Отзывы о Цифровой Фотоаппарат Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

I agree with most of the previous more detailed reviews. This is a very good point and shoot camera in its price range.

Good points:
- It isn't perfectly flat like most cheap p/s cameras. My larger hands like something to hold onto. Too bad this is a disappearing feature.
- It uses two AA batteries stored in the right hand side grip. Rechargeable NiMh batteries run about $2 each and can be recharged hundreds of times. Non rechargeables are everywhere. Proprietary (usually Li ion) format batteries are pure manufacturer Greed - vote with your pocketbook until there is some standardization.
- Good optical image stabilization and reliable autofocus.

Bad points:
- Its immediate and similar successor (the A1100IS) is out of production. The newest successors use Li ion batteries, have the hard-to-grip flat and tiny form factor and are loaded with unneeded sensor pixels (>12M) to jack up the price.

- The incredibly ugly 'software' (if you could call it that) that comes with the camera. A separate 'Camera Window' component used to transfer pictures consists of two independent windows (one fixed) that look like no user interface in the Windows, MacOS or Linux universe. Once you close CW, the editing component 'ZoomBrowser' is launched whether you want it to or not. Fortunately, there are free alternatives like digikam (Linux based) that recognize the AS590IS.

In a better world Canon would continue making this camera, maintain and improve the build quality and move the feature set down into a lower price range. Current <$100 p/s cameras are throwaway junk!

I bought the A590 as a camera to keep with me in the book bag/briefcase that I carry around most every weekday. You may recall the old saying that the camera you have with you (when you see a photo op) is your best camera. The A590 fills that role by virtue of its small size combined with full exposure control. The big problem is that the noise generated by putting 8 mpix on a tiny (1/2.5) sensor chip can overwhelm the image and render detail moot.

I use Imagenomic NoiseWare combined with Photoshop Elements to reduce noise and sharpen the image as best I can. If possible I shoot at the lowest ISO setting, 80, which lowers the noise. I never go over ISO 100 if I can help it, and usually at -2/3 on the exposure control. It's much better to have the photo-editing software brighten up the image than the amplifier boosting the signal (and noise) from the sensor. When you play back the image on the camera's LCD, it should look a little dark -- never overly bright (which can also blow out details).

Here are two other items about the Canon A-series cameras. My 15 year old son uses a Canon A720 for what are essentially snapshots and is very happy with it. If you don't crop substantially and aren't too picky about sharpness and noise, the camera is quite capable. From what I can tell, the A720 uses the same electronics (including the sensor and image stabilization) as the A590. The A720 has greater zoom capabilities (and hence a different lens system) and is a little bit larger and heavier. If I were going to get just one of these, I would go for the A720 because of the zoom.

The second point is that the other camera I frequently use is a Canon A650, and it is far more capable than either the A590 or A720. The A650 has 12 mpix on a larger sensor (1/1.7). Comparing sensor sizes (available at [...]) and mpix shows that the A650's sensor has 1.75 times the area as those of the A590 and A720 with only 1.5 times the pix -- hence pix density is lower and the noise generated by the A650 is much better controlled. And because there are more pix, the noise gets smoothed over as a result of more little points covering the same area in the image. (FYI: Greater pix density on a sensor chip creates more noise.)

I did a noise and sharpness test with all three of these cameras plus my Nikon D40 DSLR. I set two shoes, one black and one brown (the latter with lots of texture) on a rug, just beside a sunlit spot inside my house. The shoes were well lit but not in direct sun. I shot all of the cameras at 200 ISO (because that is as low as the Nikon would go) and f/5.6, with the exposure control at -2/3 of an f/stop.

The results surprised me. For whatever reason, and despite several tries, I could not get the Nikon to focus adequately on the shoes -- this from a distance of about four feet. I know from experience that the Nikon D40, with 6 mpix on a 2/3 sensor (2/3 the size of a standard 35mm film frame) has extremely well controlled noise and excellent sharpness, but the inability to focus here took it out of the comparison.

