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Canon PowerShot A75 3.2MP Digital Camera with 3X Optical Zoom | List Price: $249.99
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Brand: Canon
Binding: Electronics
Features: - 3.2-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 10-by-14-inch enlargements
- Canon 3x optical zoom lens combines with 3.3x digital zoom
- 9-point autofocus; movie mode; 1.8-inch LCD monitor; PictBridge compatible
- Store images on Compact Flash Type I memory cards (32 MB card included)
- Powered by 4 AA-size batteries (alkaline included, rechargeable NiMH recommended)
Save yourself the trouble, buy something else [Posted on 2007-11-03]
I bought this camera a few years ago and it worked wonderfully up until this summer. It started saying "memory card error" on the screen and wouldn't take pictures. If I executed a complicated series of commands, I might get the camera to turn on and take pictures for a brief amount of time. There was no guarantee that the memory card error would not come back and delete the pictures or make them inaccessible, so I never left pictures on the camera for more than a few minutes. This made using the camera outside of the house pretty much impossible.
Eventually even the complicated button mashing was no longer enough. It was all memory card error, all the time. Then the camera stopped turning on and/or off. It would freeze with its lens extended and not turn on no matter what, or it would refuse to turn off unless I removed the batteries. If I did get the camera on, when I pushed the menu button it was anywhere from 5-10 seconds for the menu to come up if it did at all.
I borrowed my mom's camera for a few months and hadn't bothered with this one, but I recently started messing around with it again. Once I figured out that simultaneously holding down the power and set buttons would let me turn the camera on, I contacted Canon support. I told them that I was getting a memory card error and that the camera was very difficult to turn on.
The response that I got was to reset it to the factory settings, and if that didn't work then I would have to send the camera in to them to repair. There was no mention of trying to format the memory card, cleaning the memory card and the slot, try a different card, nothing. Just send it in. I pay for shipping and insurance, and there's a minimum repair charge of $79, not including parts. Oh, and if I don't want to do that, they'll sell me a refurbished camera for $110. Why would I ever want to buy another Canon with customer service like that? No attempt was made to be helpful, they just wanted more money.
The only reason I gave the A75 three stars instead of one was because it took pretty decent pictures for the time that it worked, especially outside. So if you want to buy a camera that will only work for a year, year and a half tops, go ahead. I know I'll be replacing this one with a different brand and I doubt I'll ever buy Canon again.
The A75 is not the only Canon that has the memory card error problem; it seems like all the different models do. Buy at your own risk and don't expect any help from customer service.
messed up after 2 years of careful usage [Posted on 2007-11-23]
It was a pretty good camera until Canon came up with this tiny bit of cameras which does not require 4 AA batteries. Man, that is so unfair!
Anyway, I still used it, it drinks the batteries very quickly.
I would definitely pay a little bit more and buy a s300 or sth better.
Now, after 2 years, suddenly, no falling, no nothing, its display is not working and it will not take any pictures.
So I am left with it. I am planning to buy a sony this time, hope I will be lucky.
This camera is a winner [Posted on 2007-11-28]
This camera is a winner. I got this last year for Christmas and man was it the perfect gift. Super easy to use and it takes the best pictures. I love that it is little and fits in my purse but still takes great pictures like the big cameras. You won't go wrong with this one.
3 years and still ticking! [Posted on 2008-05-08]
This originally purchased for my intro to photography class in 2005. I still use it today! Truthfully, I only ever use manual mode. Occasionally I make mini-movies with it (the movie function only records for 1.5minutes at a time). Its been somewhat abused (dropped a couple of times)- so I'm impressed that it still works great. This is excellent for beginners who aspire to develop their photography skills but aren't ready to commit to the higher end SLRs like the Rebel.
Many people don't like the autofocus boxes. Over the years I've learned to manipulate them so they aren't quite the hinderence they could be. You just gotta learn how to trick the camera to focus on what you want- I use my hand, its the best tool to get the autofocus boxes to move to where you want it to go. Obviously that adds more time to the setting up process of a shot.
For fast spur-of-the-moment pics, you'll either want to turn that feature off or switch over to auto. The hard part with auto of course, you can't control the fstop and iso settings as well as you can in manual. So give and take.
Not a pro camera by any means- but for the enthusiast, it is a good little workhorse. I love it! --- I would definitely recommend rechargeable batteries and 1GB+ memory cards.
Don't buy it [Posted on 2008-07-07]
Don't buy it if you want your digital camera lasting for more than 2 years. Both my friend and I bought one three years old. Now, the camera won't show the image on the screen. I can't take any photo.
Sigh! I am disappointed with 2 years life time.
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