Canon A60 Review mode not working

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On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 02:34:36 GMT, KBee <kbrowne01518@verizon.net>
wrote:

>While in Egypt in March I dropped my A60 and after checking it out
>discovered that the only problem was that the Review mode wasn't working.
>
>I fiddled with the switch on the back and after a few toggles Review
>started to work again, but with the switch in the position for taking
>photos. (I was also able to take photos but with the switch in the
>Review position).
>
>Eventually the Review function quit working altogether though the camera
>still takes photos just fine. I have it set to the maximum "Instant
>Review" (10 seconds) which gives me a few seconds to decide if I want to
>keep the photo or not.
>
>The biggest problem is inability to review video clips in the viewer. Of
>course I can do all the reviewing I want once I plug my CF chip into a
>card reader, but I'd like to get the camera back to full functioning. I
>can't imagine it being financially worth sending it to Canon so I'm
>looking for a DIY solution.def. Baroque: adj. when you are out of Monet

Wish I could give you a quick & easy fix for your problem but
I can only offer 3 suggestions:

1> As a retired Electronic Technician, even I would hesitate
to open your camera because it's 95% functional now & depending on
what got damaged internally, just opening it could make it worst. If
however you or a friend is very skilled @ taking small electronic
devices apart, it might be worth it to make sure that the all of the
ribbon cables are fully seated. A loose connection somewhere cause by
the jolt of being dropped may be the cause of the problem. Hope for
the best but be prepared for the worst.

2> E-mail Canon & ask for an estimate on repair cost, it's
probably going to be ore than a new camera but it's worth asking just
to be sure.

3> Years ago I almost dropped a digital camera when a child
ran into me from behind. The camera sipped out of my hands & the
child & I both ended up on the ground but somehow I was fortunate
(very lucky) to catch the camera before it hit the ground. We all got
up undamaged but thanks to the energy filled young boy, I am now a bit
wiser & "always" use the wrist strap on P&S cameras & the neck strap
on my DSLR & SLR. Watch how few other use there lanyard if they even
bothered to put it on there camera, the majority don't use it. This
is not stupidity, just ignorance & were it not for than young boy I
would likely still be ignorant to this as well or I might have learned
later but @ a greater cost to me.

Best of wishes, I too have an A60 (2MP) & it does take great
pictures & still gets lots of use. You may however wish to consider
upgrading to the A95 (5MP) while they are still in production because
I suspect the A95 will be the end of the Axx line. Also the price has
dropped to $260.00 USD @ B&H & others. Canon seems to be converting
their entire line of P&S cameras over to SD memory cards, their new S2
IS is a good example of this in a large camera with 4 "AA" batteries
which could easily have used CF as the S1 IS does. So I purchased an
A95 largely to have something small & capable when I don't want to
take my DSLR with me & because I have a considerable investment in CF
cards, I wonted to retain card compatibility between all of my cameras
for as long as possible.

Sorry & could not be of more help but you too learned a
valuable lesson with regard to use of the wrist strap. Sorry to hear
that you were not quite as luck as I was but you were still lucky
because you could have ended up with a 100% nonfunctional camera!

Respectfully, DHB
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President,
or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong,
is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable
to the American public."--Theodore Roosevelt, May 7, 1918

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Patty Winter wrote:
> In article <134ia1te2a956jf3d2cht82cjksdhf18cu@4ax.com>,
> DHB <yoda2k@verizon.net> wrote:
>

>
> I only have two CF cards, so I wouldn't be out much if I had to stop
> using them. But I do love the feel of the Axx series. Maybe for another
> $160 I should go ahead and spring for an A95. Anyone else here got an
> opinion on that?
>
>

I'd prefer almost any camera as long as I can use CF with it. Some of
those tiny chips just seem to fragile and easy to lose.

> Patty


Thanks for replies Patty and DHB. I've been inclined to go along with
the 'since I'm 95% functional' solution, go with it.

I'm interested in the idea of getting a refurbished camera for $99,
though. I'm not a bleeding edge kind of guy and for my needs 2MP suits
me just fine. My grandkids love the little videos I take with the
camera. Patty, where did you find the offer of a refurbished A70?

DHB mentioned the other camera I'd consider, the S1 IS for it's 10X
optical zoom. My daughter has a Fuji that is a similar form factor to
the S1 IS and has either 6X or 10X optical zoom, but I think I'd like to
stick with Canon, going back to my film days with SLR's all the way back
to an FL and an AE1. Plus the S1 IS is only a 3.2 MP camera. If 2MP
photos satisfy me, I guess 3.2 would be OK too :-)

Alternatively, I might get a 2x teleconverter or zoom lens for the A60!

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Patty Winter wrote:
> In article <42AA1D0E.4000204@alumni.umass.edu>,
> KBee <kbrowne@alumni.umass.edu> wrote:
>
>>Patty, where did you find the offer of a refurbished A70?
>
>
> Uh, it was in the part of my posting you deleted. ;-) Canon offered
> it when I called them.

emailed CanonUSA tech support. Got a reply withing 24 hourse and they're
offering the "PowerShot A75 Upgrade" program for $99 + $10 S&H. Sounds
like a good deal to me. I wonder what they do with the old camera's they
get back. If I had to guess, I'd guess the "refurbished" cameras are old
stock that never shipped, or was returned from WalMart, etc.

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****************Ken Browne*********************
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