A range of test shots are shown over the next two pages. Here, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and in some case a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.

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Here's my standard detail test shot to compare with other similar cameras. See below for a full-res crop, or click to download a full-sized version.

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As you can see, the centre sharpness is excellent, but the seemingly random file compression has caused numerous artefacts and reduced the overall level of detail.

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The IXUS 70 has a wide angle end equivalent to 35mm, about average for a compact 3x zoom.

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This was shot from the same position as the shot above. The telephoto end is equivalent to 105mm.

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The lens produces very little barrel distortion at wide angle...

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...but the corner sharpness could be a lot better.

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