Canon IXUS 185 Digital Camera
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Product Summary
- Easy, slim IXUS you can keep in your pocket.Shutter Speed:1 - 1/2000sec,15 - 1sec.(in Long Shutter mode)
- Brilliant results for all your best memories
- Just point and shoot for beautifully easy results
- Have fun with easy creative modes
- Wrist Strap, Battery Pack NB-11L, Battery Charger CB-2LFE, AC Cable, User Manual Kit
Product Attributes
- Width: 2.3 inches,
- Height: 0.9 inches,
- Weight: 0.3 Pounds,
- Length: 3.7 inches,
- Size: Camera
Brand
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Product Review Analysis*
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 64.0% | 15.2% | 20.8% |
Senti score [79.2%] |
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Pros & Cons
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Pros [165]
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Strength |
|---|---|
brilliant piece"brilliant piece of my photography kit easy to use and fits nicely in my pocket"
|
100.0% |
very pleased"very pleased"
|
100.0% |
excellent results"excellent results from a very compact camera very small and easy to slip into a pocket yet takes great pictures and battery life is excellent"
|
99.9% |
really good"the images are really good and i have included a couple of photographs taken in different conditions to give examples of what it can do easily in different light conditions"
|
99.3% |
lovely photos"it's small enough to fit in your pocket and takes lovely photos"
|
97.3% |
best camera"this is the best camera i have ever had it is brill easy to use and came 4 days early well done"
|
96.0% |
very impressive"i was kinda hoping for better resolution than it delivers but the rechargeable battery has a very impressive charge life and if you can't be arsed with settings the auto function works it all out for you"
|
95.6% |
pictures are excellent"pictures are excellent and it slips into a pocket very easily"
|
93.1% |
receiver loved"was a gift so hope the receiver loved it"
|
93.0% |
excellent camera"excellent camera"
|
92.9% |
it's brilliant"it's brilliant"
|
92.7% |
usages perfectly"very pleased with my purchase it fits my expectations and usages perfectly"
|
89.8% |
great camera"great camera just right great size"
|
88.5% |
camera is great"this camera is great!"
|
87.7% |
works well"automatic mode works well for many situations"
|
75.0% |
fits nicely"brilliant piece of my photography kit easy to use and fits nicely in my pocket"
|
75.0% |
looks good"this is a gift but looks good"
|
75.0% |
great value"great value"
|
74.9% |
amazing pics"she took amazing pics at the zoo other places picture quality very good for the size"
|
74.9% |
enough quality"i love ot because its a high enough quality to make it worth while taking it everywhere and architecture being my interest ~i take pictures of buildings all the time"
|
74.8% |
decent zoom"has macro and automatic and manual and all the usual settings including a decent zoom i have had zero problems with it and am very happy"
|
74.8% |
very quickly"arrived very quickly"
|
74.8% |
picture quality"picture quality for the price is very good indeed"
|
74.8% |
affordable price"handy little camera i bought it as a gift small and very light and at an affordable price"
|
74.8% |
charges quickly"rechargeable battery that charges quickly "
|
74.8% |
fits my expectations"very pleased with my purchase it fits my expectations and usages perfectly"
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74.8% |
light conditions"the screen is easy to see in all light conditions"
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74.5% |
lovely photographs"have not had any printed yet but i very pleased with the image provided and feel confident that it will provide me with some lovely photographs"
|
74.5% |
very easily"pictures are excellent and it slips into a pocket very easily"
|
74.4% |
bright light"it is a good little camera but it needs bright light to get good results any gloom or darkness will limit results"
|
74.3% |
bright enough"screen image image is bright enough except for very sunny conditions and of course there is no viewfinder it doesn't come with a usb cable and the camera has a mini b socket so the one from most devices will not fit"
|
74.3% |
quality photos"it takes good quality photos"
|
74.3% |
good value"good value for money"
|
74.3% |
image quality"build quality seems good image quality is quite acceptable for a camera that fits into a pocket and is easy to carry around"
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74.3% |
light and easy"ideal for holidays when you just want something light and easy to use with good quality photos"
|
74.2% |
compact and easy"compact and easy to use"
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74.0% |
quick and easy"summary: if you want a quick and easy camera go no further!"