The superiority of the A650 to the A590 and A720 was startling. Keep in mind that I "zoomed" in on the images in Photoshop after I had transferred them to my 24" iMac (a great computer for photo editing). This made different sections of the shoes appear much larger (the laces were really telling), and the 12 mpix A650 (vs. 8 mpix of the others) had more pixes to work with for any particular area I looked at. Nonetheless, the other two cameras had so much noise that the details were overwhelmed and no amount of noise reduction and sharpening could change that. The A650's image was far sharper and clearer.

The A650 has one other big advantage so far as I'm concerned and one drawback. The advantage is the articulating LCD, which I find extremely useful for many shots. Yesterday, I had to lay down on the cold, damp ground to get a shot with the A590, but with the A650 I would have put the camera at foot level and looked down into the cocked LCD. That is really nice, almost addicting. However, the A650's drawback is that it's bulky and surprisingly heavy, which is why I don't carry it along all the time.

So you pay your money and take your choice -- or, like me, pay your money twice and have it both ways. Remember, the camera that you have with you is the best camera you own -- so think about what size and type of camera you want to carry plus when and how you will use it. For some people, that means owning more than one camera.

I got this camera after a lot of research and even after using it for a few months, it met my criteria. It takes really great pictures and I used it for about 6 months without disappointment, with the exception of diminished quality photos under low light situations. The reason why I rated this camera poorly, or more accurately, bothered to review it at all is because interested buyers need to know that this series of cameras is notorious for receiving a "Lens Error" message which renders the camera useless and is as costly to repair as it is to buy a new one. I got this message after only 6 months of use. I was not hard on the camera and I never dropped it. It did not get wet nor did I take it anywhere that got it dirty. I got online to try to diagnose the problem only to find that this is an extremely common complaint. I am really upset about it because it really is an otherwise good camera but I saved for a long time to buy mine and I feel pretty gilted at how short a time it lasted. I took good care of mine and now all I have is a hunk of useless metal so if you want a camera that you can throw in your purse or backpack or take to the beach where there is sand or the like - this most definately is not the one for you.

This is a great camera to start on but with little options for use outside of auto mode. The manual setting always seems to have more trouble gathering light than when on auto mode-no matter how much you mess with the aperture. When you mess with the aperture, getting an unblurry photo is next to impossible and the photos come out grainy.

It's great to learn on but if you're looking for a more challenging camera something with an interchangeable lens and a manual focus feature would definitely be a better fit.

I got this camera as a replacement to the Sony W150. I was not impressed with the blurry pics I was getting with the Sony. So i returned that item and got the Canon SX 110 IS. I did a lot of reading before getting this. I must say I got really good pictures with this camera. I took almost 600-700 pictures with this camera in different conditions. I took pictures on 2 completely different occasions, one was on a day on which we had a snow storm. So there was no sun and only snow, the other day being beautifully sunny. I got exceptional quality pics on both these occasions. I am still trying to explore the various options this camera provides especially the manual mode etc.

My list of good and bad is as follows:

G00D
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1. Great Picture quality in most conditions.
2. Very good in handling difficult light conditions.
3. Exceptional 10X Optical zoom. I could get really close to distant objects.
4. Beautiful black body. Very comfortable in your hand.
5. Terrific maintenance of colors. Got exceptional color quality in bright sunlight.
6. Great manual features. Helps photography enthusiasts like me to learn new ways of photography and techniques. Also has the auto modes for people who like to keep it simple.
7. I like the SD card format for its simplicity. I ordered an additional 4GB transcend class 6 card which is amazingly fast.
8. It runs on 2 NIMH rechargeable batteries. I got the Sony cycle energy 2000Mah to go with these and they also provide me exceptional long lasting power.
9. The SD card also performs very good. very fast to copy and delete, reformat etc.

