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Canon PowerShot A300 3.2MP Digital Camera with 5.1x Digital Zoom| Manufacturer: | Canon | | List price: | $299.99 |
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| Canon PowerShot A300 3.2MP Digital Camera with 5.1x Digital Zoom |
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A SUPER DIGITAL CAMERA, ESP. FOR BEGINNERS! |
Sure, this camera has its drawbacks, but you'll never find a digital camera that is perfect. I wish it was more compact, I wish it always took perfect, in-focus pictures without me putting in any effort, and I wish it was faster, but one might say that about any digital camera. This is my first digital camera and I'm now ready to move on to a more modern camera that's more compact with better zoom and possibly more megapixels. But I'm not sorry that I bought this camera and when I bought it, it cost me about $300 or so. I am not an optimist and am by far the most cynical person I know and I still say this camera is a good buy, especially now that the price has plummeted.
My main reason for liking this camera is its durability. I've dropped it countless times (hard) and it remains in perfect physical & working condition. Many people complain about the FlashCard/battery door breaking on other models but this camera is a rock! The worst that happened when I dropped it is that the door swung open and the batteries came tumbling out. Each time, I thought "Oh, no! I broke it!" but soon realized it was intact and still working like normal. And most of the time, I toss it into my knapsack without putting it in a case first (tsk, tsk) and the camera is still going strong.
Also, with Canon cameras, many people get the E-18 error message or whatever it is on their screen and then their camera stops working completely. I believe this is caused by sand getting into the camera. I've never brought my camera onto the beach or anything, but I've had it not-so-clean places before and I never got that message with my trusty A300.
Many people have said that this camera eats batteries like crazy, and that's true, if you use regular AA Duracells or Energizers or what have you. I highly recommend you buy a set of 1 hour rechargeable batteries meant especially for digital cameras. I bought a charger that came with two sets of batteries for $20 and these digital camera batteries last MUCH longer than normal AAs. It's great! You can use one set of batteries while the other set charges (it only takes an hour!) So I have to wonder what kind of batteries these people who complain about the battery-eating are using.
Size: it is a bit bigger than you might hope for but it never mattered much to me. It won't fit in your pockets (unless you wear very baggy pants) but it fits just fine in my knapsack. But ladies, if you carry around a tiny purse, this will take up a lot of room in it. It would also be nice if it was a tad lighter.
I've gotten many great photos out of this camera. I would say about half come out good, half come out not-so-good. Two pictures I took with it came out so well that they won photo contests. I think it was fun to experiment with the 'flower' button and flash button, etc. I wish the mini-movies it takes didn't come out so dark. But it got the job done. It's pretty easy to use, too. I figured out how to use the camera quickly. I didn't even need the manual until it came time to download the pictures from my camera onto my computer (which also turned out to be easy).
The only thing that really bothers me is the very slow reaction time. Don't expect get any photos of your cat yawning, for example, or anything that happens that fast or faster. It takes a little while to load when you first turn the camera on before you can start taking pictures but I've gotten used to it. I would say that this is the A300's only major drawback. If you're in a hurry to snap a photo or if you want to take a picture of something fleeting (like a yawn), you might get very frustrated by the delay time (I have). But other than this problem, this sturdy camera was a breeze to use and I am happy to pass it on to my sister when I get a newer model.
See my two contest-winning photos that were taken by my A300 in the photo gallery ('Customer Images') for this product! They are the two rat pictures... Thanks for reading this and good luck! |
| Canon PowerShot A300 3.2MP Digital Camera with 5.1x Digital Zoom - Canon | |
A few words for fellow adventurers: |
I have found this camera to be surprisingly resilient to the repeated abuse I have given it. It's not been left completely untarnished, but it still KIND OF works.
When I left it outside in the sand during a thunderstorm in the fair town of Dirt, Louisiana, it woke up in the morning QUITE gritty and the buttons were a little stubborn, but it still worked perfectly. Photos are of beautiful quality.
I've banged it around the Caribbean without a care in the world, and while it was always a bit too slow to take successive photos of Puerto Rican farmers getting into a bar fight, it held up quite well.
Real problems came after I dropped the poor thing into a hot spring in the Andes of Venezuela. Luckily, I was able to retrieve it, but it would never be the same again. The LCD is completely trashed and unusable and the flash is now nonexistent, but the durn thing still takes pictures!! I can't believe it, either. As long as I'm outside in the sun, photos and video turn out great and transfer effortlessly to my computer.
In short, this camera will take a lot of wear. It's a great camera to take on adventures (especially to places that don't have lithium batteries!), but go easy on the hot springs. |
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Don't buy it! |
I'm still wondering how could Canon create such a bad product. I was stupid enough for not read customer reviews before buying it.
The A300 will eat a pair of batteries (even those with more than 2000 mAh) every 10 to 20 minutes, if you're lucky and keep LCD and flash off. It will take a century to respond after you press the shot button and another century to process the picture.
I tried to contact Canon but I guess their customer support is just like their camera - it doesn't work!
Do yourself a favor: don't buy a Cannon A300.
Paulo May - Brazil |
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