{"id":16233,"date":"2012-03-27T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T07:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=16233"},"modified":"2017-02-25T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T11:43:48","slug":"canon-ixus-115hs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2012\/03\/27\/canon-ixus-115hs\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon IXUS 115HS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The compact camera I picked up was a Canon IXUS 115HS, with its first-party housing from Canon. The latter is coming from an eBay seller, so it\u2019ll still be at last a week before it arrives. As for the camera itself; it\u2019s a 12 megapixel shooter, with a fully automatic for-dummies mode, and also a somewhat more customizable Program mode.<\/p>\n

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The IXUS 115HS, alongside its brethen: Ling’s LZ8, and my E-PL2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Either the IXUS is tiny, or my Galaxy Note is massive!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After spending the better part of the day tinkering around with it, here\u2019s what I think are the camera\u2019 strengths:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really tiny, and easily the most pocketable compact camera I\u2019ve got now.<\/p>\n

Maximum aperture of f2.8 \u2013 nice!<\/p>\n

Lots of scene modes (not that I\u2019ll bother scrolling through them if ever)<\/p>\n

Full 1920×1080 movie capture, though only at 24fps.<\/p>\n

And for the immediate downsides:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s so tiny that wrapping the camera strap around your wrist is a must, lest you accidentally drop it.<\/p>\n

No handgrip, which makes the above pointer even more critical.<\/p>\n

No A, S, or M modes, unlike Ling\u2019s Panasonic LZ8.<\/p>\n

Pictures out of box are pretty soft. Sharpening in post-processing will be necessary for this bugger.<\/p>\n

JPG pictures don\u2019t quite have the \u2018pop\u2019 when compared to the E-PL2.<\/p>\n

Oh well. I know what I was buying into; and besides, I don\u2019t intend for this camera to be a replacement for my E-PL2. Once the underwater housing comes in, expect an updated review of this and our first water pictures of Hannah.=)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The compact camera I picked up was a Canon IXUS 115HS, with its first-party housing from Canon. The latter is coming from an eBay seller, so it\u2019ll still be at last a week before it arrives. As for the camera<\/p>\n

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