NOT SO GOOD
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1. The Flash recharge time is very slow. This is one thing which I am not liking in this camera. It takes atleast 5-6 seconds to recharge the flash and during this time, you cannot take another shot. So you might miss out in catching a good shot on time.
2. The AA cells this cam uses makes a bit heavy to hold. I am ok with it but others might want a lighter camera.
3. Sometimes it looks like the camera takes some time and is a second late to take the picture after pressing the shutter button. So instead of capturing the intended action of the subject, it captures the next action which defeats the purpose of the shot.
4. In low light conditions and photos taken inside the house, it shows some kind of white patches in the picture. I took a picture of my wall and it is showing some kind of white patches on the wall which is not seen normally. I dont know what extra the camera is able to see or should I be changing the settings. Yet to explore on that.
5. It doesnt come with a neck strap. I would have liked if it came with a neck strap.
6. The supplied image gateway software has been useless to me. It is of huge size and is a drap on my laptop. I didnt find any real useful or addtional features in this than what is there on other image editing software.

All in all , I think this is a great camera for the $200 you spend. You will get beautiful snaps with this camera. At the same time, I think you should take this camera if you have real interst in learning photography and do a lot of reading becos thats how you can appreciate the lot of manual features this camera offers. I would definitely recommend this.

I've always been a fan of Canon IXUS cameras, so when my previous IXUS finally packed up, it was an obvious choice. This was the range-topping model at the time, so this was the one I went for.

As a small compact camera it is absolutely superb. Light, very easy to use with good fool-proof auto mode, and lots of features and manual controls for those who like to play.

Picture quality is flawless and it works extremely well in low light.

I got a Canon neck strap for it as well and when on holiday I simply hang it round my next. When I have had enough I drop it under my t-shirt and you can't even tell it's there.

Yes it has no GPS tagging, and yes it has a limited zoom, but having used compact cameras by Panasonic which do have GPS and better zoom I found the picture quality and ease of use lacking compared with this. If GPS and zoom are important to you then this is not for you, but if picture quality and usability are key, then don't hesitate to get this camera.

Overall, still the best camera I have owned (in this category) and I would recommend it to anyone.

I just love this little camera, easy to use. Not so small that you can't locate it like some are today.

The camera arrived in a timely fashion, but could have been packaged a bit more securely (please use bubble wrap, etc.). Camera works GREAT! All of the items described were enclosed. Thanks!

i have been reading reviews on the TX1 for quite some time now, and most of them (maybe 90%) have done nothing but praise its features. so this past christmas i replaced my aging canon SD450 with the TX1. right off the bat....this thing is beautiful. stainless steel, heafty weight (but not too heavy), and a eye catching design. it fits in my pocket quite well, and i love the flip out screen. its design reminded me of the early CF canon Elph models before they got all slim and streamlined. the TX1 is hefty and substantial.

a little background.....i dont take alot of still photos. and yes, i know the TX1 is somewhat lacking in comparison to other 7 megapixel cameras in this respect. mostly i wanted it for its 1080x720 30FPS video capabilities. after having it roughly over a month, i estimate ive taken close to 100 short video clips, ranging from 30 seconds to several minutes. i wanted to really give this puppy a thorough runthrough before writing my review, to be fair.

after the initial "oh i got a new toy and its shiny and i heart it" feeling wore off, i started analyzing the video clips rather closely, and found that in many of the clips (i would say close to 80% of them) there were noticeable blurring issues. sometimes several times in one videoclip, the subject matter would become out of focus for a second, before refocusing. at first i thought i was just being a bit nitpicky, but after seeing that it was happening quite often, i began to worry. i read the manual and adjusted the ISO to auto, then to HI (the manual recommends doing this if u are having focus and shaking issues), and still there was blurring. (i have not taken enough still pictures to give an accurate review of the quality there).

