Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS

Build and design, image stabilisation, low ISO image quality

Lacks manual controls even in manual mode, image noise above ISO 800, lens softness at edges and not wide enough field of view, scene modes smooth away detail, AiAF accuracy

On the final analyses, the 950 IS looks expensive at £329, though, as always, try shopping around and you’ll find it for much less. It also has a few too many foibles for me to be able to heartily recommend it. The less-wide lens is problematic and the...

The Digital IXUS 950 IS has a useful Shortcut button that enables swift, one-touch access to your favourite options and shooting modes, allowing you to customise the camera to your needs.

Great performance and image quality ; Solid image stabilisation ; Face detection

No manual exposure controls ; On/off button a bit awkward ; Noisy images at ISO 1,600

There's very little to complain about on the IXUS 950 IS. Fans of ultracompacts, such as Sony's T-series, might complain that this Canon isn't small enough, but given its excellent image quality and speedy performance, we're not complaining. Also,...

The flagship Canon Digital IXUS 950 IS admittedly looks a little expensive compared against its 8 megapixel rivals, some of which are more than 100 cheaper, but it doesn't seem to have halted Canon's inexorable ...

Solid build quality, compact - pocketable size without compromising image quality

Face detect focussing is not always perfect. Would have liked more manual control ie shutter speed / aperture settings

good definition and easy to use on auto with good results

not so easy as some to use the special preset features

Solid Camera,fast operation,red eye reduction features are good

View finder could be better

Fantastic Lcd, great range of features, good image quality and solid build

Expensive, larger than other compact cameras, and occasional shadowing on the upper extremities of images taken indoor with flash

Very neat, solidly-built camera with large display. Also features an optical viewfinder, becoming very rare in a point-and-shoot. Includes loads of features – far too many to mention, but you can literally point and shoot in full auto and get very...

The number of features and how to access them will take a while to learn, but you can literally point and shoot in full auto and get very impressive results