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Canon S40, small in size, big in quality !
by Cfu | Feb 23 '02
Pros: Battery life, excellent metering system, compact size
Cons: Autofocus tends to hunt a lot, slow startup time

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Product Rating: 5.0



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Like carrying your TV set around with you... (Reply to this comment)
by glen22
Durability? Reliability? Service life? I was disappointed to see no coverage of the very common malfunction issues with digital cameras including DSLRS, not to mention a discussion of repair centers and complaints with a huge rise in warranty returns.

Does anyone ever visit a repair tech to see how these things are made? No moisture protection, superthin circuit boards, and plastic operating mechanisms (especially cheap zoom advance mechanisms) are not going to make for a long lasting camera. Just high humidity invading the sensor has destroyed some digicams. A slight bang against a car door destroyed my brother's new, expensive digicam. A lady who tripped in her bedroom rapped her Nikon DSLR against the bedpost - result - a dead camera. It's like carrying your TV set out-of-doors with you.

My last film camera lasted 25 years, is 6 months all that digital users are willing to settle for? If not, perhaps it's finally time to seriously examine the malfunction rate of these cameras and why it happens so frequently.
Nov 13 '05
9:47 am PST

How u like de A75 (Reply to this comment)
by gatorman2393
I think the a75 is best
Jun 20 '04
6:42 am PDT

Chris, this was a nice comparison with the G2 (Reply to this comment)
by Howard_Creech, Howard_Creech is a Lead on Epinions in Electronics
I haven't had an opportunity yet to check the S40 out, but it sounds from your review as if it might be a very interesting experience.
Howard
Feb 24 '02
7:35 pm PST