Digital Home Thoughts: Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS / Powershot SD990 IS

"The Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS / Powershot SD990 IS is one of Canon's new top of the range compact digital camera - not only do you get a whopping 14.7 megapixels, but it the first IXUS to feature full manual controls, including manual focus, aperture and shutter settings! It's also one of the first IXUS cameras to be available in black. The camera has a 3.7x optical zoom lens with image stabilisation, a 2.5" LCD screen, VGA video recording, an optical viewfinder and face detection focus. The Canon Digital IXUS 980 IS is available from around £259. The camera is enclosed in a stylish metal body that measures approx. 96.7 x 62.2 x 27.9mm (excluding protrusions), and weighs approx. 160g. excluding battery and memory card."

If you are looking for a compact camera that does not skimp on features, the latest offering from Canon will be hard to pass up. Check out the full review for some pretty impressive sample pictures.