i tried changing the IS mode to "continuous", "shoot only", and "panning", but still got the same results. i shot indoors (which resulted in grainy, dark video clips) and also shot outside in bright sunlight, and still got the blurring. even when im staying completely still, and my subject is also unmoving, i still had issues. but when i would do a quick panning shot, i noticed it was even more pronounced. honestly....i have more confidence in my old SD450, as well as my old(er) sd100 than the TX1 for taking video clips. they may not be HD quality, but at least they were clear. i will say tho, that the few clips that were blur-free were beautiful, except for the fact they were just so few and far between.

i bought an SD6 8 gig SDHC card, supposedly very fast, and noticed that some of the clips would...hang...for a second during playback. i did some research ([...] is a great resource for this camera) and found that this issue is due to slow write speeds of the memory card, not the camera's fault at all. but still, i picked a pretty fast card (and paid a pretty penny for it) so its disapointing that im having these problems.

on a good note (so far), i called canon support and they were very helpful. they helped me troubleshoot what they thought could have been the problem....but it didnt resolve my issues. they recommended that i send it back for repair, which i plan on doing. overall, this is disappointing because....i mean, who wants to send back their new christmas toy to get fixed, after having it less than a month?

in short:

pros:
great design, fits in pocket
records video in 1080x720 with stereo sound
u can watch directly from this camera to your HDTV set
7.1 megapixel still camera
several shooting options, including color swap, B&W, etc
good customer service from canon
supports SDHC memory cards, for longer shooting times
comes with a handstrap (dont laugh. the handstraps have saved my camera from accidental drops countless times.)

cons:
blurring issues when shooting video.
depending on memory card, can have hangups during video playback.
somewhat expensive.
large video files.
bad quality video clips in low light or indoors.

conclusion:
maybe i got a bad model or something, but this camera was a bit of a let down. if i send it back to canon, and it gets returned with all the problems rectified, i will adjust my score on amazon accordingly. i wanted to love this thing. but i cant honestly give it anything higher than a 3.5 stars.

ALSO: i do NOT recommend buying from Broadway Photo in New York. they advertised free shipping, but ended up charging me a hidden $25 handling fee that was NOT on their website. i got a call from one of their salesmen after i placed my order, and got nothing but an upsale pitch. the guy was quite rude and when i asked why i was getting a handling fee, he hung up on me. i would NOT buy from them again.

for average to low usage: don't buy. i like to take pictures on my trips (national and state parks), family, in and out... sorry, i do not understand the extremely good ratings on canon cameras (i own also a little compact SD1200IS) particularly this model..
cons:
-low light pictures are grainy, very grainy.
-the colors are a bit saturated for my taste.
-the auto-focus is slow and kind of unreliable. it grabs what you do not want to focus on ...
-you can not put a filter to the lens (mainly to protect the lens from scratches ... basics)
-it drains batteries faster than expected, much faster. it even drains the batteries when it is off for a week or so: unbelievable.
-there is no monitor of battery charge on the screen ... when the batteries die, the camera shuts down with no warning! even the small cheap compact cameras have that feature!
-4 AA batteries make the camera heavy.
-many 'push buttons' placed almost randomly all over the right side of the body that make little sense unless you master the manual perfectly.
-no on-screen display of the beginning of a self-timed shot makes it awkward to use (many, if not all, small cameras have front and back warnings that the timer started).
-the x20 zoom is useless if you do not have a tripod.
-zooming in and out is too sensitive. it is difficult to set.
-the software menus are cumbersome to my taste (i've used kodak, panasonic, samsung, nikon so it is fair to make the statement).
-esthetically, and that's my personal taste, the body looks big and unrefined. we passed the 2,000s 10 years ago ... some re-design would not hurt (ie look at panasonic, nikon).
pros:
there are many 'pros' already described by other reviewers.

in summary, what's the hype with canon? digital cameras perform in general good nowadays so i think we need to think more about ergonomics, user friendly software, battery life and forget about 'the brand hype' that obviously canon benefits from. i understand that a low review will not do 'anything' on the average star of the product ... it is the review that counts: i hope it is of any help.

