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Great Camera if it doesn't stop working...
I, too, have had issues with the Canon SD400. Out of the blue, it stopped working about a year and a half after purchase. We are big Canon fans - this is our 3rd digital Elph and we have the digital Rebel XT (and Canon lenses). We also have used Canon film cameras in the past. When it stopped working, I typed SD400 not working and was amazed at the number of webpages and upset consumers. Usually you have to search a lot harder to find a problem. For us, we charged it on the American Express which doubles our warranty - so we will get a refund but after talking to Canon support - if we didn't have that option - we would be out of luck. I was highly disappointed (although not surprised after looking through some reputable webpages) with their indifference to the problem and lack of customer service. If you purchase this camera, I would highly recommend using a charge card that doubles your warranty, and have back-up in case it fails at an important occasion. SD card locked Used the camera for a while, but now it displays "memory card locked" ...about to throw this brick of a camera against the wall Fine if you don't need more than a gig of space... This camera would easily earn 5 stars except for the fact that it is incompatible with certain SD memory cards. I bought a 4GB high speed card that works great in my cheap Nikon, but this camera informs me that there is a "memory card error" and that the card is locked. I called support, and the man informed me that my card had not been tested with the camera. When I asked for a list of cards that had been tested, he told me to check Google! If you don't need as much capacity, I had great luck with this camera and a high speed 1 Gig card. Be warned of 'incompatibility' issues and incompetent support. Excellent Camera I bought this camera about 3-4 years ago. I have an old Canon AE-1 film SLR and that camera is amazing but I really wanted a digital camera so I shopped around and finally decided on a Canon it takes breathtaking pictures and is very compact. The battery doesnt last incredibly long but that is somewhat normal after a some years of charging it over and over. But I still love this camera! Even after 3 years. One a year replacement, really. I NEVER write reviews but if I can stop someone from buying this camera here it goes. I like this camera however it really breaks after one year. My first one the button you press down to take pictures popped off. Luckily I have a relative that works where I purchased it so I didn't have to go through Canon directly. Well I'm about to hit the one year mark on the new one 7/2/07 and sure enough the lens no longer opens and come out which happened during a vacation in Key West. Once again I called my relative and will be getting a new one. However, save yourself the headache get a different brand. | |
