Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS

I was able to be printed on the lookout for a very compact camera whose images in good light conditions even at full quality in A4 size. On the RAW format and a variety of manual settings I can dispense with this class of camera, since (compactness and ease of use, my wife needs a camera to deal with them) can take priority.

As an ambitious amateur photographer, I photograph with a Canon 5D Mark II with lenses. I see here is not between a high quality DSLR camera and a pocket camera, because these are priced and technically easy too far apart. And that is the pure number of megapixels is no Qualit?tsindiez for good picture quality, has meanwhile also been spread.

I opted for these reasons, the Canon IXUS 95 IS:

- Very compact
- Simple intuitive operation
- New Digic 4 Processor
- 10 Mpixels Sensor size mean for this 35 MP / cm ? pixel density. For me this was just about acceptable. 8 Mpixel I really would have preferred.
- 35 – 105mm effective focal length
- IS Optical Image Stabilizer
- Good display
- Price below EUR 200, —

After extensive testing with the camera have been more than met my expectations. The camera does what I expected of her.

Processing / Outside:
The IXUS 95 is very well made and really very compact. The controls are small and z.T. with multiple functions assigned to different menu levels, but still accessible and easy to use.

Menu:
The setup and menu navigation is quite easy and intuitive. Without a glance at the manual (PDF) on CD was for me to understand all functions. The display is sharp and bright and the color reproduction is close to the original.

Speed:
The start time by pressing the “on” button is very short and also the shutter completely unacceptable. The autofocus is fast and precise, even if I feel something is missing from manual control. Face recognition works perfectly.
In the continuous shooting mode, the camera creates a little more than one picture per second.

Image quality:
For a compact camera, I am very satisfied with the results. The color reproduction is very natural and not overly colorful. The only bright reds are a little too pop, but I know from Canon cameras and Canon is probably the signature;)
The automatic white balance works quite well. However, it must be adjusted manually in artificial situations, an advantage the white balance.

The sharpness of the images is a little weak at 100% magnification, but it’s been a conscious decision by Canon to be left to the user as much sharpness the picture still looks natural so that it can tolerate. I’ve seen pictures of compact cameras that were so extreme ?bersch?rft that one because it could not save much. In post-processing of the IXUS 95 photos I have, despite jpg image format yet sufficient flexibility to edit photos in good quality A4 print.

The lens is a bit blurry at 35mm in the outer third of the image circle, vignetting, and a little bit. Stopping down might help here, but you can not specifically control manually. But there is an exposure to in difficult lighting situations such as to achieve in the snow or on the beach proper results.

Tags: Camera, compact camera, megapixels