This has got to be the easiest to use digital camera I have ever used. It does use regular AA batteries, which is a real plus when traveling. Cameras with special batteries can be a pain if you forget the charger, or run out of power in the middle of an event. It is very hard on those AA's, so I would budget in an AC adapter if you do indoor shooting. I have used the camera both for work projects to photo-document machines and testing, as well as fun events like car shows. It comes with optical and digital zoom, as well as the cool Macro mode (I keep calling it Flower Mode since that's the symbol on the button) which I use a lot in my work. An unusual COOL feature is the 1/8" phono jack which continuously outputs an NTSC signal which can be viewed on any standard TV with an RCA video input jack. You can go directly to VHS tape if you wanted to, or have a monitor running during your work to simplify aiming and shooting. I've not seen other cameras with that ability. The video capability is nice to have as well to make small movies. My favorite feature is the memory card. I upgraded to a high-speed SanDisk Ultra II 2GB card with 15MB/second rate to capture movies. Remember that not all SD cards are created equally. Think of it as the difference between USB 1 and USB 2. For video, it is best to get a high data rate card. The supplied SD card is very tiny at 32MB and slow. Be sure to budget in for a new SD card and possibly the AC adapter. The great thing about the card is that most Dell laptops now have an SD reader. I have one also in my desktop at home, so accessing photos IS A BREEZE!! NO SOFTWARE REQUIRED!! When they created these memory devices as "drives," that simplifies so much. It comes with software if you want it, but in my high-stress work environment, I need the pics and I NEED THEM NOW. Opening an explorer window is perfect. I can preview them as I scan down the list. I also recommend using the 640x480 size for easy drop-in into WORD documents. So many people leave the cameras on their default settings wihtout realizing that the huge file sizes clot up WORD documents without improving image quality. This is a great product; I'm very satisfied with it and it was very economical with a lot of features.

I am a Canon loyalist and true to every Canon I have ever owned; this one did not disappoint! It has a better zoom than my 35mm Tamron lens (28-300). I have rechargeable batteries and can easily get 80-100 shots before recharging. I have also used duracell digital batteries and get just as good results. The camera is something I can easily carry and often keep it in my coat pocket. It takes wonderfully clear pictures. My only complaints are that when using a flash it is a bit slow to reset itself and in very low light conditions the results are not as clear as I would like them to be.

I use this Camera for work and at home. Easy to use and the picture quailty is great. For the money you can't beat it. My friend has a Cannon which has more features but the quailty is here with this camera. I would say the Camera is well worth it. The seller was great and the shipping was super fast.

This was good one now most of the camera is adv. than this one but I still like this because of picture quality...

I have purchased this camera 4 years ago, and I am completely satisfied with its high quality photos. It gives a great quality which nearly similar to other middle professional cameras. I love its small size, great features and built in pre-configured modes of shooting. The only two things that I didn't like are the short life of batteries, and inability to change the lenses.

For batteries: I switched to rechargeable batteries from Radioshack, which really solved the problem.
for lenses: I recommend everyone to go for the Powershot A540 which has the ability to change the lens.

In general I am really happy and satisfied buying this camera as a beginning to my way to buy a professional camera (wishing for the Nikon D7000).

(The reviewer was compensated for posting this review. However, the opinion stated in the review is that of the reviewer and the reviewer alone. Further, the reviewer independently selected this product to review and has no affiliation with the product maker/distributor, Amazon or the review requester.)

