Canon IXUS 165

The Canon IXUS 165 is a compact camera launched on 06/01/2015.

Technically speaking, the Canon IXUS 165 ranks in the average of its category, scoring 28 overall. The Canon IXUS 165 weights 128 gr and spans 95 x 54 x 22 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon IXUS 165 behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 4, ranks in the category best 23%.
• Versatility - Score 47, ranks in the category best 30%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon IXUS 165 is below the category average in:

• Speed Performance - Score 17, ranks among the worst 45% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 71, ranks among the worst 17% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 12, ranks in the best 44% of its category. Canon IXUS 165 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 42% of its category. Canon IXUS 165 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 23, ranks in the best 47% of its category. Canon IXUS 165 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 47, ranks 16% in its category. Canon IXUS 165 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 21% in its category. Canon IXUS 165 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Canon IXUS 165 sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 155.0 GBP and 169.0 GBP, which is in the average for this camera category.

Overall, Canon IXUS 165 is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.