Tag : 3x optical, camera with, a75 3, canon powershot, zoom, 2mp digital
 |  Company : Canon List Price : $249.99 Amazon Price : Used Price : $75.00 Average customer review :  |
Accessoies
- Canon 250D 52MM Close Up Lens for A10, A20, A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A510, A520, A520 & A540
- Canon NiMH Battery NB4-200 for Powershot Digital Cameras
- Canon CBK4-200 Rechargeable Battery and Charger Kit for PowerShot Cameras
- Ceiva Advanced Digital Photo Receiver
- Sima SPY-06 Sports Pouch (Super)
Features
- 3.2-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 10-by-14-inch enlargements
- Canon 3x optical zoom lens combines with 3.3x digital zoom
- 9-point autofocus; movie mode; 1.8-inch LCD monitor; PictBridge compatible
- Store images on Compact Flash Type I memory cards (32 MB card included)
- Powered by 4 AA-size batteries (alkaline included, rechargeable NiMH recommended)
Product Description
With CANON PowerShot A75 you'll capture spectacular images effortlessly. Vivid, radiant, sharply detailed images equal to those of higher level cameras. Futuristic iSAPS technology ensures unparalleled photographic precision High-precision 9-point AiAF and 12 shooting modes, with new Special Scene Mode for spectacular shots in special situations New Print & Share button -- Print direct to any Canon Direct Photo Printer or PictBridge-supported printer ID Photo Print and Movie Print modes Stores images on removeable CompactFlash media (32MB card included) Image Formats - Still - JPEG (Exif 2.2 compliant); Movie - Quicktime AVI Built-in autoflash Compensation - +/- 2 stops in 1/3 stop increments Auto White Balance Direct Print Mode with CANON Card Photo & Bubble Jet Direct Printers Power Source - 4 AA batteries (included) or optional ACK600 adapter Includes - USB & A/V cables, wrist strap, 32MB CompactFlash Card, software on CD-ROM for Windows 98SE+ & Mac OS 9.0+ Dimensions - 2.52H x 3.98W x 1.24D; weighs 7 ounces w/out batteries or CF cardCustomer reviews
3 years and still ticking! 
This originally purchased for my intro to photography class in 2005. I still use it today! Truthfully, I only ever use manual mode. Occasionally I make mini-movies with it (the movie function only records for 1.5minutes at a time). Its been somewhat abused (dropped a couple of times)- so I'm impressed that it still works great. This is excellent for beginners who aspire to develop their photography skills but aren't ready to commit to the higher end SLRs like the Rebel.
Many people don't like the autofocus boxes. Over the years I've learned to manipulate them so they aren't quite the hinderence they could be. You just gotta learn how to trick the camera to focus on what you want- I use my hand, its the best tool to get the autofocus boxes to move to where you want it to go. Obviously that adds more time to the setting up process of a shot.
For fast spur-of-the-moment pics, you'll either want to turn that feature off or switch over to auto. The hard part with auto of course, you can't control the fstop and iso settings as well as you can in manual. So give and take.
Not a pro camera by any means- but for the enthusiast, it is a good little workhorse. I love it! --- I would definitely recommend rechargeable batteries and 1GB+ memory cards.
This camera is a winner
This camera is a winner. I got this last year for Christmas and man was it the perfect gift. Super easy to use and it takes the best pictures. I love that it is little and fits in my purse but still takes great pictures like the big cameras. You won't go wrong with this one.
messed up after 2 years of careful usage 
It was a pretty good camera until Canon came up with this tiny bit of cameras which does not require 4 AA batteries. Man, that is so unfair!
Anyway, I still used it, it drinks the batteries very quickly.
I would definitely pay a little bit more and buy a s300 or sth better.
Now, after 2 years, suddenly, no falling, no nothing, its display is not working and it will not take any pictures.
So I am left with it. I am planning to buy a sony this time, hope I will be lucky.
Save yourself the trouble, buy something else
I bought this camera a few years ago and it worked wonderfully up until this summer. It started saying "memory card error" on the screen and wouldn't take pictures. If I executed a complicated series of commands, I might get the camera to turn on and take pictures for a brief amount of time. There was no guarantee that the memory card error would not come back and delete the pictures or make them inaccessible, so I never left pictures on the camera for more than a few minutes. This made using the camera outside of the house pretty much impossible.
Eventually even the complicated button mashing was no longer enough. It was all memory card error, all the time. Then the camera stopped turning on and/or off. It would freeze with its lens extended and not turn on no matter what, or it would refuse to turn off unless I removed the batteries. If I did get the camera on, when I pushed the menu button it was anywhere from 5-10 seconds for the menu to come up if it did at all.
I borrowed my mom's camera for a few months and hadn't bothered with this one, but I recently started messing around with it again. Once I figured out that simultaneously holding down the power and set buttons would let me turn the camera on, I contacted Canon support. I told them that I was getting a memory card error and that the camera was very difficult to turn on.
The response that I got was to reset it to the factory settings, and if that didn't work then I would have to send the camera in to them to repair. There was no mention of trying to format the memory card, cleaning the memory card and the slot, try a different card, nothing. Just send it in. I pay for shipping and insurance, and there's a minimum repair charge of $79, not including parts. Oh, and if I don't want to do that, they'll sell me a refurbished camera for $110. Why would I ever want to buy another Canon with customer service like that? No attempt was made to be helpful, they just wanted more money.
The only reason I gave the A75 three stars instead of one was because it took pretty decent pictures for the time that it worked, especially outside. So if you want to buy a camera that will only work for a year, year and a half tops, go ahead. I know I'll be replacing this one with a different brand and I doubt I'll ever buy Canon again.
The A75 is not the only Canon that has the memory card error problem; it seems like all the different models do. Buy at your own risk and don't expect any help from customer service.
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First of all--it's a great little guy. I have owned it for 3 years, and it has not failed me. It takes AMAZING pictures in lowlight settings. As someone who much prefers natural light to using a flash, that is an important feature for me. I also have found that the 3.2 megapixel ability of the camera is fine. I don't plan on printing over 20x30 sized prints, which I am able to do with this camera (according to photo printing websites).
The macro lens is a nice feature, and it works well, although sometimes I have a difficult time seeing on the LCD screen if it's in focus. LCD screens never seem to be sharp enough.
The video function is pretty good. The sound is recorded great. It is a little bouncy, though, if you don't hold your hands perfectly still, but I can record 3 minutes worth of video on this. Not too shabby. However, the light meter doesn't adjust as you record video. So, if you move from a dark area to a lighter area, it just overexposes, and vice versa if you start out somewhere bright and go into a dark room.
All in all, it is a great camera. What you should be aware of in 2007: CF memory cards are getting harder to find. I luckily found a 1GB card for this in November 2006, but that was the only one they carried on a whole display of other kinds of cards. If I were you, I would check around and make sure you can find extra CF cards. The 32MB card that comes with it doesn't hold much at all. A positive: it uses AA batteries. If you travel to a foreign country, you can always find those. If you have a lithium battery in a camera that requires its own charger, you would have to bring a power adapter with you, etc, just to charge your battery. Get rechargeable AA's and you're set to go.
