Canon IXUS 140 review

Canon adds an affordable Wi-Fi-equipped model to its extensive IXUS lineup

Canon IXUS 140 review
The 16MP Canon IXUS 140 has Wi-Fi and an 8x optical zoom

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Canon IXUS 140 review

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With macro focus down to 1cm, you can easily get up close and personal with a subject.

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Macro focus working well again, this time backed up by good colour saturation and exposure metering.

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Colours are nice and vibrant again.

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In the field (literally) this shot looked washed out, but the Canon IXUS 140 has actually retained good highlight and shadow detail from this high-contrast scene.

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Chromatic aberration (purple fringing) is quite well controlled here, and there's a good amount of fine detail resolved too, albeit at ISO 200 sensitivity.

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Again detail is in abundance, though a little softer towards the corners of frame.

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This scene had horrible lighting conditions and looked like a complete silhouette at the time, but the camera has managed to preserve some foreground shadow detail.

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There's plenty of detail in this shot, but chromatic aberration is an issue if you feel like pixel peeping in the high-contrast areas.

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Despite the tiny sensor, zoom in this tight and there's even some attractive background bokeh blur to be had.

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Lens set to its widest 28mm equivalent focal length...

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...and zoomed in to maximum reach (224mm equivalent).

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This shot taken at ISO 1600 sensitivity shows the level of grain across the shot and colour speckling creeping in to the shadow areas. Consequently fine detail has been smeared.