While there's no disputing that the Canon IXUS 85 IS is a superbly well-made camera, and is light, compact and easy to use, there's also no denying that it is very expensive and doesn't offer a lot of features for the money. While performance is well up to Canon's usual standard, image quality is let down by wide-angle lens distortion, corner blurring and high-ISO noise problems. If I was spending over £200 on a compact camera I'd expect a bit more than this.
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