| Canon Ixus 50 Digital Camera [5MP, 3x Optical Zoom] |  | Brand: Canon
Category: CE
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 17836
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.5 x 2.5
MPN: Ixus 50
Model: Ixus 50
EAN: 8714574948966
ASIN: B0007W5LXM
Release Date: February 24, 2005
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Poor Quality March 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Picture quality was good however after 13 months (just outside the waranty) the lens would not retract. This it seems is a common fault and not worth repairing. Canon also refusing to repair faults like this within waranty and argue dust has caused it. There is a group in the US planning to take legal action against Canon on ther grounds of poor quality. I suggest you buy a different camera .
 Beware - this camera is susceptible to sand/dust June 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We've had our Ixus 55 for about 18 months now. It went wrong after about 6 months - admittedly our fault for taking it to the beach, but it's not like we dropped it in the sand or anything. We got an "E18" fault (the camera stops working and just displays the code E18 on the LCD screen) and we sent it off for repair. They found sand in the lens and we paid about 100 to get it fixed (not covered by the terms of the warranty). Lo and behold, after another 6 months we got the same fault again - this time the zoom is stuck so we can't close the lens, and it looks all wonky. This time around we hadn't taken it to the beach, so I assume it must be dust or grit. We're going to give up on it now, which is an annoying waste of a couple of hundred quid. The pictures were never that sharp anyway, after the first repair, so we're cutting our losses and just going to chuck it out. It took good pictures and films, but 18 months is a pretty short life! Needless to say, we won't be buying another one.
A fantastic little camera March 26, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've had this camera for 2 years now, and unlike other reviewers I haven't had a single problem. It always takes a great picture and even the videos are fantastic. Due to its compact size characteristic of the canon Ixus range, I take this camera around with me everywhere. It has had its fair share of knocks, none of which caused any damage, and so I was disappointed to find other people have had problems.
If reviews about problems with errors puts you off this camera, dont let them put you off the canon ixus range altogether. Since I got this camera, every member of my family has purchased a canon ixus camera, and none of us have had any problems. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is simply the slight annoyance that it does not have a battery level icon. Although we have since discovered that these little cameras unsurprisingly do not take well to water!!
 Best compact camera I have owned December 29, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This has been a great camera; I bought it for our honeymoon in September 2005 and it hasn't let us down since. I have taken more photos in the past year than in the whole of my life before!! This is largely down to the size of the camera as it now goes everywhere with me. This coupled with good build quality and enough manual control for most users makes it a real winner.
Battery life is good although you will want to get a spare. I had two cheap no name versions which lasted well for a year but now don't hold their charge. Not a false economy as they were so much cheaper than the Canon original. My spare is now a named 3rd party battery (energizer) which seems to be lasting at least as well as the original if not more.
Downsides are hard to find but red eye is a slight issue. There are two ways to get around this: 1) get your subjects to "look into the orange light" but this only works for posed shots. 2) Use any of the thousands of (often free) software packages to remove redeye easily.
My father in law now has the new Ixus 65 and seems to be just as happy with that with his massive screen and a million more pixels but I'm still happy with this one for now. The next compact I buy will be a Canon.
 Good camera but treat it carefully! October 27, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Really happy with this camera (very small, versatile, etc.) until I too got the dreaded shutter fault and it cost me 80 to get it fixed!
Now I have bought a camera case and will very careful using this in any dusty/sandy environment in the future!
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