Offering free Wi-Fi and a very good image quality, the Ixus 255 HS range of Canon compact range has something to be appreciated.
Canon Ixus does not sell only for its size today. With its 10x zoom and 12.1 megapixel sensor that produces stereotypes defined in 4000 x 3000 pixels, the Ixus 255 HS already offers a perfect compromise between compactness and performance. And it is not left to produce decent images. You can find this compact digital camera line at around 210 euros.
specifications and finishes of the Ixus 255 HS
the widest scope of its end, the sensor provides a field of view corresponding to a 24mm lens (35mm eq.) That is perfect for landscapes. In full zoom, up to 240 mm, which is more suitable for distant subjects (sports or wildlife photography, for example). Its maximum aperture varies from f/3.0 and f/6.9 from one end to the other of the zoom.
rear screen has fairly standard features, with three-inch diagonal without being articulated or touch. Must use physical buttons to navigate the menus, but they are clearly identified. It takes little time to become familiar with them. The menus themselves are clear and easy to navigate.
Among the buttons on the Ixus 255 HS, there is one that enables the Wi-Fi to connect to wireless networks, printers, PCs, smartphones and tablets. This allows you to view and manage your photos remotely and if you use a smartphone to geotag via GPS. This allows the position on a map via a site like Flickr and use in applications such as Lightroom, Aperture and iPhoto.
The sensitivity goes up to ISO 6400. This should be perfect to fit what conditions are imported shooting. It is easy to customize the exposure settings. The choice of shutter speed are less impressive. With automatic settings selected by default, they only range from 1 second to 0.5 millisecond. You’ll have to press more sensitivity than you would wish for pictures in low light conditions. Fortunately, some choices dedicated to these low light conditions among different modes-scenes help extend the exposure time to 15 seconds. The maximum rate of burst shooting mode is 2.4 frames per second with full resolution. To go faster, must go through a special mode that allows up to 6.2 frames per second, but reduced the definition to only 3 million pixels.performance in macro mode
minimum distance shooting can focus on subjects a centimeter from the lens. If all the settings of the Ixus 255 HS is in automatic mode, the camera switches to macro mode alone, with a particularly impressive dark outside.
tests were performed on a cloudy day, but despite a muted color palette and a lack of light, the Canon Ixus 255 HS is the author of best performance by the best use of ambient light to maintain accurate and realistic colors. Even the sky, which could easily be flat and featureless because of the cloud cover is made with a high degree of texture and good piqué.Ce makes very interesting shots.
image above, for example, where the focus is entirely on the dark hull of the boat, the Ixus 255 HS avoids too whiten the sky and maintains balanced tone across the frame .
As you can see on the rig below, the Canon Ixus 255 HS had no difficulty to maintain fine details even against the light, so that the contrasts and edges remained correct throughout the tests.
The device also showed very consistent when it came to focus on small details. It is not rare that cameras are less effective in the corners where the incoming light is more difficult to go and touch the sensor (vignetting effect). In the photo below the losses are minimal, which provides a good record of brick wall on the right of the frame and the details of the lawn in the lower left corner.
quality images in low light conditions was also good. Go inside a dark church to take pictures is not a problem. Naturally, the Ixus 255 HS then increased its sensitivity to ISO 800. A slight noise dose appeared in the picture, but not really affecting the midtones and leaving free the bright areas and dark shadows. The overall quality of the image which is correct.
Performance with a photo still life
For shooting under the lights of a studio, the Ixus 255 HS has maintained its sensitivity to ISO 100. Which gives accurate results, with nice details and a beautiful rendering of natural textures. The wood grain was clear and realistic fur and fine prominent plush and saw neither money on shiny objects or details lost in the shadows of the darkest corners.
off the lights of the studio, sensitivity up to ISO 800. Although the increase of noise in the image was expected, it remained contained It was discreet enough to have minimal impact on the quality of image details such as markings on the label mignonette the spirits in the center of the image.
video performance Canon Ixus 255 HS
Canon camera records video in 1920 x 0 80 pixels (Full HD) at 24 fps or 1280 x 720 pixels at 30 frames per second. You can also reduce this definition 640 x 480 pixels if the goal is to make direct use of the Web. In this case, the speed can go up to 120 frames per second. It is still possible to halve to 320 x 240 pixels to achieve a rate of 240 frames per second. Perfect speed for the slow-motion, ie idle.
Beyond the definition and format of the video, the only other choice is given to enable a filter to reduce wind noise in the audio clip enregistrée.vLe optical zoom remains active during the video recording.
Overall, the picture is sharp and colors are met. The soundtrack is also accurately recorded off windy areas, which gives us a satisfactory final quality.
Over generations, the different models of the Ixus range are becoming increasingly powerful. The Ixus 255 HS, both for its performance characteristics that can compete with some of the best cameras in there a few years ago. The Wi-Fi chip integrated is both attractive and useful. It offers few manual settings, but it has never been the philosophy of the Ixus. If you want to keep hold of the settings, you turn to the PowerShot range. Otherwise, for use in automatic daily, the Ixus 255 HS is an excellent choice.
Test originally published on CNET UK.
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