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1.5 stars
"Great between breakdowns"
Pros: Easy to use, adequate quality pictures, generic memory and batteries, handy size
Cons: Unreliable, poor warranty, expensive to repair
Summary: I bought my wife an A70. It went completely inoperative after about 15 months (1 yr warranty). Cost to fix was $105. Went down with exactly the same symptoms after 5 months. Warranty on repair was only 3 months. Time for another brand. I gave an A70 to my son at about the same time as my wife. His only lasted 1 week, but I had also purchased a warranty with retailer for his gift. The retailer just gave him new camera, and it lasted about 16 months. It is now in for repair before purchased maintenance plan runs out. His father in-law also got an A70 as a gift. It only lasted a few months. He just tossed it. All had the same failure - they start showing horizontal streaks in the LCD display, and shortly thereafter go completely dead - no LCD display - no picture. If you buy one of these, get a good dealers warranty and don't count on the camera lasting beyond the dealer?s warranty period.
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The problem with this camera is regarding the sensor, as can be read on Canon's site.
The fix is free, you just need to send your camera to a canon service centre, and they will repair the camera, free, and regardless of warranty coverage. Great fix!
