My New Camera Canon Ixus 860 IS

OOOOOOOOOooooooo Joyy!!!!!!!

Today during lunch hour, i went out with Ari and guess what I got! A new camera. A Canon Ixus 860 IS to be exact. Now as much as the signing of this payment was quite painful, but for the quality you get and the functions on this little baby it was so worth it.

Right now in Low Yat, there’s a big photo fair going on by Foto-Shangri La. Here’s the thing though, their sales people are hardcore and they do a good job. I nearly bought my Canon from them only because they gave away a number of freebies which in all honesty I DO NOT need. The price range it was going for was about RM1400 and they refused to go lower.At fotokem they managed to slash it down further for me to RM 1370…So let’s review the package.

Package 1 - Foto Shangri La

• Canon 8.1 megapixel camera
• 2 gb memory card
• screen protector
• Original hard casing
• 1 metal neckchain
• 1 year warranty
• Two premium tickets to GSC Pavillion to see Alien vs Predator 2
• Canon bag
• Alien Vs Predator 2 album
• Alien Vs Predator 2 some paper bag
  • RM 1400

Package 2 - Fotokem

• Canon 8.1 megapixel camera
• 2 gb memory card
• screen protector
• Original hard casing
• 1 year warranty
• One free printing of an entire photo album worth RM99
• free discount coupons for printing your picture albums 30% off..
• Instant lifetime membership to get discount every time i want to print pictures 25%
  • RM1370 with credit card or RM 1350 hard cash.

Well while some may like the fact of watching the movie and all… but I don’t really need to. Besides I’m not around on Sunday. I’ll be up in Penang, so no point in getting the Pavillion GSC Tickets.

I choose and zoomed in on only a Canon after much consideration. Why? Because all this while I bought a canon my Ixus 50. Which I had bought due to Giden’s convo last 3 years ago.. now soon to be 4 years. The camera has served me very well, but sadly it is time for an upgrade and while it still functions well. For me I love the camera, especially since i started blogging seriously of late.

These last three shots were taken with my part camera in crime Ixus50.

The hard casing of the Canon Ixus

The beautifully wide LCD screen of the Canon.. Oooooh look soo shiny. Haha. It’s fantastic the colour is amazingly sharp and bright.

And of course what it looks like from the front. I managed to capture a cheeky gleam on the side.

PLus Canon never fails in quality. I’ll give a comparison, Olympus 8megapixel camera compared to my Canon Ixus 50 which is 5 Megapixels only. The image quality on Canon beats the Olympus down flat! Colour is more vibrant, and the shots are clearer compared with the 8MP Olympus. Olympus has made some good sturdy cameras, but Canon has been in this business for ages. They know their product and most importantly they know what their market wants with a camera.

So I’m very with my new Canon Ixus 860IS.

My review of the camera shall be up shortly…

But for now I must say a fond farewell to my old baby, which I had forked out RM1600 for then…. sigh…