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"CANON SD300 - CRAPY LCD"
Pros: Small, you can carry it anywhere. Quick to turn on and take pictures
Cons: The LCD is extremenly fragile and seems to have a design problem
Summary: I bought a SD300 on month ago. I went on a little trip in the US. If was the first time I used the SD300 outside of my home. Since it was new...I took very good care of my new baby. I never dropped it, I never hit it and I never sat on it. The temperature was 15 celcius outside, so it's not the cold factor. Even with my special care, the LDC died on the 3rd day of my trip !!! Maybe it's stupid, but initially, I tought that I broke it by taking a sunset picture. That was the only logical reason, since it broke after that last picture. I tought that maybe the light was too intense for the LDC liquid.
It happens that I also meet an Italian chick on the same trip. She had the SD200 (same as the SD300 but 3MP). Since my SD300 broke for no reason that I could understand, I told her to be extra
carefull with hers and she was. Her SD200 LCD broke down, just like mine 3 days after.
Both problems & symptoms are identical. The glass is not broken or scratched. The damage is internal and behind the glass. It started with a liquid line in diagonal that was started to expand has the liquid emptied itself between the glass. Both LCD are dead and not functionnal. If you still want to get this ***** camera...do one last thing before you buy it...Do a Google search with the following: SD300+Broken+LCD. You will probably buy a different camera when you see the 100s of people with the exact same problem. Yet, CANON, says that there is not defect and the problems are caused by the user. Most people were denied warrantee by Canon who says these cameras were abused. The repair is quoted between $150-180. I got the same kind of answer from Canon. I complained and complained and complained before they told me they would do the repair "as a favour" to me. I translate the "as a favous" to me as "We, Canon, know there is a design defect, so we will repair it"
Good luck....
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Canon PowerShot SD300:
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