| A | is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras. |
| B | means they are good, with some standout features. |
| C | means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth. |
| D & F | mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs. |
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- 1 out of 5
black screen problem!
(jc - 12/31/08)This camera WAS great. Its picture quality, functionality, and user-friendliness rivaled the bigger, more expensive Canon cameras that I have used or owned in the past twenty years. BUT it stopped being great or even functional when it stopped taking pictures—the infamous "black screen" problem happened (after about 1000 pictures were taken.)
This is very surprising and disappointing considering that the "black screen" problem, from my quick internet search, has been around for a few years and this is a just-on-the-market camera—one of the best offerings from the reliable Canon, and perhaps the best on the market. Also from the search, the black screen problem may be due to a defective CCD imager problem, and it was so wide spread that it involved class action lawsuit(s).
Other than the black screen problem, it is a top camera. But if you can't take pictures—especially if you're on a trip of a lifetime, say visiting a remote, exotic part of the world that you may never visit again and you don't have a backup camera—the black screen makes the camera useless.
