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Canon IXUS 860 IS Digital Camera - Silver (8.0MP, 3.8x Optical Zoom) 3.0" LCD

Canon IXUS 860 IS Digital Camera - Silver (8.0MP, 3.8x Optical Zoom) 3.0 LCD

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Brand: Canon
Category: CE

Buy New: £169.99



Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 20 reviews
Sales Rank: 5277

Media: Electronics
Optical Zoom: 3.8
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.5 x 2.6

MPN: 2341B006AA
Model: 2341B006AA
EAN: 8714574505725
ASIN: B000V9F492

Release Date: September 17, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: FREE UPGRADE TO ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY.....IN STOCK NOW.....UK SELLER....1 YEAR WARRANTY....INTACT CANON SEAL....Canon Display Stock....Posted Special Delivery within 24 hours.

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3 out of 5 stars Good camera, but vulnerable lens! Get a hard case!   May 15, 2008
 31 out of 33 found this review helpful

I bought this camera in Nov 2007, along with the Canon DCC-70 Leather case (sold by Canon specifically for this camera).

I find the picture quality is very good; the colors are vivid, the large screen is wonderful, the wide-angle on the lens is very useful (that's why I chose this camera).

BUT:

The power button on the camera is not recessed, so is very easy to press by accident, whether it is in your pocket or even when it is in its case (the sides of the leather case are soft, so the power button can even be pressed while in its case.
Pressing the power button deploys the lens - but if the camera is still in your pocket (or in its case), this is impossible, so the lens assembly grinds to a halt. I think the lens assembly may be particularly fragile due to the Optical Image Stabilisation - in any case, the result is that the lens assembly breaks.
Unfortunately this kept happening to us (despite taking reasonable precautions) and the lens assembly broke within ~5 weeks of purchase. The lens assembly was repaired by Canon under warranty, but the new one broke again within two weeks!

In conclusion, the 860is is a fine camera for those who treat it with kid gloves - but I've found it isn't robust enough to be carried around in a pocket.

Try to find a Canon 850is instead - this has the same lens, has an optical viewfinder, and doesn't have the power button problem!



5 out of 5 stars Canon IXUS 860 IS   May 13, 2008
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Hey Guys... Bought the camera last month after readin all the reviews n searchin the best prices, just arrived in 2 working days with all the things <<< IN THE BOX >>> like 2 CD's HAVING SOFTWARE TO RECOGNIZE CAMERA (DRIVER) and WRITTEN MANUAL IN 4 LANGUAGES , BATTERY, CHARGER POINT, TWO DIFFERENT CORDS with 2PIN and 3PIN PLUGS, USB CABLE, BLACK STRAP (which is very useful to take out memory card if ur nails r short ;) ) and last the TV cable,

Camera is really amazing just press ON and u can click first picture in almost 2-3 seconds.. battery life is upto ur shots n flash off course but do last for quite many shots haven't noticed that part sorry... Ok bout the results of the video its more like a camcorder but if u Zoom IN, while making the video its gets lil blured, though they take lots of megabytes just for few minutes but if making high resolution video u need little bigger card as i put 4GB ( SDHC CARD FROM SANDISK) in it, so it can make almost half an hour movie on that space... taken loads of pictures already dnt have much idea bout this ISO in the camera but face detection is somthin very good option the blocks on screen automatically detect the faces and focus on them, LCD is way to sexy even in daylight u can see results very clearly.

Talkin bout the pictures result its not very good for night shots as the resolution of pictures on original size isn't that sharp like in daylight just if u put flash in night the pictures become pretty sharp n crisp for daylight nothing is like this camera u might get blured shots in daytime to but its just cuz of ur hands nothing else happened to me lots of time. On the other hand one tiny thing i really dnt like bout my camera that it gets finger prints very easily on the body which i always clean after takin few shots cuz i dnt like it dirty ;) But ITS highly recommended to anyone and to those who wants to start photography with reasonably priced camera with such good results. Enjoy ur 860IS



4 out of 5 stars Good camera but problems with video   April 22, 2008
 11 out of 11 found this review helpful

This is a nice camera, though slightly heavier than the Ixus 3 I am used to. Stills are good, though there is no auto-red eye even in portrait mode. Battery life is excellent.

Main problem was with the video. After 5 months the camera stopped autofocusing in video mode, so any zoomed video is blurred. Am sending back today.

p.s. Just a word about Amazon customer service. Absolutely amazing. Instant telephone response. No mucking about with repairs. They will simply send out a replacement camera this week EVEN BEFORE THEY HAVE GOT THE DEFECTIVE ONE BACK!!! Extremely impressive. In future I will not buy tech stuff from anyone else. Well done Amazon.



5 out of 5 stars An excellent camera   March 26, 2008
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Probably the best "wide-angle" compact digital camera on the market. Really good colour reproduction, and even at ISO 400 the noise is kept to a minimum. As with most digital camera not great indoor with artificial light, but you can set up your own colour and exposition so just a minor problem.


5 out of 5 stars Top job underwater   December 31, 2007
 11 out of 12 found this review helpful

Compared to my old S40 this camera is excellent when used underwater in the canmon housing. The controls, even with gloves on, are eay to use. In fact it is easier to use in the housing than out of it. It's slightly positive bouyancy so if you really worry about that, stick some weights on the housing.

On land, the only fault is Canon removed the view finder. Although the screen is bright enough in most conditions I still like to stick a camera up to my face to take a picture and find framing a photo using the lcd anoying. I guess that's the price you pay for a 3inch screen so won't deduct a point.

The video recording is good for a stills camera and records till the card is full so you can do quite long movies if you want.


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