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Summary: It work great on my vac
Review: Using this camera was great on my vac. The battey last a long time if you don't use the flash. The picture at night came out great using the flash. Good value for the money
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Summary: Great compact camera!
Review: I got one in October 2003 and it makes images as good as my $4,000 DSLR. You can see my comments in detail at http://kenrockwell.com/canon/a70.htm and examples of photos at http://kenrockwell.com/bestI LOVE it! Runs forever on a set of batteries, easy to use, great results. Caveat: like all cameras, it is an artists tool. No camera just makes great photos all by itself. Ken
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Summary: Very Pleased
Review: I was looking for a small good quality digital camera for around $300. I wasn't sure whether to get the canon a70 or the Kodak EasyShare DX6340. I read reviews anywhere i could. I saw some pretty discouraging reviews of the canon. Although, i liked the size and the layout. I also heard from friends and family that i should definitly go with the canon. That the lense was crystal over kodaks glass. I'm very glad that i chose the canon. It takes amazing pictures and i couldnt be happier! I strongly recommend the canon a70 to anyone looking for a great little camera.
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Summary: Quality Problems
Review: My A70 has quality problems...even after Canon repaired it
under warrantly I continue to have the problems. When
the mode switch is flipped to viewing, the camera remains in
the mode to shoot the picture. From reviewing the usenet groups, it appears I am not alone.
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Summary: Ok
Review: I first thought it was gr8. But now their seem to be probs. DO NOT put the memory card in wrong because it willruin the camera and cause broken memory cards. Good quality
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Summary: Lots of great features make for digital fun
Review: This is my first digital so I'm no expert, but I've had nothing but trouble-free fun with this puppy since August. My wife and I took it on a cruise to Alaska and all our friends have complemented us on the pictures we took using the A70. The all-automatic setting makes pictures totally easy for the novice and the manual settings allow you to experiment. The user manual is pretty good at explaining basic operation and features and the free software helps you get your shots on your computer for editing and uploads. Only two complaints: the visual display is very hard to see in daylight (use the old fashion viewfinder) and be sure you get rechargeable batteries. That huge sucking sound you hear is the power draining out of your alkalines.
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Summary: Great Camera Terrible Customer Service Beware of Waranty
Review: This Camera takes great Pictures the colors are vivid and it is easy to use. I purchased an underwater case for it which leaked and ruined my month old camera. Customer service was rude, blamed me and then tried to bargain with me to fix it for $ instead of the $ that they initially requested. The underwater case has a 7 DAY WARANTY and the camera is not covered for water damage. My father had a similar problem with his $Nikon digital which just stopped working for no aparent reason, they claimed it was water damage and tried to bargain with him to buy a rebuilt one for $. So beware of bad customer service. Canon's customer service has all bad unreasolved reviews at the Better business Bureau.
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Summary: Size is everything...
Review: Pros: Photo quality is excellent, and the features are ruling. The movies look good, and I haven't had any technical issues with it. Compact flash is a nice storage medium. Cons: This is a very heavy camera, and the end part is quite big, preventing it from being carried in a pocket (I don't carry a purse). Final thoughts: Excellent for photographing your friends in bars (and making new ones!) Having said that, I would have rather had a smaller camera with the same features for the same price. Maybe a Pentax or the Digital Elph....
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Summary: Camera doesn't work - Canon failed to fix it
Review: We bought this camera in late July, anticipating the birth of our son in September. We had used it twice before his birth. It started to fail the day of his birth, and by the second day, when we brought the baby home, it had a hard failure. This is the "e18" failure, which I later found via a web search. Apparently, it's quite common. My only recourse was to mail this camera to Canon, since it had been more than 30 days since I bought it from Amazon. What a pain that was - with a newborn at home. The camera came back in about 3 weeks, took exactly 2 pictures, then broke again the same way. I called Canon and raised as much heck as I could, but in the end had to mail it back to them again. The best they could do was send me a shipping label. So, I took my 3 week old son out to a UPS depot to mail it. Not my idea of fun. I am currently waiting for it to return again. My son is now over 4 weeks old, and we have had no ability to take digital pictures of him, since we can't return the Canon camera, and can hardly afford to run out and buy a camera that works.
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Summary: Dust, dust and dust. Poor focus, heavy, so so picture
Review: I returned the camera the next day, even I had to lose the gift card of $50. 3 pieces of dust on the top of the lens once I opened the package. And one piece of dust under the lens. fuzzy focus. Picture is just so so. The camera is very heavy with the 4 AA batteries. Japanese camera is not as what I thought before. The 1 M kodak I bought 3 years ago takes sharper picture than this one. I would rather buy Samsung Digimax 4500, digimax 3500, Digimax V3 and digimax V4. They also have full manual control. And they are much lighter.
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