Equipment is not all ...

I had bought the IXUS 132 as a replacement for my defective become Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS 30.
It was interesting for a price, and the small size. Also, I had previously had good experience with Canon cameras.
So unpacked camera, battery and load it happening photographed.
But soon came the disillusionment:
Many of the photos were, despite the calm Cam keep focus on closer inspection and had strange artifacts in dark areas, which simply turned out to be noise at the appropriate magnification. Since the 2 MP camera in my phone no worse ...
So many pixels (16 MP) to squeeze such a small image chip can actually just go in my pants. The result is the high noise (similar to the '80s with the HI-FI turrets: mainly 1000W)

The problem with the uncertainty remained in good light conditions exist. Negative noticed also that the display was not fitted clean and rattled in the housing neck back and forth.
Otherwise, the child was but quite well processed (except for display) and useful features (scene modes). Only the accessories and the warranty Canon is used sparingly.
Enclosed only the battery, a charger, a wrist strap, and a quick start guide are (but in which nothing is what really help).
On the whole, there is then 1 year manufacturer's warranty

Conclusion:
Even Canon can not do magic and make so little money for something useful to the legs.
Canon would have done well, all HD-Schick-knacks, and the facial Blinzel-, Lächel-, whatever recognition omit and instead a decent processor, a sufficiently large lens, and a good image intensifier with not many pixels in the cam installed.
Then it would work well with the image quality and the camera would be worth a clear recommendation.
So unfortunately there are only 2 stars for the logical menu and meaningful scene modes, the one bringing unfortunately without the basic prerequisite for good pictures nothing. -Schade-

(PS Landed I am now in the IXUS 500 HS: namely has the better processor, bigger lens and less megapixels - and prompt it works well with the image quality)