Testseek.com have collected 63 expert reviews of the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Digital ELPH / IXUS 200 IS and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Digital ELPH / IXUS 200 IS.
December 2009
(76%)
63 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Responsive touch screen with intuitive interface. Fast shooting speeds. 720p30 HD video capture. 24mm wide-angle lens. Accelerometer-based navigation. Mini HDMI out.
Significant barrel distortion at wide angle lens position. Soft image details at the edge of the frame.
Canon's first touch-screen point-and-shoot camera, the PowerShot SD980 IS masters the touch-screen shooting experience, but some wide-angle image-quality issues hold it back from true greatness....
October 2009 brings a new step in digital cameras for Canon. It is the introduction of their first Touch LCD camera, the PowerShot SD980 IS. This ultra-compact camera features a 3-inch touch LCD that is very wide, creating a longer than normal camera s...
Abstract: The Canon SD980 has an incrediuble 24 - 120mm (equivalent) zoom, and it works great! Not only does it cover a huge range, it's sharp, has relatively low distortion, and even has image stabilization. The colors and images I get ...
Top stuff. A few more manual features wouldn’t go amiss, but we’re willing to trade them off for the gorgeous body and excellent pictures.Related Links More compact camera reviews DSLR camera reviews TechRadar’s reviews guarantee Relate...
Touchscreen is responsive , Nice interface , Good pictures with punchy colours
Poor performance compared to other compacts , Why does a touchscreen camera have a whole host of buttons? We're confused
Pairing a pretty touchscreen interface with a competent camera is always a good move, but we're a bit stuck as to what the 200 IS actually is: a touchscreen or a conventional compact....
While some touch-based functions – such as touch focus and scene selection – are great to use, others – like image delete and tagging – are clumsy. Surely, Canon could have made more of the touch technology. The lack of manual cont...
Abstract: Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS at a glance: 12.1-million-pixel CCD sensor 5x optical zoom (24-105mm equivalent) 3in LCD screen ISO 80-1600 (ISO 3200 at 2MP) Street price £280 Ever since digital compact cameras became popular, the Canon Digital IXUS range h...
Abstract: The IXUS 200 IS is beautiful and chic to look at but sometimes sacrifices practical concerns for that stylishness. The new touch-screen technology, though, performs impressively and you can also record 720p HD movies. Canon - Digital IXUS 200 IS price...
Build, styling HD video, image quality at lower ISO, touch screen
The auto/stills/video mode slider switch is fiddly; mode dial is on the small size, high ISO image noise, no optical viewfinder
Slightly fiddly controls are the only real demerit on the IXUS 200 IS which in terms of stills and HD video performs very well indeed. The wide angle zoom is great too and makes for a neat, well balanced compact digital camera that is worth serious con...
