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Bought for partner, 4th or 5th of these cameras that she has owned and lost,damaged or worn out. She loves them for their ease of use, for the their appertures and for the quality of the photographs they take - she does seem to have a very good eye. long may they come up on ebay.
I have had a few, unfortunately they dont like to be dropped. they toke excellent pics I can do Passport pics on them, their focal length is great for that. Res of 180 handy.
I wanted a cheap digital camera for my young son. The viewing screen is smaller than more recent models, but the picture quality is good.
I chose this camera because I wanted no more than 5mp (any more is unnecessary for snapshots), a 1/1.8 sensor, an optical viewfinder, and as small a body as possible. After comparing every online review for every camera that matched those criteria, the Ixus 400 consistently produced the best results for colour, chromatic aberration, low noise, and sharpness both for macro and zoom shots. It has a top quality lens, simple user interface and a certain amount of manual control, although the auto settings give very good results. So far, I have been extremely pleased with the pictures I have taken. One minor drawback is the small electronic viewfinder (11/2") but it is very bright and clear and has the same number of pixels as many larger viewfinders in other models. The optical viewfinder is very useful, because although small, enables me to take photos in bright sunlight. Now for the downside and the reason I don't give it an excellent: the compact flash unit in this model has a known fault which results in a communication error between the camera and the compact flash card. This will prevent pictures being taken and pictures already on the card being erased. It shows up as different messages on the viewfinder usually "memory card error." There are temporary fixes like taking out the card and battery, or if that doesn't work, taking out the internal battery which requires time and a very small screwdriver! There is an online well-illustrated guide showing how to do this. The good news is that for this specific problem, Canon will replace the faulty unit free of charge if the camera is sent to one of its repair centres. They will do this for any Ixus 400. It is necessary to contact the Canon Self-service centre through their website and await their instructions. My camera gave the memory card error as soon as we received it from the seller, who kindly offered to take the camera back but I decided to persist and get it fixed. I tried the temporary fix but have now sent the camera to Colchester Camera repair centre and am waiting to get it back. Despite this drawback, I would still buy this camera again.Read full review
Canon.. a world leader in camera technology. if you like taking digital pictures, then this is the one to buy.. if you need a cheap super camera. The Canon Ixus 400:4.1 Mp.. for great pics.. (you dont honestly need more mega pixels) Colours are brilliant (you wont need additional programmes on your computer such as photoshop to improve on them. also the sharpness of pics is amazing. built like a tank!!..but small enough to take it anywhere. buy one on eBay ... and get a bargain ! In good to excellent condition.. with a 1 gbyte card.. about £45.. Dont forget a battery charger also - essential.. and a spare battery (Canon have their own type of re-chargeable batteries for the ixus range of cameras) So...how can you resist? Take care.. and enjoy piccy takin'
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