Comments on: New, inexpensive camera http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/ Website of Joshua McGee Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:51:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Reviews on A570IS - Summize http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-46301 Reviews on A570IS - Summize Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:18:36 +0000 http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/#comment-46301 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...]  blogger mention from mcgees.org [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...]  blogger mention from mcgees.org [...]

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-45677 Joshua (Site Owner) Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:21:52 +0000 http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/#comment-45677 Everyone, this is my good friend Arno from the Netherlands! It is a <a href="http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/digital_cameras/powershot_a_series/powershot_a570_is" rel="nofollow">Canon PowerShot A570 IS</a>. Its list price is US$200, and I got it for US$140 from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-A570IS-Digital-Stabilized/dp/B000NK3H4S?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1204763069&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mcgeesorg-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. It takes great pictures. There is one big problem I've encountered: the battery compartment is on the <i>bottom</i> of the camera, and the batteries slide up into the unit. When the door to the compartment is opened, if the camera is upright, the batteries fall out. But: you have to open the compartment to retrieve the SD memory card! So, if the camera is on a tripod, you either have to invert the tripod or take the camera off its mount to get the memory card out. Someone has suggested wedging a folded piece of paper in-between the batteries to keep this from happening, but I am of the mind that it is a design flaw (although another engineer and more experienced photographer is adamant there is no flaw…) Everyone, this is my good friend Arno from the Netherlands!

It is a Canon PowerShot A570 IS.  Its list price is US$200, and I got it for US$140 from Amazon.  It takes great pictures.

There is one big problem I’ve encountered: the battery compartment is on the bottom of the camera, and the batteries slide up into the unit.  When the door to the compartment is opened, if the camera is upright, the batteries fall out.  But: you have to open the compartment to retrieve the SD memory card!  So, if the camera is on a tripod, you either have to invert the tripod or take the camera off its mount to get the memory card out.

Someone has suggested wedging a folded piece of paper in-between the batteries to keep this from happening, but I am of the mind that it is a design flaw (although another engineer and more experienced photographer is adamant there is no flaw…)

]]> By: Arno http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-45676 Arno Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:43:10 +0000 http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/#comment-45676 Which camera is it? How much does it cost? And still happy with it? Which camera is it? How much does it cost? And still happy with it?

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-45636 Joshua (Site Owner) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:57:19 +0000 http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/#comment-45636 My favorite comment so far: "Nice shot of a beautiful kitty! He looks like he's being very helpful." My favorite comment so far:  “Nice shot of a beautiful kitty!  He looks like he’s being very helpful.”

]]> By: Amal http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/comment-page-1/#comment-45633 Amal Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:28:05 +0000 http://mcgees.org/2008/02/29/new-inexpensive-camera/#comment-45633 Very cute picture! Very cute picture!

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