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Canon PowerShot A70
Canon PowerShot A70
  • 4 out of 5
"A Truckers Friend"
  • 3 out of 5
"CCD faulty"
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Canon PowerShot A70 Reviews

  • 3.3 out of 5

Rating: 3.3 of 5
(911 user reviews)

Professional Reviews of the Canon A70

  • 3.8 out of 5
Enthusiasts will love the Canon's advanced features--and price (CNET - 7/14/03)

A very positive review of the Canon PowerShot A70, which delivers high-end features at an affordable price. Though its feature set might confuse some novices, more experienced photographers will appreciate the manual controls. read original review

  • 5 out of 5
A great 'all around' digicam (Imaging Resource - 7/8/03)

Lavish praise for the Canon PowerShot A70, which should appeal to anyone looking for an affordable digital camera packed with features. Minor complaints include lens flare and poor optical viewfinder accuracy. read original review

  • 4.8 out of 5
Timing and performance was impressive (Steve's Digicams - 7/8/03)

The Canon PowerShot A70 gets the thumbs-up in this lengthy review. A great camera for the point and shoot crowd, as well as those looking for an advanced camera at an attractive price. read original review

  • 4.8 out of 5
Loaded with features normally found on more expensive cameras (DC Resource - 7/8/03)

This reviewer is very excited about the Canon PowerShot A70, which packs big-camera features into a reasonably-priced package. Photo quality is "very good," though soft images, redeye, and purple fringing are mentioned as drawbacks. read original review

Canon A70 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

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  • 4 out of 5
A Truckers Friend (Jimmy McCurtain - 8/20/08)

I used my canon A70 at Coven meetings and when Driving Truck it was very fun and useful. In june 2006 my shutter button or... read more

  • 3 out of 5
CCD faulty (John stephens - 7/25/08)

I have used this camera on and off over the years taking very good care of it and it recently stopped taking pictures with those... read more

  • 2 out of 5
boat anchor (Dan Hull - 6/17/08)

I bought this camera because my daughter had one just like it. I Paid $299.99 at target for this Camera. My daughres camera stopped working... read more

  • 4 out of 5
CCD Repair (Jeanne - 5/6/08)

This is my first digital camera, but overall, I have found it to take beautiful pictures and be very easy to use.

When I discovered... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Canon Power Shot A-70 (Kenneth T. Merrill - 3/4/08)

When I take ten photos a purple/black image appears 0n the screen. I have to stop taking photos for ten minutes then it clears up. read more

  • 4 out of 5
For those with blurry black distorted pictures (t00nz - 11/21/07)

This is actually a very good camera, and I enjoy mine a lot. But if you encounter the symptoms in this title, the it sounds... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Black and blurry (Maroochymax - 10/25/07)

The camera worked reliably for about 3 years then came the intermittent black or purple screen. Then I started to doubt my photographic ability as... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Maintain cost very high Camera (Lakmal De Silva - 10/2/07)

I used A70 camera around 4 years. Two times major repairs. I spend 120% of the camera value to repairs. That behaviour is not good... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Great camera when it actually works (Chris - 8/27/07)

I bought this camera 4years ago and have been able to use it for about 2 years. I have got all the problems... E18 errors... read more

  • 3 out of 5
was great at first (shane - 5/24/07)

The first year was great, took a while to focus and usualy lose the shot. but the quality of the pic made up for that... read more

  • 1 out of 5
a 70 unreliable (Stephen Theberge - 5/22/07)

Worst camera I have ever owned. Lens froze while under warranty. Sent it back and got it fixed but then it started freezing again, at... read more

  • 2 out of 5
A70 unreliable (anly - 3/22/07)

shutter speed is too slow. pics are ok. haven't used the camera much then all of sudden the lens froze and does not retract or... read more

  • 5 out of 5
I must be lucky (w - 2/27/07)

Bought this, my first digital, in 2003.Great price for a camera that allows everything between fully automatic and fully manual(my reason for choosing it). Dropped... read more

  • 1 out of 5
What's with the purple images? (Joseph Astier - 2/24/07)

My camera worked fine for a while, but then the images degraded into a strange purple distortion, which is not just in the viewfinder it's... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Black Screen Of Death (adam - 1/25/07)

I inherited my A70 from my dad after he died. Worked great for a year. Then i got to be best man at my friends... read more

  • 2 out of 5
A70 Fixed once by cannon and am sending it back again (cheryl groff - 1/17/07)

After 13 month's use, the black screen and purple lines appeared in display and shots taken. Cannon sent label and repaired free of charge. Thirteen... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Happy Camper (K Lineberry - 1/16/07)

I bought this camera in the summer of 2003 so I have owned it for about 3 1/2 years. I would say I am a... read more

  • 3 out of 5
Faulty and not usable anymore (Sandy - 1/11/07)

Bought the A70 in mid 2003 and was very very happy with it. Took great care of it and it never let me down. At... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Glad I Got More Than One Camera.... (Tony Montana - 1/3/07)

Had this camera almost 2 years, it took some great pictures and videos....
Recently it just stopped taking pictures, I changed the CF card and... read more

  • 4 out of 5
memory card error (deb cowan - 12/30/06)

I have had my canon A70 for about 3 years and have been very happy with it-until i had a problem with what i thought... read more

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