Canon PowerShot A40 Review

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Canon PowerShot A40
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Craig.'s Review of Canon PowerShot A40

3rd Feb 2003

Overall Rating

0 stars
  • Value for money
    0 stars
  • Features
    4 stars
Good Points

Many advanced functions on this Unit - you need to question if you will use or benefit all of them. Light weight. Quick preview of picture just taken.


Bad Points

Very poorly configured camera. The Zoom button is 'easy' to push unintentionally i.e your natural grip for normal picture taking, puts your thumb right on the button. (Try getting someone to take a quick snap for you !! Pack a sandwich !!) Same deal happens when you scroll through pictures in the memory , causing you to 'zoom' into individual images. Then you have to 'zoom out' before you can continue to scroll. Eats batteries like dogs eat Pal ! I was only supplied with disposable batteries (4 x AA) and am think of buying shares in Eveready. Locks up if you flip between 'View' and 'Shoot' mode too quickly.


General Comments

I bought the A40 after having a Powershot S10. While the A40 has many more features and short video capability, it is a clumsy and poorly configured camera. To add insult, the unit was faulty causing: over and under exposure of all pics. Canon now repairing under warranty - but I would prefer to let them keep it. Poor show Canon ! Spend some money on ergonomic specialists (people with common sense) next time, before producing such a product. No points on this one.

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  • Ivo. on 7th Mar 2003

    I diagree with this review. It takes beautiful photos. I've seen heaps of images taken by 3Mp cameras, and this camera's autofocus simply works better than most of those 3Mp ones. It has all the functionality an average user may ever need. Cost-effective. Yes, it comes equipped only with AA alkalines, but buying a recharger with a 4-pack of NiMH's doesn't cost a fortune. I use 4x2000 mAh's and have no problem with the batteries running flat quickly. The supplied software is no doubt far above competitive sw packages for other cameras. Should you want me to send you a sample of results, e-mail me at iuhe@esw.cce.cz. It's my first digital camera, but I definitely don't think it's difficult and uncomfortable to use. It's a very easy piece of technology. If you want it more compact and metal + get 4Mp images, buy a S-45.

  • Mr Potts. on 2nd Aug 2003

    I agree with Ivo. This is a decent camera. Battery life and picture quality are fine.