Minos
Dec 27, 11, 10:10 am
Hi All,
After careful consideration, I bought in early December a new Canon ELPH310HS to replace my old IXUS 70 for my upcoming trip to the Galapagos.
I have had the IXUS 70 since 2008 and it was built like a tank in a metal frame.
Fast forwarding one month, I have used it in SFO for a trip to see the Elephant seals. Photos and zoom are quite good and for a camera this size even though there is visible corner softness on the 1/10 left and right most bands of the picture. I bought it mostly for the zoom.
Last week I arrived in Baltra took a few picture of the aircraft on the tarmac and board my ship. I open again the camera while on the balcony only to get the dreaded "Lens Error, Camera will restart automaticlly" message. I have been extremely careful with my camera, never blocked the zoom, shocked it or anything like that.
The camera zoom does not move anymore and is locked outside the casing. Camera is useless on the very first day of my cruise of a lifetine.
At this point I am extremely pis**** with Canon and this POS. Aggravating is the fact that this lens error message has kept affecting Canon cameras for the last two or three years and they have done nothing to correct it. (never had i on my old Ixus 70).
I got one of those ELPH made in China. Don't think I'll buy again from them.
Minos
After careful consideration, I bought in early December a new Canon ELPH310HS to replace my old IXUS 70 for my upcoming trip to the Galapagos.
I have had the IXUS 70 since 2008 and it was built like a tank in a metal frame.
Fast forwarding one month, I have used it in SFO for a trip to see the Elephant seals. Photos and zoom are quite good and for a camera this size even though there is visible corner softness on the 1/10 left and right most bands of the picture. I bought it mostly for the zoom.
Last week I arrived in Baltra took a few picture of the aircraft on the tarmac and board my ship. I open again the camera while on the balcony only to get the dreaded "Lens Error, Camera will restart automaticlly" message. I have been extremely careful with my camera, never blocked the zoom, shocked it or anything like that.
The camera zoom does not move anymore and is locked outside the casing. Camera is useless on the very first day of my cruise of a lifetine.
At this point I am extremely pis**** with Canon and this POS. Aggravating is the fact that this lens error message has kept affecting Canon cameras for the last two or three years and they have done nothing to correct it. (never had i on my old Ixus 70).
I got one of those ELPH made in China. Don't think I'll buy again from them.
Minos