Canon Ixus 75 owners?

Question

I'm looking to purchase one but would like the honest opinion of people who own it, basically the pros and cons. Thanks

Answer 1

I have the Canon Ixus 700, the slightly older brother, I have just pros.
Good photos, if you set it on automatic you have good photos, if you set it on manual you can get outstanding photos.
Battery live is long, (369 flash photos, or one week about 300 photos with a lot of looking at the screen, always having the screen on when taking photos.)
Easy to use, almost natural.
There are many extra options when using it, they are not hard to find but you need to use them sometimes to get use to them.

The only thing is, I can not say anything about the difference between the 75 and 700. On the site the 75 looked like it did not have a view finder, as I never use it I do not think that a big miss, but it would be something to consider.
Here is a site with a review:
http://www.cameras.co.uk/camera-reviews/canon-ixus-75.cfm

Answer 2

I don't own one, but that won't stop me from offering an opinion. It is a FINE camera as far as image quality goes, but...

I recently handled the SD750 (IXUS 75) and SD1000 (IXUS 70) and have a definite opinion now in favor of the SD1000. The SD1000 is the smallest digital camera I think I've ever seen and yet it is easier to handle than the SD750.

These cameras replaced the SD600 (SD1000) and SD630 (SD750). They are DARN similar to the previous models and to each other. The newer cameras will accept an SDHC memory card, though, and they have face detection. They also use the new Digic III image processor, which is Canon's state-of-the-art version. (The others has the Digic II.) The SD1000 has an optical viewfinder and that might be the tie-breaker for me. (See below) The multi-function button and the other control buttons on the SD750 are TINY, hard to press and hard to read compared to the controls on the SD1000. I guess it's the price you pay for having another half inch of LCD taking up space on the back of the camera.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_sd750%2Ccanon_sd1000&show=all

OPTICAL VIEWFINDERS

I lament the passing of the optical viewfinder and I would choose almost any camera with an optical viewfinder over one that only has an LCD viewfinder. Why?

1. You never have the option of turning off the LCD and these things eat batteries for lunch and spit them out. Why do away with the option of a viewfinder that has zero electrical drain?

2. It can be difficult to see the image on an LCD in bright sunlight, even if they are "new and improved."

3. You have to hold an LCD viewer out at some distance in front of your face. This is more conspicuous than I prefer to be all the time.

4. The need to hold a camera at arms length will introduce some shake. I like the idea of stabilizing a camera against my face when I am taking a picture. This is especially important with a longer zoom lens. No wonder "image stablization" or "vibration reduction" is necessary with these cameras. Not that there's anything WRONG with IS or VR, but it is really a requirement with LCD viewfinders and telephoto lenses.

5. Using the LCD to view photos after you've taken them slows down the camera quite a bit. You can't shut of the LCD monitor and still take pictures if you don't have an optical viewfinder.