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Sometime it will open half or sometime not at all. I had the camera for about 1 year after which it's shutter stopped opening fully. I searched web about the issue and it seems that it is known issues in canon models.
It cost $120 and about 6 weeks to get repaired. The lens cap would not open all the way. I have to use an external card reader to retrieve photos. I received this camera as a gift in 2007. Like other reviewers, I experienced a lens opening failure. I got it back and the USB connection is dead.
This effectively means the camera is dead and can only be repaired by Canon for $99. Unfortunately, a year and a half after purchase, I got the fatal "lens error". I will not be buying Canon cameras again, which is sad because I loved this one and the previous Canon camera I owned (which is still going strong, despite being around 7 years old). I received this camera for my anniversary from my husband. I loved how easy it was to use and the picture quality. For such an expensive product, it should have a much longer life.
Pros for meGood outdoor photosGood video clipsAA batteries(use enerloops)ConsSLOOOOOOWbad indoor photoskind of bulky I miss out on way to many photos waiting on this camera flash to be ready or just to warm up for the next photo. I have had 100 dollar cameras that warm up quicker. I read here that people like how small it is. It is good outdoors and for Video but indoors it is just bad.
It is not that small. I will keep this camera for videos and buy another for photos. Don't use the flash and your pictures have a 50 50 chance of turning out. I have had this camera more than 2 years and I continue to be disappointed. Use the flash and it is ungodly slow.
I tried several different sd cards thinking it was slow because of them but it has made no difference.
As fast technology is moving I pretty much figured this was going to be an obsolete camera within a few years after I bought it. The 10x-zoom on this camera and the macro feature is what sold me. The solution is called: rechargeable batteries. It's not bad for an 8 mega-pixel but now you can get a 14 to 16 mega-pixel pretty cheap. I've had this camera for about a year and I still like it. Sure it burns through the batteries, but most auto-zoom /auto-focus cameras do. Shots from long distances and close up shots look pretty good plus it has manual photo settings and a built-in video camera.
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