Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon PowerShot A580 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom
Customer Review: Canon PS A580
Summary: 3 Stars
The pictures are excellent and reflect the 8.0 megapixel format. However, the time lag time between each picture ensures that this is only good for still pics and no action. But, what do you expect for under $200. You will pay three times that to get the speed.I was also disappointed that I could not use any of my former Canon memory cards or batteries.Customer Review: the canon powershot
Summary: 2 Stars
the canon powershot was great when i first used it. it took really good pictures. However, when the battery ran out and i changed them it would not work properly anymore. It would take about two pictures and then shut off. It would say change batteries. Even when I changed the batteries it still would stay on for just a moment then shut off. I had to return it.Customer Review: A580: Fatal Design Flaw - DO NOT BUY
Summary: 1 Stars
BUYER BEWARE: The A580 camera has a basic design flaw. The motorized lens is given to jamming and displaying "Lens error, restart camera" error message. Do not buy this camera, or any similar A Series Canon digital camera, as they all have the potential for this problem.
Canon is currently stonewalling the public that no such problem exists. Use Google and do a quick search for the error message above if you have any doubts that this isn't a widespread problem.
I just bought a A580 through a factory upgrade of my defective A530. Within 15 minutes of the first power up, I started getting the Lens error message. The camera is a factory refurbished unit, so no way Canon should not know this camera has a problem.
Maybe the best way to get Canon to deal with the problem honestly is to start listing serial numbers of Canon digital cameras and their problems, so that if Canon rotates the serial number back into stock, the next poor sucker will find out the serial number history and know that it is already bad. Please post your serial number and the problems with it so Canan can't get away with recycling known defective cameras.
A530
Serial Number: 2422117387
1. Internal flash defective
2. Lens felt lining debris in view finder
3. Battery contact problems - AA battery contacts make loose connections after several years
A580
Serial Number: 6552101659
Problem:
1. "Lens error, restart camera" message right out of the box
Customer Review: Disappointed after 18 months
Summary: 1 Stars
We purchased this camera 18 months ago for our trip to Hawaii. It took some great scenic pictures. Indoor pictures are another story,we had noticed the Red-Eye on subjects was very bad, even with the Red-Eye settings set to On. Every batch of photo's we had taken we have had to use photo editing software to remove the red-eye problem afterwards. Today the internal flash quit working. I changed the batteries, pulled the CMOS Battery and let it power down in hopes it would reboot. With new Batteries the flash still would not work. Since we were not overly-impressed with the quality of the pictures anyways, I salvaged the Batteries and the SD Card and tossed the camera in the garbage. We will not even check into getting this fixed.
Our Kodak DX4530 is 8 years older, been dropped numerous times, been thrown on accident, rainstorms, hunting and hiking trips, tossed around in backpacks, suitcases and glove boxes and even forgotten in a hot vehicle for two weeks and still works to this day. The Canon PowerShot had a pampered and very easy life in comparison and was not ever dropped, been wet or thrown. I would consider looking at another camera before considering the purchase of this one.
Customer Review: The LCD went out
Summary: 1 Stars
Had the camera for about 5 months and used it seldomly until the LCD went all white except for a small sliver at the edge. Not having an LCD made picture review in the field impossible, and so I sent in the camera for repair under the 1-year warranty. Canon contacted me via email and stated that the repair would cost $79 plus shipping. They determined that the malfunctioning LCD was caused by impact/pressure. Upon questioning as to what kind of scenarios would lead to impact/pressure to the LCD, they cited the example of putting the camera in your front pant pocket then sitting down. With the pants becoming tighter, the pressure on the LCD could cause it to break internally. That's BS! Canon won't warranty repair the LCD, and won't accept that it was essentially defective. That was my third and last Canon. I'm switching to Sony.