|
74.0% |
very happy"has macro and automatic and manual and all the usual settings including a decent zoom i have had zero problems with it and am very happy"
|
74.0% |
nice and light"nice and light it's a good camera for the price"
|
74.0% |
smart phone"does the job but your smart phone probably does a better job already"
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73.9% |
very stylish"the camera looks very stylish"
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73.7% |
handy size"small handy size just what we wanted"
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73.7% |
good product"a good product"
|
73.7% |
good results"it is a good little camera but it needs bright light to get good results any gloom or darkness will limit results"
|
73.6% |
perfect camera"perfect camera for what i need"
|
73.6% |
delivery prompt"great product well presented delivery prompt"
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73.6% |
many thanks"i am delighted with this product and many thanks for the delivery before date promised so i was able to use it on my holiday"
|
73.6% |
excellent snap"excellent snap and go camera no batteries small enough for a pocket good clear pictures good value for money"
|
73.5% |
bright sunlight"i liked this camera because u am able to take photos in bright sunlight "
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73.5% |
great size"great camera just right great size"
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73.4% |
good quality"good quality build"
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73.3% |
handy camera"good handy camera"
|
73.1% |
strong enough"battery was strong enough for a long days sightseeing"
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73.0% |
quality picture"really light fits into any trousers pocket good quality picture better than any of the cheaper models with the same specs"
|
72.9% |
pure quality"love it easy to use great picture quality didn't expect anything else except pure quality from cannon"
|
72.8% |
clear images"nice clear images and i'm getting used to it so i'm quite pleased"
|
72.4% |
quality piece"as you would expect from canon a high quality piece of kit at a reasonable price"
|
72.3% |
great point"for the price a great point and shoot camera with typically good lens quality"
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72.2% |
much better"much better smart phone "
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71.9% |
brill easy"this is the best camera i have ever had it is brill easy to use and came 4 days early well done"
|
71.8% |
camera easy"a great camera easy to work "
|
71.2% |
main controls"the multi function central control has scrapped the macro selection in favour of an option to show the date and time on the photo a facility which should be accessed via the menu but being part of the main controls makes it easy to activate it by mistake"
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70.9% |
early well"this is the best camera i have ever had it is brill easy to use and came 4 days early well done"
|
70.2% |
nice simple camera"after all that it's a nice simple camera but i'd like to get to use it before the end of the month if possible without having to order and pay for three further essential items first"
|
70.1% |
build quality"build quality seems good image quality is quite acceptable for a camera that fits into a pocket and is easy to carry around"
|
69.6% |
please note"seller please note: i would have given it 5 stars but for the fact that when i opened the package the charger unit had a two pin european plug with no adapater for the uk three pin sockets"
|
69.5% |
lovely camera"lovely camera would recomend"
|
69.2% |
would recomend"lovely camera would recomend"
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69.0% |
easy to carry"small so really handy easy to carry"
|
69.0% |
hold steady"i bought this for taking pictures when sailing it needed to fit in a pocket and be easy to hold steady and take pictures on a moving boat"
|
68.9% |
great pictures"it ticks all the boxes and takes great pictures"
|
67.9% |
lens quality"for the price a great point and shoot camera with typically good lens quality"
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67.3% |
quick delivery"quick delivery and works like a dream"
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67.1% |
rechargeable battery"rechargeable battery that charges quickly "
|
66.8% |
zero problems"has macro and automatic and manual and all the usual settings including a decent zoom i have had zero problems with it and am very happy"
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66.2% |
