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.
Users
(86%)
23 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Good image quality
Touch screen is fluid
Responsive
720p HD video
Very compact for a 5x zoom
24-120mm eq. lens is very wide
With good telephoto reach as well
Optical image stabilization
Low geometric distortion at wide and tele
Better-than-average corner sharpness for a 24mm eq. zoom
Touchscreen control is usef...
Responsive touch screen with intuitive interface. Fast shooting speeds. 720p30 HD video capture. 24mm wide-angle lens. Accelerometer-based navigation. Mini HDMI out.
Small
Good lens specs
Appropriate mix of touch and button controls
HDMI output
Excellent photo color
Exposure.
3in 16
9 touch-screen with tap-focusing
5x zoom with 24mm equivalent wide angle
720p HD video with matching screen shape
Excellent image quality.
The editors didn't like
Captures 16
9 image at lower resolution
720p video is only average
Flicking gestures tricky to master
Somewhat expensive
Slight lens flare in bright light
High chromatic aberration at wide-angle
Difficult to hold camera without touching the LCD
LCD susceptible to smudging and scratching
Zoom control makes precise framing difficult
Unique Active display modes require...
Significant barrel distortion at wide angle lens position. Soft image details at the edge of the frame.
Overall, this is probably not the best digital camera for the price. The lack of features and image quality seems to steer many consumers to other cameras of the same price tier. Needless to say, if you are not picky about the minor problems, and you w...
3in 16:9 touch-screen with tap-focusing, 5x zoom with 24mm equivalent wide angle, 720p HD video with matching screen shape, Excellent image quality.
Beyond focusing, touch-screen is a bit of a novelty, Slow continuous shooting, Poor battery life, Modest 5cm macro mode.
Canon IXUS 200 IS / PowerShot SD980 IS ELPH verdict The Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS / PowerShot SD980 IS Digital ELPH is a 12.1 Megapixel compact with a stabilised 5x optical zoom lens, and a 3in 16:9 touch-sensitive screen. It's the first Canon comp...
Abstract: The Canon post man arrived today with a little package just for me, it contained one of their shiny new Canon Ixus 200 IS compact cameras. The same camera is called the Powershot SD980 in other parts of the world, but for this review, I’m in the UK wi...
Very compact for a 5x zoom, 24-120mm eq. lens is very wide, with good telephoto reach as well, Optical image stabilization, Low geometric distortion at wide and tele, Better-than-average corner sharpness for a 24mm eq. zoom, Touchscreen control is usef...
Slight lens flare in bright light, High chromatic aberration at wide-angle, Difficult to hold camera without touching the LCD, LCD susceptible to smudging and scratching, Zoom control makes precise framing difficult, Unique Active display modes require...
No doubt about it, combining the Canon Digital ELPH name with LCD touchscreen technology is a powerful combination all by itself. But throw in a 12.1-megapixel CCD, powerful DIGIC 4 processor, 5x optical zoom lens with image stabilization, and you get ...
Good image quality, Touch screen is fluid, responsive, 720p HD video,
Captures 16:9 image at lower resolution, 720p video is only average, Flicking gestures tricky to master, Somewhat expensive,
What the PowerShot SD980 IS does best is show off. Flipping through images with a swipe of the LCD or a flick of the wrist is sure to please a small crowd of friends and family. However, no camera is going to inspire any real "wow" factor if the images...
Abstract: Canon’s IXUS 200 IS is a striking compact camera for a number of immediately obvious reasons beginning with its size. This lightweight 130g unit has the tiny dimensions of 99.9 (W) x 53.4 (D) x 22.9mm (H) - not including the protrusion of the two-ti...
Small; good lens specs; appropriate mix of touch and button controls; HDMI output; excellent photo color, exposure.
Wide-screen LCD size misleading; touch-screen interface not for everyone; no optical zoom while recording movies.
The Canon PowerShot SD980 IS is a very good touch-screen camera for those on the fence about using a touch-screen camera. Read full review See all prices
Given that this is a point and shoot pocket camera, not a tank-like super zoom nor bridge model, Canon may struggle to justify the price of the Digital IXUS 200 IS and indeed a quick internet search will reveal better deals; we found one major retail...
Abstract: Video Review: It's another viewer requested Gadget Pr0n and this time, Kevin Pereira and Alison Haislip cover the Canon SD980 digital camera with 12.1 megapixel image sensor, ultra wide lens, 720 video mode and more for $330. ...