I have owned this camera for about a month, during which time I had enough opportunities to play around with it. My impressions are generally very good; although it is made of plastic it feels solid enough and weighty. It may feel slightly slippery sometimes, therefore it's advisable to use the supplied wrist wrap to avoid dropping it accidentally. The LCD screen is nice and bright (I also recommend buying a screen protector for it to avoid scratches), and the controls are easy to use and feel of quality. The flash is manual pop-up, which for me is an advantage, as you can just leave it down if you definetely don't need it (e.g. in museums where flash photography is not allowed). The size of the camera is bigger than the latest ultra-thin compacts, but much smaller that DSLRs and super-zooms. You can easily fit it in a coat pocket, although it's more difficult to fit in a jeans pocket if you have it with a case.

Coming to the foremost criterion on which cameras should be judged, i.e. picture quality, let me first mention that this is not a DSLR, and as all cameras with sensors much smaller than DSLRs (i.e. compact, bridge and super-zoom cameras), you are going to encounter some image noise at higher ISOs and poorer lighting conditions. In this camera however I did not find this to be too prohibitive and is not really a problem unless you go above ISO 400 or the lighting conditions are very poor (near dark without a flash). At ISO 80 or 100 outside you generally won't encounter any noise at all. I am generally happy with the quality of the pictures, including colours and white balance, although I would prefer some better handling of shadow areas. Also, there is some purple fringing around areas of high contract and some slight geometric distortion, this is nothing too serious. I would say apart from that the lens is quite good and consistent across various focal lengths, from wide to telephoto. I have uploaded some images on Amazon so you can get an idea of the quality of pictures that come out of the camera.

The biggest advantage of this camera and the reason I bought it is the possibilities it gives you for creative photography. You can have full manual control of exposure settings, i.e. adjust aperture opening, speed and ISO. You can also lock exposure and focus while playing around with other settings. Alternatively, if you are not comfortable taking control of the camera, you can put it in fully automatic or easy mode or select a special scene mode (e.g. portrait, beach, snow, landscape etc) and it will do everything for you; you just point and shoot. The pictures will come out excellent in most cases. In addition to this, one also has a quite large optical zoom of 10x at the full 9 Megapixels. This zoom can go progressively up to 40x if one drops the number of Megapixels (i.e. with interpolation), with no loss of quality of the picture. Combined with an additional 4x of digital zoom, you get a theoretical maximum of 160x, although by using digital zoom you would get deteriorated picture quality.

All in all I am happy with the quality of this camera, and I expect to learn a lot from it before I finally move onto a DSLR. Even then, I envisage keeping this camera for the cases when carrying around a bulky DSLR is not convenient. I would recommend buying this camera to use as an all-rounder, including point and shoot, but also when you want to become more creative and experiment with photography.

This little sock is perfect to keep my Canon Ixus 100 from being scratched in my handbag. I took notice of all the reviews and removed the carabiner first, before placing the camera in the sock, to avoid scratching the screen. A bargain at this price - possibly not at full RRP!

This is my hubs' camera, for me it's just way too bulky and heavy (i prefer a tiny card-stack type of camera myself). However, it takes GREAT photos, with minimum distortion. When we need quality photos this is the camera we pick.