about photography"very small tremendous quality of pictures and enough features to suit my wife who uses it and knows nothing much about photography"
|
66.1% |
easy and accessible"it takes photos in an easy and accessible way"
|
66.1% |
delighted with"for the price this is an excellent little camera and i am delighted with it"
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65.8% |
pleased with"we are very pleased with it"
|
65.8% |
light weight"looked good light weight and i will know how it performs when i go away with the owner at the end of january on our holly bobs"
|
65.8% |
just right"for me this camera is just right i know nothing about camera and this little thing does it all for me"
|
65.3% |
very good value"the lack of frills makes them very easy to use and they represent very good value i have used images from the previous camera in published books"
|
65.2% |
very sunny"screen image image is bright enough except for very sunny conditions and of course there is no viewfinder it doesn't come with a usb cable and the camera has a mini b socket so the one from most devices will not fit"
|
64.5% |
decent camera"this is a nice decent camera for everyday use"
|
64.4% |
ideal for holidays"ideal for holidays when you just want something light and easy to use with good quality photos"
|
64.3% |
really great"this is a really great camera to carry around with me"
|
64.2% |
moving boat"i bought this for taking pictures when sailing it needed to fit in a pocket and be easy to hold steady and take pictures on a moving boat"
|
64.1% |
accepted the sd card"it accepted the sd card from my old camera no problem"
|
64.1% |
matches the price"quality matches the price"
|
64.1% |
great for holiday"great for holiday snaps"
|
64.0% |
solid camera does the"solid camera does the job"
|
63.6% |
very easy to"very easy to use and especially enjoy the zoom which gets close in to subject"
|
63.4% |
rather flexible"this one has a plastic case and seems rather flexible so the quality is not like it used to be"
|
62.8% |
brilliant clear pictures"does exactly what i want and really easy to use with brilliant clear pictures"
|
62.7% |
easy to understand"good quality photos and zoom easy to understand and use and battery life is excellent"
|
62.7% |
perfect compact camera"perfect compact camera"
|
62.1% |
good little camera"it is a good little camera but it needs bright light to get good results any gloom or darkness will limit results"
|
62.0% |
superior camera"i found this a far superior camera to the sony dcsw800 that i tried for a couple of days before sending back"
|
61.9% |
dislike excellent"nothing to dislike excellent"
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61.5% |
very good pictures"very pleased with camera easy to use takes very good pictures"
|
61.3% |
good distance shots"good distance shots"
|
61.0% |
happy with the results"the camera itself is good for the price and thus far i am happy with the results i'm getting allowing for the fact that it is a basic point and shoot model"
|
60.8% |
good compact camera"good compact camera"
|
60.6% |
reall good"reall good camera"
|
60.5% |
size was perfect"the size was perfect"
|
60.3% |
carry around"perfect "point and shoot" camera to carry around smaller than my mobile phone just to make sure that i never miss ant shots when i'm not carrying my dslr"
|
60.0% |
very small and easy"excellent results from a very compact camera very small and easy to slip into a pocket yet takes great pictures and battery life is excellent"
|
59.8% |
good camera"nice and light it's a good camera for the price"
|
59.6% |
easy zoom function"i did like the easy zoom function and the clarity of the screen"
|
59.4% |
very good indeed"picture quality for the price is very good indeed"
|
59.3% |
really handy"small so really handy easy to carry"
|
59.3% |
and robust construction"easy to use and robust construction"
|
59.2% |
quite a few features"easy to use and there a quite a few features"
|
59.1% |
loves snapping all around"ideal for my 8yo who loves snapping all around her"
|
58.6% |
nice and compact"nice and compact"
|
58.6% |
find it very good"once i got use to it i find it very good"
|
58.4% |
light and compact"light and compact looking forward to taking many pictures and sharing memories"
|
58.4% |
good quality pictures"good quality pictures"
|
58.3% |
date imprint function"as a landlord i needed a camera with date imprint function and this one does the job"
|
58.2% |
camera easy to"very pleased with camera easy to use takes very good pictures"
|
58.2% |
really light"really light fits into any trousers pocket good quality picture better than any of the cheaper models with the same specs"
|
58.0% |
