Powershot A75 -Pl. participate in this survey and help viewers...

[hari]

Dear Viewers,

I have started this new thread exclusively to help viewers/prospective buyers know the problems/issues with CANON POWERSHOT A-75.

If you own A-75 please spare few seconds to post your reply. Please note that many reviewers only mention good things about this digicam but not problems... This is to let the viewers know what problems they might face if they buy one...

If you have no problems with your A-75, please mention the same.

Please spare your valuable time and post reply. I hope to see the number of viewers equals the replies.

[briancd]

I've had mine for about six weeks and love it. it provides all the features you could want and with the different preset modes available it makes it easy even for a novice like myself.

For those planning to buy one be aware that you will probably need a larger memory card than the one supplied to avail of the best resolution that the camera offers. Luckily the cards for the Canon are the cheapest you can get.

Also buy yourself two sets of NIMH batteries and a NIMH battery charger. There is little warning that your batteries are running low. Keep a spare set in the camera carry case.

I am contemplating buying the Canon telephoto converter lens and adapter. Does anyone have any experience with this?

[waianaehawaii]

I bought my A75 camera back in April of this year. I bought it cause I read good reviews on it. This is my first digitial camera and I really enjoyed it. I went out and bought a 512mb compact flash card so I could strore plenty pictures. July, I went on vacation with the family and started to take plenty pictures, and began to have problems with the camera. I would try to take a picture in auto focus, press the shutter button half way down to focus and the camera wouldn't focus. I then shut off the camera and turn it back on and the problem seemed to go away, it made me to begin to wonder . This happened maybe three times during the vacation, the rest of the time I took wonderful pictures. Came home and didn't use the camera for a couple of weeks, then my daughter went to use it and the same problem occured again. This time the problem with the focus is all the time, every picture is blurry, I can't get the camera to focus clearly trying everything I do. I ended up emailing Canon Factory Service Center, and explained it to them and they say I got to send it to them to get it fixed, really disappointing Another thing I recently noticed is a mechanical noise (grinding) when it trys to focus, I didn't hear the noise before the problem I now am having. I'm wondering if this is a manufacture defect?, cause I've read on the message boards of people having problems with focusing and strange noises . Hopefully this might help other buyers decide which camera to buy because I'm disappointed with my purchase at this time .

[Petto]

I too have a A75 Powershot and am having poor image quality problems. The images are not sharp. I use a tripod and auto timer so movement of camera is not the issue. Currently Canon Factory repair has my unit for the 3rd time now. Tech support has been very good- but I am very disappointed in quality of this camera.

[TonyMathew9]

HI ,

I recently bought a canon a75 powershot . the picture output is really good. but of late I am getting a problem. Whenever i insert the Compact Flash card
( I am using a Sandsik 32MB , CF card ). The following error message pops up on the LCD screen "Memory card error" and I am not able to take any photos nor do a playback from the card.Can anybody suggest me what exactly is the problem. I have also used another 62MB Sandisk , Cf card , but i get the same error emssage.
Can anybody help ?

Thanks in advance .

Regards,
Tony

[danace]

Mine won't start up! I tried connecting to the AC addapter also. It just doesn't won't to start up!I bought camera in the US and now I am in the Europe and the warranty is not worth it! I don't know what to do... does anyone has a scheme for the power circutairy?

[frankshackleton]

i have had a Powershot A75 for a couple of months. I am very disappointed. A high proportion of shots which appear to be correctly exposed in the LCD are under-exposed when downloaded. This is a CAMERA problem not a PC/software problem.

Canon UK say they have reproduced this problem but are now ignoring me!

I am very unhappy with this camera and with CANON UK.

Has anyone out there experienced the same problem?

How can I get CANON UK to solve it?

[saarthur]

I bought my Canon A75 last June and have been very happy with it until now.
It's taking forever to start up and then gets a "memory card error" message with both the 32MB and 128MB CF cards. The Format menu item does not work. I have contacted Canon via email and will post how that turns out.

[s5pitfire]

I've had my powershot A75 for 4 days now, and it works great.

The first one I had, had a slightly tilted screen. So i took it back and exchanged it for another A75 at wal-mart (no restocking fee or anything, thank god). The one i have now works great.
The supplied 32mb flash card is big enough for me. On 1600x1200 and "fine", i can store 54 photos, or i have have 30 seconds of higher resolution video.
Wal-mart has a pack of 4 rechargable batteries and a charger (all 2000 mAh) for only $9.89...so that's definately worth it.

[Kurous]

I just got an A-75 for christmas, should I return it and get a different camera? I could get an A-85 for a little bit more since they are on sale...but it seems these cameras are almost identical, are people having the same problems with this model????

thanks