ixus D500

[bechisbest]

I bought one of these in mint condition yesterday,for a pittance.The build quality is solid,the sensor is 1/1.8,and the image is really good.Is it just that 5mp. is not seen as good enough in today's market that I got such a bargain, or the fact that the camera has got one of those Sony suspect sensors? Does anyone know how likely the ixus 500 sensor is to fail? I never go anywhere that is hot, or humid.(that may cause faiure according to Canon)

[Benchista]

It is a nice little camera, although noise is quite an issue at ISO 200 and above. Mine gets very little action these days, which is a shame, but it still works as good as new as regards the sensor.

[bechisbest]

Thanks for that,I like mine very much,I also have a Minolta A1 that has had a replaced sensor,and at 100asa. the quality is astonishing,the ixus has got the same sensor, I believe.

[Chris Cool]

Is it just that 5mp. is not seen as good enough in today's market that I got such a bargain,

I suspect that 5mp is seen by most punters as unusable due to the hype that more is better. I got good results up to A4 with my 4MP Nikon Coolpix 4500 which has the same size sensor as yours - enjoy