|
|
|
|
Canon sd200
Flash stopped working less than a month after buying, camera was sent to be repaired and fixed. A couple of months later the zoom stopped working again had to pay shipping to get repaired. Now a little over a year camera will not power on at all and is out of warr. My niece has same camera and the shutter button came off and was lost, Canon wants over a hundred dollars to replace it (10 cent part) her camera is now useless also and was used for less than a year. Very happy with this camera Yes it is a great camera. I use it mostly to sell on line with, from little rings to furniture and the photos are great. On the plus side, this was a great camera to take on vaction. My daughter took over 300 photos one day at the lake. I did buy a bigger memory card which seems to never get full when the daughter takes it out for the day. The size is great, fits in most pockets esp. jeans. I love the fact that when with family at big gatherings, my camera lasts out the others as far as keeping power. I use it daily and only have to charge it about once a week, depending on how often I use it. Downloading photos to computer is very simple. If you want an easy pick and shoot camera with out having to think, this is it. I would love to get a second or third one for my daughter and boyfriend so they quit grabbing mine... Red Eye and Now an "E 18" Error I own a digital Elph, which I purchased from Amazon 5 years ago. It has worked well and I was happy with it. My satisfaction with my older Elph prompted me to upgrade to the newer Canon Powershot SD200 Digital Elph in December of 2005. I figured that Canon would have made modest improvements over time. I do like the size and weight of the unit. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Using the flash, the red eye is worse with this version, even with red eye reduction on. Sure you can slightly clean up the red eye image using software; however, that's a major hassle and most photos will leave the eye looking black. The second issue is after owning this camera for 13 months, an E 18 error appeared on the digital screen. The screen remains black and the camera will not work. I thought I'd try a new battery but that did nothing. I do not recommend this camera. Keep searching. I now see that other owners have had the E 18 problem. I'll research my options as this PowerShot SD200 Digital Elph is now out of warranty. This camera rocks I love this camera. It is small, has all of the features I want, and has worked flawlessly. I liked it so much, I got it for my sister as a gift and she loves it as well. Hers has received A LOT more use and the switch that goes between playback/video/camera mode is getting a bit of wear (sometimes, the camera is confused what mode it is in), but that's the only issue -- and she sort of abuses her camera (no case, etc.), so I think that kind of result might be expected. Otherwise, this camera is great. If this camera died today, I'd buy it again but unfortunately I can't because they don't make 3.2mp models anymore :( Canon Powershot Great camera, takes wonderful shots of your memories without requiring a great detail of experience. | |
