The aesthetics of a camera should be a long way down any intending buyer's checklist. Unfortunately, for someone like myself to agree to such a statement would be a little contradictory. After all, I did set a "colour requirement" during my camera hunt a couple of weeks ago.

That said many have implied that the Canon Digital IXUS 870 IS appeals to them as a "pretty piece of technology", especially since the gold finished version "looks almost like a piece of jewellery".

I for one prefer a touch of "pink-ness" when it comes to my electronic devices even though deep down I know that the colour pretty much does nothing at all. Read the rest of this entry »