Our Overall Score:
8.8/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Compact and bridge cameras category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £179.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Canon or alternative products in the Compact and bridge cameras category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case
IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case scores 8.8/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Compact and bridge cameras. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Compact and bridge cameras, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Compact and bridge cameras? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case scores 9.3/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Compact and bridge cameras category was £2199.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £7.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Compact and bridge cameras category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Compact and bridge cameras category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Compact and bridge cameras category. This was £264.38 from the 165 products we found in that category. So IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case actually comes in below average at £179.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £2199.00 and the least expensive, which was £7.99. In total we found that of the 165, 72 were more expensive and 92 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case.
Prices of products from Canon
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Canon. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Canon, which was £431.49 of the 305 products we found. So IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Canon was £3.99 with the most expensive coming in at £2819.00.
Prices of products from Canon and in the Compact and bridge cameras category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Canon that sit specifically within the Compact and bridge cameras category.
For this we found that the average price was £367.73, making IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case at £179.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £949.00 with the lowest priced item being £99.00. In total there were 21 items that were more expensive and 8 that was less expensive.
Reviews of IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case
IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case scores 8.2/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case is.
Overall score
IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case scores 8.8/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Canon so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera with 32 GB SD Card & Case
- Brand: Canon
- Model Number: 10200427
- Point & shoot21.1 megapixelsSensor type: 1/2.3″ / 6.17 x 4.55 mm CMOS sensorOptical zoom: 12 x3″ LCD screen
- EAN: 5055189029781
- Description: 20.2-megapixel CMOS sensorPerfect for capturing special moments and stunning views, the Canon IXUS 285 HS features a 20.2-megapixel CMOS sensor powered by a DIGIC 4+ processor for highly detailed, sharp images.With a 12 x optical zoom you can get closer, more detailed shots of your subject without moving, making the IXUS 285 HS ideal for portraits and landscapes.Full HD and Image StabilisationRecording Full HD home movies is made simple with the dedicated movie button so you won’t miss a moment.Shoot steady thanks to the built-in Image Stabilisation which counteracts camera shake to produce clear images and smooth video.Creative Shot and Hybrid AutoBring out your creative side with Creative Shot and Hybrid Auto which allows you to play around with settings, while for everyday shots Smart Auto will optimise camera settings for each scene.A variety of in-camera effects can be added to bring a fun, creative element to your photos without using a computer.Uploading your images and video with the Canon IXUS 285 HS Compact Camera is made simple thanks to built-in WiFi and one-touch NFC pairing.AccessoriesAs a bonus, you get a practical case and a 32 GB SD card so you don’t have to hunt for them separately.
- Product ID: 25380509675