Firstly, I'm not a professional photographer by any means. However I do know several people who are, and having run it through their tests and mine, can say that this camera is great for the price point. I say almost professional because you won't be getting photos in National Geographic with it (unless you're really good). For a wedding photographer, "lesser journalist", or professional "Ebay-er" it meets and exceeds what one requires. It's also just fun to play with. Alright let's talk features. The 20X optical zoom does not disappoint, with sharp focus corner to corner. Add in an additional 60x digital zoom for a whopping 80x that allows for stunning close-ups with suprisingly low distortion/color noise. With the very aggressive tremor reduction it's possible to get clear pictures of the moon without a tripod! The ability to lock the focus by holding the shutter button halfway is another standout feature for un-cooperative subjects. Additionally the burst shooting mode works well, with low lag. It can get some immpressive action shots when combined with the 3200 ISO high shutter speed mode. Let's not forget the plethora of packed in modes and tools. Photos can be resized, cropped, and colors tweaked directly from the camera without navigating 15 menus. The latter color editing is merely choosing from optimized presets, but works well enough for a pack in. Shooting modes range from fireworks to aquarium, are readily accessed by spinning a dial and are genuinely useful. Some of the more artistic and interesting ones are the color swap/color accent which swaps a color you pick from whatever's in the viewfinder, and the more striking color accent which renders the whole image slightly greyscale except for a user selected color. It looks really cool when used to highlight trees/plants/flowers. Speaking of the viewfinder, it sports a mini LCD with crisp image and bright backlight. The main LCD is equally clear, if sometimes too bright to accurately judge whether you got the colors/lighting you wanted. My advice, use the big LCD to show off your pics or as a reference. When in doubt check the viewfinder and trust it over the exterior screen (lower res. but better contrast, besides real photographers use the viewfinder!). The external LCD has a neat feature of rotating the image as you rotate the camera to keep it upright. If you take a pic sideways the camera will automatically straighten it out while preserving the taller aspect ratio, a nice time saver. I could keep going for pages but these are just a few of the things that really sold me on it. To cover a few gripes for good measure, the manual is HUGE and some kind of awful confusing. Best bet is to skim it to find out what buttons do what and then put it away and experiment(You were gonna do that anyway right?). The included software is clunky and boring, but you probably knew that. The flash works well enough, but to Canon's credit it features a hotshoe for remote flash which I recommend. The battery life is not terribly immpressive either, typically a fresh set seems to last 4-6 hours. Closer to 6 if you judiciously hide the big LCD. If you like to show off your work, get a battery pack and recharger and prepare to use it ALOT (That goes double if you use the flash often). All taken into account this camera is literally THE BEST you will find without taking the plunge into $700+ professional territory. A great investment, or a fun toy if you have disposable income.

Bought this camera 2 years ago. It does take great pictures but if you're in the habit of carrying it around with you take a supply of batteries along with it.

You can't let it set idle for more than a week. The batteries will run down just sitting in the camera. Many a time I've grabbed the camera for an impromptu shot only to find the batteries dead. And....as a consequence by the time you reload fresh batteries you've missed the shot.

One other down side...No view finder. All you have is the digital display which works fine indoors or outside on cloudy days. The least bit of sunlight can make it near impossible to see the image. So if your interests include outdoor activities this is definitely not the camera for you.

I purchased this lens cap for my wife who lost the cap that came with the camera so this review is a reflection of her experience. The bottom line is she is very pleased with it. Since the lens cap is now attached to the camera she no longer worries about losing another lens cap while herding grandchildren or doing other distracting activities. It has proved to be very convenient.

I strongly discourage you from purchasing a Canon A1000IS. I had my camera for about 3 months when periodically it would display "lens error" and would not work at all. The lens would lock in the extended position and camera could not be "shut down" or put back into the case. As weeks went on, this happened more frequently until it happened 100% of the time. I sent the camera to the Canon Service Center where it was evaluation and "repaired," with a 3 month repair warranty. Almost immediately after the 3 month repair warranty and also the one year original warranty, the camera begun to fail again, with the exact same problem. I was able to use it a few more times, sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. Of course it picked the most inopportune times to stop working - my child's birthday party and school graduation, among other events. Sadly, I do not have photos of those important event because of the camera's unreliability. I returned the camera again and this time they would not repair the camera for no-charge since it was out of warranty, but I had only had the camera for a little over a year. It was going to cost close to $100 including shipping. In addition to not offering to fix the camera, the Canon representatives I spoke with on the phone were extremely rude, condescending and patronizing. I will not be buying another Canon product again.

I own a Canon SX20IS the lens cap of which I just lost in a trip. I order this replacement cap, shipped right one time, exactly what I had seen on the picture, and it fits my camera lens perfectly. There is a band attached to this cap, so I don't need to do anything extra. I am satisfied!

This has proved great at keeping my camera safe and tucks away neatly in my handbag, instead of the big and bulky case. Well worth the money.