user guide"if you are unfamiliar with digital cameras and or this is your first digital camera i would strongly advise you to obtain a user guide and familiarise yourself with the contents before using this device"
|
58.0% |
works like a dream"quick delivery and works like a dream"
|
57.6% |
quite happy"quite happy but didn't realise that there is no way of connecting to a computer apart from buying a separate wireless card reader"
|
57.4% |
lovely little camera"extremely pleased with this lovely little camera"
|
57.4% |
excellent little camera"for the price this is an excellent little camera and i am delighted with it"
|
57.1% |
good for the price"the camera itself is good for the price and thus far i am happy with the results i'm getting allowing for the fact that it is a basic point and shoot model"
|
56.9% |
with this new"i am happy now with this new one"
|
56.9% |
cheaper look"the width and height of the 185 are slightly greater that the 132 and the shiny black surfaces give it a cheaper look than the 132's satin finish"
|
56.8% |
very light"but fiddly for those of us with big figures as it is quite small but it's very light and slips into your pocket eadily"
|
56.8% |
what i an taking"and i can see what i an taking"
|
56.6% |
very good photos"you get very good photos"
|
56.5% |
good clear pictures"excellent snap and go camera no batteries small enough for a pocket good clear pictures good value for money"
|
56.5% |
be very good"it seems to be very good"
|
56.4% |
very good camera"improved on what was a very good camera"
|
56.4% |
great little camera"overall a great little camera for the price"
|
55.8% |
very clear"the photos are very clear"
|
55.6% |
easy to operate"this little camera is easy to operate and takes quality photos just a shame the usb data transfer cable is not included in the package"
|
55.3% |
on well so happy"canon and me get on well so happy"
|
55.1% |
great product"great product well presented delivery prompt"
|
55.0% |
fits into a pocket"build quality seems good image quality is quite acceptable for a camera that fits into a pocket and is easy to carry around"
|
54.5% |
decent photo quality"this is a nice simple compact camera with decent photo quality"
|
54.4% |
tremendous quality"very small tremendous quality of pictures and enough features to suit my wife who uses it and knows nothing much about photography"
|
54.4% |
great quality"great quality"
|
54.3% |
good pictures"takes good pictures"
|
54.2% |
capture my holiday"smart enough to capture my holiday"
|
54.0% |
better job already"does the job but your smart phone probably does a better job already"
|
53.9% |
what it says"does exactly what it says"
|
53.9% |
mini b socket"screen image image is bright enough except for very sunny conditions and of course there is no viewfinder it doesn't come with a usb cable and the camera has a mini b socket so the one from most devices will not fit"
|
53.2% |
thickness of a finger"it is roughly credit card sized long and about the thickness of a finger"
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53.2% |
suitable packaged"but the order arrived on time and was suitable packaged"
|
53.1% |
quite small"but fiddly for those of us with big figures as it is quite small but it's very light and slips into your pocket eadily"
|
52.7% |
small and compact"small and compact easy to store in your pocket easy to use and good picture quality"
|
52.6% |
gift small"handy little camera i bought it as a gift small and very light and at an affordable price"
|
52.4% |
quite pleased"nice clear images and i'm getting used to it so i'm quite pleased"
|
52.3% |
pocket camera"this is an excellent compact pocket camera recently took hundreds of photos around paris"
|
52.3% |
metal much thinner"battery card compartment door is flimsy and the metal much thinner"
|
51.9% |
camera light"fab camera light easy to use perfect for use in the classroom"
|
51.8% |
neat and compact"very neat and compact"
|
51.5% |
quality very"picture quality very good for a small camera"
|
51.0% |
compact enough"photographic image is clear and is compact enough to keep in a handbag for those times when you wish you had a camera with you"
|
50.9% |
it's light and small"it's light and small"
|
50.8% |
very compact camera"excellent results from a very compact camera very small and easy to slip into a pocket yet takes great pictures and battery life is excellent"
|
50.7% |
quality and performance"good all round camers bit fiddly but otherwise canon quality and performance"
|
50.5% |
time as expected"arrived on time as expected"
|
50.1% |
| ... | |
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Cons [55]
|
Strength |
|---|---|
terrible disappointment"this camera is a terrible disappointment"
|
92.9% |
