2017 Canon IXUS 185 Specifications, release date, price, feature and review

2017 Canon IXUS 185 Specifications, release date, price, feature and review

The Canon IXUS 185 is a brand-new budget small camera. The Canon 185 attributes a 20 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor as well as a 10x optical zoom lens which amounts 28-224mm in 35mm terms, 720p motion picture recording, Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as Intelligent Image Stabilisation for stills and also films. The Canon IXUS 185 retails for ₤ 119.99/ EUR149.99.

Canon IXUS 185 spec

Having been offering electronic IXUS cams for the past 15 years-- and at one time offering them in droves-- Canon as a manufacturer has taken an 'if it ain't damaged, don't fix it' approach to 2017's most current version of the long running series. Many might recommend the market has moved on-- thanks to smart device and tablet computer integrated cams greatly exterminating the committed small point-and-shoot classification that the IXUS significantly comes under. However, it appears this particular beautifully fashionable as well as slim-line camera family members is still standing, with the IXUS 185 and also its equally brother or sister 190 announced back in February this year. The former is the model we have on our test piece for today, in a maroon red-ish livery. Its heading functions include a large-ish 20-megapixel efficient resolution from a small-ish 1/2.3-inch CCD sensing unit.

Canon IXUS 185 specifications

So, just what could well attract a person to acquire a digital IXUS in 2017? Well, if the manufacturer's pitch is to be believed, the Canon IXUS 185 is not just about looking stylish (which it does) but having 'fun' with photography. Change it on and also this seems like a newbies' design-- the electronic camera immediately running in a devoted 'simple auto' setting when you initially change it on, implying there isn't truly anything one can do besides point as well as shoot. We for that reason rapidly navigated our way to locating the Program mode on our very own version, so we might apply some control over light sensitivity/ISO settings and also the important flashgun-- i.e fire the last when we wished to, not simply when the video camera considered flash was warranted, and after that 'make up' by bumping up the ISO if required.

Canon IXUS 185 specifications

To be fair, despite Program shooting mode implemented, procedure is still virtually point-and-shoot all the way ... even if the IXUS does have some creative shooting/digital filter options hiding within its menu screens if you want to obtain ever so slightly more practical. Rather like a smartphone simply puts. At least that indicates operation is a cinch, as well as any one more made use of to a camera phone compared to devoted electronic camera won't be tossed.

Favorably, the IXUS 185 additionally handles to squeeze an 8x optical zoom lens in, providing a 28-224mm equal focal array, regardless of the camera's depth being only roughly the width of a grown-up finger. There's the more option to digitally/artificially expand this reach to the equivalent of 16x if so preferred-- this just operates on after the extremity of the 8x optical zoom has actually been gotten to.

Canon IXUS 185 specifications

'Motion pictures' are used here as well, albeit at HD 1280x720 pixels top quality-- a reality this IXUS proudly shows by means of a logo on its leading plate - in contrast to the currently a lot more typical Full HD or 4K-video located in more expensive alternatives. At a supplier's recommended ₤ 119.99 the expense of this version currently felt fair, though undoubtedly most significant UK stores had dropped it reduced as well as were offering the 185 at under ₤ 100 at the time of creating. It's been a long period of time because we evaluated a digital electronic camera under ₤ 100 and, it really feels, an excellent while given that any one of the major players actually made one.

Requirements here is as basic as one may anticipate in this 'newbie' market section. Customer selectable light sensitivity alternatives variety from ISO100 through ISO1600, though the Canon IXUS 185 will certainly choose in between a much more limited ISO100 to ISO800 variety if left on auto setting. Therefore, whilst one could stay clear of image noise/grain, it's not constantly feasible to prevent blur when shooting handheld. That said, we located the images the IXUS 185 delivered to be well exposed under typical daytime capturing conditions-- if anything we found brighter conditions sometimes resulted in over direct exposure; thankfully there is the alternative to dial down (or dial up) exposure settings within the video camera's function food selection displayed at the left hand side of the screen, where the offered variety available to the photographer is +/- 2 EV. Just what did thrill us is the camera's capacity to attain well-defined macro shots as close as 1cm from a topic. Thus we had the ability to catch a bee collecting plant pollen from a blossom, to give however one example, which might be past exactly what many may think a portable electronic camera in this price variety is capable of.

Canon IXUS 185 specifications

Operating Environment

0 – 40 °C, 10 – 90% humidity

Dimensions (W x D x H)

95.2 x 54.3 x 22.1 mm

Weight

Approx. 126 g (including battery and memory card)

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