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Canon PowerShot S1 IS 3.2 MP Digital Camera with 10x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom | List Price: $349.99
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Brand: Canon
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 1
Features: - 3.2-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 10-by-14-inch enlargements
- Canon 10x optical zoom with image stabilizer; 3x digital zoom
- Vari-angle LCD screen; DV-quality Movie Mode; PictBridge compatible
- Store images on Compact Flash Type I or II memory cards (32 MB card included)
- Powered by 4 AA-size batteries (alkaline included, rechargeable NiMH recommended)
Junk!! Only 1 good working year out of this camera. [Posted on 2007-12-10]
I purchased this camera for almost 500.00 about 2 years ago. After only 1 year it started giving me trouble, not wanting to power on and the flash gave me problems. I sent it in to Canon and they charged me 97.50 to fix that problem and 2 months after it was supposedly repaired it started giving me trouble again!! I hate this camera and I have been frustrated with it in the last year. I will NOT buy Canon camera again. I now have almost 600.00 tied up in this camera that worked only 1 year. All the 5 star reviews here are from customers who just purchased their camera, so it is hard to say whether this is a good camera when you have not owned it long. Give it some time and I will promise you, you will have problems with this camera.
It is NOT worth the money. It appears wonderful at first and of great quality on the outside but that is it, all the quality was invested on the outside to make you purchase it and they cut corners and got cheap when it came to the inside of the camera. Never judge a book by it's cover because you will be less 600 bucks like I am and stuck with a camera that has been sent in for repair 2 times already and still not working.
3 star for CCD problem but 5 stars for a superb camera for about 3 years [Posted on 2008-01-08]
Superb point and shoot camera, bright and colorful pictures, excelent movie mode (with zooming and sound), but on November 2007 begins with the "flickering lcd screen" and about a week later no image, no photo, no nada (nothing), i was able to review my taken photos and movies but i can't take new pictures, i was a victim of the infamous CCD problem for this model, you can read about it at :
http://www.imaging-resource.com/badccds.html
there under the "Canon" section you can find this little Gem (what a pity and waste of money).
3.2 MP still created beautiful poster prints! [Posted on 2008-02-03]
I bought this camera with my then-boyfriend to backpack across Europe with for the summer of '05, and it was, with a few exceptions, perfect for the situation. It was worth the extra 3 pounds given the options of the smaller point and shoots that year, especially with the 10x zoom. Our outdoor shots were phenomenal, and though it's very tricky to get a good shot in low-light situations without a flash - which I'm not really a fan of using - we got some very good shots at night and indoors. The 3.2 mp is deceivingly awesome as well, I've been able to make beautiful poster-size prints out of many shots!! I wouldn't buy it again because there are more improved point-and-shoots available now, but there are some features that rival even the performance of some of today's camera's.
I've heard of the fabled "E18 error" with these Canon models, and complaints of various problems from poor build quality, but this thing survived in top condition through being tossed around in our hiking backpacks for two months; trains, taxis, long treks on foot, camping, and even a moped tour. It took a fair amount of knocks without problems, and is still working great 2 1/2 years later.
My only complaints are the sluggish, sometimes 2-second delay response of it's picture taking (which is helped by depressing the shutter button halfway to give time for the autofocus to figure things out), it's less than awesome performance with action shots, and the aforementioned difficulty with low-light. Other than that, I'm sorry that my ex-boyfriend got custody of it!
Canon PowerShot S1 IS Camera [Posted on 2008-03-08]
I purchased this camera in Oct 2004. In January 2008 the viewfinder went blank (dark) no picture. Before this, it had a few pictures with lines through them (distorted). I did not purchase this camera from Amazon. This camera worked great for me and took really good pictures, but I am very disappointed that it would break just a little over 3 years old. It should last longer than this. I carried it back to the store where I had purchased it, because I had the service plan. After 3 weeks, they called and told me they would do an exchange because they could not get the parts to fix it. I did like this camera but it is just a shame that it does not last long.
A super camera... while it lasted. Canon has great service... [Posted on 2008-04-24]
I bought this camera way back in 2004. I took it on numerous trips, Thailand, Bombay and of course I used it at home as well...
It gave fantastic service, I took some really great photos all over. I had trouble iwth it once, when I had to take it into Canon repair for the pop up flash, which wouldn't pop up.
Apart from that, nary a complaint. (Being a novice photographer, I guess I wasn't too demanding to begin with).
About six months ago, the LCD/EVF conked off... I would get a haze and then later I would get a line and black screen. The first few weeks I was in denial. It can't happen to me etc. and then I was too busy to take it in for repair. I was to go on another overseas trip, so I finally decided to get the camera fixed and handed it into canon.
I was told, that the parts to fix are not being made any more. My first reaction as... oh crap.
BUT, they replaced this camera with Canon PowerShot Pro Series S5 IS 8.0MP 12X FREE of charge.
Thank You Canon! I need to buy a Point and Shoot. No prizes for guessing, which brand of camera I'm going for...
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