Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman

Reviewed on: 18 September 2009

Tags: Canon, Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS, optical viewfinder, continuous shooting, noise reduction

We like:

Very small; simple operation; very good photo and hi-def movie quality; HDMI output

We don't like:

No optical zoom in movie mode; mixed performance

CNET UK judgement:

One of the best ultra-compact cameras available, the Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS nevertheless falls short of greatness in terms of its performance and photo quality

Full review:

A follow-up of sorts to the Digital IXUS 100 IS, the £250 Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS is another very small, very lightweight, 12-megapixel camera. It drops the 100's optical viewfinder, and in its place gets a larger 69mm (2.7-inch) LCD, and a wideangle 28mm-equivalent lens with a 4x zoom. Aside from a couple of minor interface tweaks, everything else is basically the same, including the earlier model's mixed performance and tendency to produce purple fringing. Nevertheless, the 120 is one of the best ultra-compacts available, all things considered. Continue Reading...