Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

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The SD/IXUS range is made up of Canon's 'style-orientated' compact cameras and, as the rest of the market has fragmented into innumerable niches, the range has grown to accommodate an increasing variety of needs. The SD4000 IS tops the current lineup, offering a 3.8x wide-angle zoom and (despite its underlying point-and-shoot disposition) aperture and shutter priority modes. In addition the SD4000 IS is the first of its family to be based around a back-lit CMOS sensor that enables several high speed modes and promises improved low-light performance.

Liked the lop-eared design and low-light sensitivity of Canon's latest point and shoot, but wanted to be sure you'd get $350 worth of camera for the asking price? You're in luck: the PowerShot SD4000 IS, aka IXUS 300 HS, has just received its first painstakingly detailed review.

If "High Speed" is your bag then the IXUS 300 HS may well have something to offer. It provides good picture quality, 720p HD movie capture, looks

The SD/IXUS range is made up of Canon's 'style-orientated' compact cameras and, as the rest of the market has fragmented into innumerable niches, the range has grown to accommodate an increasing variety of needs. The SD4000 IS tops the current lineup, offering a 3.8x wide-angle zoom and (despite its underlying point-and-shoot disposition) aperture and shutter priority modes. In addition the SD4000 IS is the first of its family to be based around a back-lit CMOS sensor that enables several high speed modes and promises improved low-light performance.

Canon Powershot SD4000 IS

Canon SD4000 IS review, find out how the SD4000 IS stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

The first Ixus with a high-sensitivity backlit CMOS sensor plus Av and Tv shooting modes.Just as Canon is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Ixus range, a new model, the Ixus 300 HS is iintroduced as the flagship in the line-up. Coming in with an RRP $100 more than the previous top model, the 300 HS features a new 10-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor, DiG!C 4 image processor and 3.8x optical zoom lens with optical image stabilisation. It's also the first camera in the Ixus range to support separate aperture and shutter speed adjustment.

This compact Canon camera has a sharp, fast lens and good high ISO detail

Want a stylish compact camera that takes great pictures and lets you take control? Then look no further than the brand new Canon IXUS 300 HS / SD4000 IS Digital ELPH, which brings together the catwalk style of the IXUS range with a fantastic back-illuminated sensor and an f/2.0, 3.8x lens. Discover if this partnership makes sense in the World's first Canon IXUS 300 HS review.

The Canon Ixus 300 HS has a new 10 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor and an f/2.0 lens

The Canon PowerShot SD4000, the company's first compact with a back-lit CMOS sensor, achieves an elusive point-and-shoot camera feat: crisp, clean nighttime photography. And it's not even that expensive.

This is mostly a press release about the forthcoming Canon IXUS 300 HS (also called the SD4000 IS Digital ELPH in North America) but it’s also close to my heart! It would seem that Canon have almost come full circle.. It was 2001 when I first purchased my Canon Ixus 300! Order a Canon IXUS

Canon SD4000 IS is a 10.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized BSI-CMOS sensor and 28-105 mm F2.0-5.3 lens. Read our SD4000 IS review to find its pros and cons.