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This close up shows how, even in diffused light, the Canon IXUS 240HS can clip the highlights. Notice the ribbed pattern on the bedspread where the whites are bleaching out.
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The dynamic range of the Canon IXUS 240HS is challenged here, with the cat's paws and tummy bleaching out.
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This shot was taken using the i-Contrast setting. The camera has done a good job of holding the sky details while keeping the shadow detail. The contrast is slightly flat as a result.
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Plenty of detail in this shot of some pastries taken through a shop window. The IXUS 240HS has done a good job of setting the white balance to cope with daylight and fluorescent light sources.
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The lens on this camera shows few signs of barrel distortion right through the zoom range of 24-120mm.
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In this shot you can see that the camera is underexposing a little, but that the background highlights are about to blow. Dynamic range is a problem of the IXUS 240HS.
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Plenty of detail and good control of the colours in this shot. The colour reproduction is fairly neutral and nuanced in tone.
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Close ups are really quite rewarding. The lens on the IXUS 240HS is probably the camera's best feature.
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Classic example here of the backlit CMOS sensor in the IXUS 240HS just not coping with the dynamic range in the scene.
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A dull and damp day but the IXUS 240HS still manages to pack a punch and inject sufficient contrast into the image
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The JPGS produced by this camera are the perfect balance between file size and detail. Zoom in on the signwriting and check the resolving power of the lens.
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Lots of contrast in this shot, but once again there's a danger of the highlights burning out, thanks to a limited dynamic range.
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With such a small sensor it's virtually impossible to isolate detail using depth of field, even when zooming in.
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Shot with the wide-angle setting.
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Shot at maximum zoom.