seems very flimsy"seems very flimsy made the plastic body is unlikely to survive a drop from any height even or carpet floor"
|
89.4% |
rather plasticky"i had read the other reviews and it looked as if this would be good quality but felt rather plasticky and cheap"
|
74.8% |
returning back"i was expecting something better from cannon returning back"
|
74.5% |
small niggle"one small niggle is that the settings buttons are quite small and fiddly"
|
73.5% |
disappointing images"disappointing images from this camera i bought this for my partner to replace a damaged ancient kodak easyshare compact"
|
72.9% |
time consuming"switching from auto to manual now requires four on screen steps to be actioned instead of flicking a switch: cumbersome and time consuming and every time the camera is switched on there is an on screen message saying it is in auto mode"
|
72.8% |
losing stuff"when the battery runs out you can't recharge it because the charger that comes with it doesn't have a cable edit: i found the cable so i bumped the star rating up by one but the other two snags are definitely not due to me losing stuff "
|
72.3% |
health risk"this is a health risk during lockdown"
|
71.5% |
become faulty"this is the cheapest in the ixus range and i have also one that is of higher spec but it has become faulty after many years of use"
|
69.1% |
only disappointment"only disappointment is that this is a canon camera but with a panasonic carrying case"
|
68.5% |
waste your money"don't waste your money"
|
68.1% |
tiny niggle"but one tiny niggle doesn't detract from the overall good quality of this camera"
|
68.0% |
rather bulky"unfortunately it can only be charged via the supplied battery charger which is rather bulky not via usb which makes charging on the go impossible"
|
68.0% |
very grainy"picture very grainy when zooming in although easy to use"
|
67.6% |
canon website"a user guide is not included either but can be downloaded easily from the canon website"
|
67.5% |
minor niggles"in spite of what i would regard as minor niggles this camera is wothy of consideration"
|
67.2% |
battery chargers"although usb battery chargers are available separately they are rather bulky to be carrying around in my pack"
|
66.6% |
looks poor"camera is compact and pictures are decent quality but the rear screen is poor quality so looks poor when you are taking the photo"
|
66.3% |
mess about but for"lot of functions if you want to mess about but for me leave it on autofocus and it does the business"
|
66.0% |
poor quality"camera is compact and pictures are decent quality but the rear screen is poor quality so looks poor when you are taking the photo"
|
65.6% |
limited success"every possible mode has been tried with only limited success"
|
63.7% |
cable so i bumped"when the battery runs out you can't recharge it because the charger that comes with it doesn't have a cable edit: i found the cable so i bumped the star rating up by one but the other two snags are definitely not due to me losing stuff "
|
63.0% |
higher spec"this is the cheapest in the ixus range and i have also one that is of higher spec but it has become faulty after many years of use"
|
62.6% |
will be useless"for charging abroad the supplied charger will be useless"
|
58.7% |
memory card was missing"on inspection i saw that the memory card was missing"
|
58.6% |
full manual"you get the most basic of instructions in a rather large booklet and have to download the full manual"
|
56.7% |
which had broken"came as a replacement for 10 year old model which had broken"
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56.4% |
n't charge from"can’t charge from usb and have to take the battery out which is a bit of an embuggerance"
|
55.4% |
simply a nuisance"they have got rid of some of the best functions and introduced new ones which are simply a nuisance"
|
54.7% |
very little adjustment"very little adjustment available"
|
54.7% |
no view finder"also there is no view finder anymore which i found useful in sun like conditions when the screen cannot be seen easily"
|
54.6% |
survive a drop"seems very flimsy made the plastic body is unlikely to survive a drop from any height even or carpet floor"
|
54.6% |
does n't come with"when the camera arrives you can't take any pictures because you have to order a memory card which doesn't come with it"
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54.6% |
down all round"it does seem to have righted itself so the spring must of got stuck or something however after only 6 months that shouldn't have happened and feel i have been let down all round"
|
54.6% |
will no longer"it's only 5 months old and will no longer charge"
|
54.5% |
