance capacity, if less open the flash, then the G11 take more than 400 photographs shot is absolutely no problem.

Canon G11′s lens ring although not like the S90 to rotate, but we could be screwed down so as to install a variety of additional mirrors. Of course, the price of G11 attached mirror is very expensive, and even set up the camera’s optical image stabilization mode before and after installation .

Canon G11 has a new features fast shooting mode, in this mode, the camera will not use the LCD viewfinder in favor of single-lens reflex cameras, as did the use of the top of the optical viewfinder for composition. The so-called fast-shooting, in this mode, we can use G11 to complete a faster focusing shooting.

In turn the camera’s rapid shooting mode, the screen becomes the SLR like interface, only the shooting parameters, and the viewfinder does not show the contents. At the same time, Canon G11, conduct real-time focus, in order to fast shooting. Canon G11 also supports single-lens reflex cameras, as well as the common single-servo AF auto-focus in the process of AE metering, which enable us to capture moving objects more handy. However, compared to single-lens reflex cameras, G11 in the Servo AF accuracy on the reaction rate still has some gaps.

Canon G11′s sensitivity dial up the sensitivity is only available to the ISO3200. For DC, this level of sensitivity has been finished basically able to meet daily needs, but G11 which with a “double noise reduction” technology, there is another feature to improve sensitivity. In the camera, there is a low-light mode, in this mode, the camera’s sensitivity will be controlled at between ISO320-ISO12800. And in order to better control noise, this time around recorded with 2.5 million pixels. However, when the sensitivity is automatically adjusted to the ISO6400, the pictures that took by Canon G11 bare already out of the high-quality areas.

Canon G series incorporates a lens with high optical quality, while the continuation of the classic from the G10 design in 5 optical variable G11 also be complete with him. In the wide-angle end and telephoto end, Canon G11 camera showed a top resolution for the ability, as a 10 million pixels DC, G11 imaging capability over the actual number of 12 million-pixel products. Especially in the telephoto end, G11 up to 2200LW/PH results have also been more than four-fold or even three times as many low-magnification optical zoom camera. Canon G11 at F5.6 will be able to show when a hexagonal star Mount effects, and even bright direct injection lens, the camera photos are no spots, fogging and other negative phenomena.

Thanks to “Double Noise Reduction” – large-size sensor noise + DIGIC4 processor noise, Canon G11 has a better ability to control noise than G10. Especially in ISO200 or less, we are even in the larger photo under the premise of the camera almost do not see a decline in quality. As the sensitivity to ISO400, Canon G11′s image began to appear slightly fuzzy noise and detail. The ISO800, although there have been visible quality declined, but compared to other consumer-level cameras, G11′s ISO800 photo has a very high availability.

When the sensitivity up to ISO1600 and ISO3200, apparently even a double noise reduction technologies can not stop the G11 image quality dropped significantly. But this time the pictures did not appear mottled, so after reduce the size of the photos are still good.

Summary
Classical Return
Speaking of G11, the first is reflected on the word “return”, have to say, Canon G11 is a classical return product. After a pixel size of a strong return after the upgrade flip screen, low-pixel density, return to high-quality CCD sensor, and has been done before the manipulation of customary shape and … … before substantial price cuts of the SLR, once vested with the high-end DC, seems to come back!

Breakthrough Innovation
G11 is a “breakthrough” camera, first of all, it broke through the high-resolution, large zoom ratio of the cycle. Dare to abandon the mentality of the pixels on the radical, dare not to use large zoom lens choices than high-quality imaging. Of course, in G11, we have not seen a practical high-definition camera function, it would be a sort of a small regrets. But in the G11, we still see some breakthrough to the camera market hidden rules, in particular the negative effects from some of the quality of the “hidden rules” (for example, more and more high pixels).

Unique Positioning
While the G11 is available now, we see the classic Canon G10 still do not withdraw from the market, not even reflect the slump. The coexistence of two generations of Canon’s flagship DC looks unreasonable, but the G10 and G11 are respectively represent two different pictures of style trends – high-resolution photos and high ISO low noise pictures. This is not only the Canon G11′s unique positioning, but also the main reason for a lot of canon fans pursuit this camera.
Advantages:

noise-control;
Lens optical quality of the superior;  Well-structured professional,
sophisticated manufacturing processes;  Flexible operation, fast, battery durability

Disadvantages:

does not have the high-definition camera function,
too large ,
general portability