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I've had this camera a few years now and transported on road trips, to Europe, to Japan. That means while the lens was extended it dropped from my height, six feet, down onto a rock, then kept smacking down the hill from rock to rock. I have dropped it probably half a dozen times and the bastard just won't die. A week ago I was hiking up a mountain in Japan and exhausted, I accidentally let the camera slip out of my hand. When I picked it up it was badly scratched, the lens was a little malfunctioning, but it STILL worked.Oh, and then at my hostel I accidentally dropped it from my bunk bed about 10 feet off the ground.and now the camera works perfectly again. This is the most immortal camera I have ever come into contact with.Plus: great features, fits into pocket, large screen, etc etc.
The camera was ok but a year later it stopped working out of nowhere.We were told that we would have to pay $250 approximately in order for canon to repeat it.So of course we bought a different camera.
The camera that I purchased was all that I expected and I am very pleased.The seller shipped the product in a timely manner and the camera was as it had been described.Thank you.
I read a lot about lens jamming and expensive repairs, I suggest you get a warranty for it, I guess a few out there are lemons. I purchased this cam for my wife in 2007, I wanted something inexpensive but gets the job done. I've been buying cannon cameras for years now and this one does not disappoint, picture quality, battery life, size all top notch. Oh, I would like to also add, I purchased this camera new for $213.51 on 2/5/2007, the price tag on it now is steep, more then double, no longer and inexpensive camera. At this price I won't buy it again, five stars then, four stars now.
I bought this camera about 2 years ago. Only now (after 2 years of heavy use) did the screen break on me, thinking back I think it was when I had it in my back pocket while at the park with my kid. I LOVE the macro mode, and also use this camera to take short video clips of my 1 yr old all the time (got a 2g memory card to hold lots of footage).
It is a point-and-shoot, with the usual limitations of such (why are you complaining about a P&S camera not shooting in RAW, or not being able to adjust aperture and shutter speed. My only complaint is the flash can be a bit weak, and it would be nice to have an indicator of how much battery life you have left before it's truly low, but again I see this as kind of standard P&S problems. It's been a great little camera.
I've also never had issues with the battery life-- I use the LCD screen constantly, and can take several hundred photos before needing to recharge. If you want those capabilities go buy a Digital Rebel, they're not that much more expensive). It's cute and small, and in most settings takes pretty great pictures.
It's been pretty durable. I will be going out and buying another Digital Elph camera b/c I've had such a good experience with this one.
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