lens extension"that had way too much lens extension and that killed it in the end"
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54.2% |
far less well"they last fairly well i use mine a lot but this latest model is far less well made than the earlier models"
|
53.9% |
n't take any pictures"when the camera arrives you can't take any pictures because you have to order a memory card which doesn't come with it"
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53.9% |
lack of a cable"the other thing that was annoying was the lack of a cable to upload photos from the camera to my computer"
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53.9% |
should n't have happened"it does seem to have righted itself so the spring must of got stuck or something however after only 6 months that shouldn't have happened and feel i have been let down all round"
|
53.8% |
produced by the old kodak"it cannot hold a candle to the images produced by the old kodak"
|
53.7% |
lengthy hikes at home"i bought this camera to use on lengthy hikes at home and abroad and am used to recharging with a power bank"
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53.5% |
more time wasting"this obscures the monitor image and you either wait several seconds for it to disappear or you have to flick the zoom control: more time wasting"
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53.2% |
canon ixus"the canon ixus 185 fits the bill perfectly it is simple to use has a useful 8 times zoom controlled from a little dial and it can be carried easily in a jacket or jeans pocket"
|
53.1% |
which did not help"i received the new memory card which did not help"
|
52.8% |
jump through hoops"if i ever buy another camera i will make sure it come with an instruction manual as i am fed up with having to jump through hoops to download one"
|
52.7% |
n't even bother"ultimately if you own a decent smartphone such as a galaxy s7 8 or iphone 6s 7 then don't even bother"
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52.4% |
what you are using"would be interested to know why no canon case was available for this bundle i will have to source one or find a plain one most photographers want the case to match the camera & show what you are using"
|
52.3% |
avoid this camera"i would avoid this camera"
|
51.6% |
that was annoying"the other thing that was annoying was the lack of a cable to upload photos from the camera to my computer"
|
51.4% |
break fairly soon"i expect this camera will break fairly soon and then it won't be good value at all"
|
51.3% |
lose pretty much"images are way too contrasty highlights are completely blown whilst shadows lose pretty much all detail"
|
51.2% |
quality not great"picture quality not great"
|
50.6% |
awful fuzzy"i did find a suitable cable and did manage to download a couple of pics to my computer but the image quality was awful fuzzy and blurred"
|
50.6% |
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Top positive statements
| Statement | Strength** |
|---|---|
| "Excellent results from a very compact camera very small and easy to slip into a pocket yet takes great pictures and battery life is excellent" | 93.1% |
| "Good quality photos and zoom easy to understand and use and battery life is excellent." | 93.1% |
| "Light and compact looking forward to taking many pictures and sharing memories." | 93.1% |
| "Great product well presented delivery prompt" | 93.1% |
| "It's small enough to fit in your pocket and takes lovely photos." | 93.1% |
| "A great camera easy to work ." | 92.1% |
| "Pictures are excellent and it slips into a pocket very easily." | 92.0% |
| "Everything about this camera is perfect." | 91.7% |
Top negative statements
| Statement | Strength |
|---|---|
| "Seems very flimsy made the plastic body is unlikely to survive a drop from any height even or carpet floor." | 90.1% |
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Positive mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon |
"as you would expect from Canon a high quality piece of kit at a reasonable price"
|
54.6% |
Negative mentions
| Mentioned | Object | Mentioned in | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon |
"a user guide is not included either but can be downloaded easily from the Canon website"
|
67.5% | |
| Nikon |
"as good as old Nikon i had at more money"
|
67.0% | |
| Kodak |
"it cannot hold a candle to the images produced by the old Kodak"
|
67.0% |
Emotion analysis
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 40.5% | 36.6% | 22.9% |
neutral 34.4%
happiness 25.2%
worry 12.2%
sadness 9.2%
relief 8.4%
fun 2.3%
surprise 1.5%
love 1.5%
hate 1.5%
empty 1.5%
boredom 0.8%
joy 0.8%
enthusiasm 0.8%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-11-14
