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I only wish the zoom was a little stronger, but overall an excellent camera. Small camera, very slimlined and easy to carry. I purchased refurbished and everything is working perfectly.
The cost for repairs was about 1/3 of the original price. All my previous cameras have also eventually broke down from use.
Photo quality is excellent considering the size of the camera, plus the convenience of APS. But this is the only one that I liked enough to have fixed.
I bought the Canon Elph 370Z in 2000. This is the first camera that I've ever had repaired.
The quality of the camera is very good, too. After 3 years of heavy use the camera had to go in for servicing last summer because an error message (H) had appeared in the LED.
Several months later the same thing reoccurred and Canon fixed it free of charge.
Plus the film is idiot proof in that you can only put it into the camera one way; and you can take the film out mid-way thru and put it back in and the pictures won't be used; and there is an indicator on the film that tells you if the filme has been developed yet or not. We like the APS because in one package you get Panoramic and the normal sized pictures. Pretty much an idiot proof camera. My wife loves this camera. She uses it for scrapbooking and it takes good pictures.
I can put it on my belt with the case that comes with it and hike the planet. The one and only problem I've had with this camera is when I tried to get enlargements from the APS 25mm film. After 15 years of using full manual settings with the very large and heavy Minolta, the automatic features and portability can't be beat for the picture quality. The shutter doesn't always fire when the camera is turned on and I must close and re-slid the switch but it still works. I bought this camera in August 1998 after my Minolta 35mm X-700 was stolen.
I've gotten some blur in pictures with dim lights but it was only because I wasn't thinking about it and used an unsteady hand. This camera has a built in feature of sensing the dim lighting conditions and slowing the shutter to allow more light to hit the film thereby slowing the shutter. I'm considering another one since I looked at the Canon Z3 but it doesn't have the lens quality of the 370Z. As far as that other reviewer saying that the shutter was delayed after hitting the button, the reason was probably low light. I typically shoot 1 to 2 rolls a day on average 2 to 3 week trips. I paid $285 plus tax back in '98 when it first came out. Never a problem since its so light weight and readily available on your waist for those shots that usually come up all of a sudden. Otherwise, for the average user, this is a great camera for the price.
The best thing about this camera is the amazing pictures I've taken with it. It just doesn't compare to 35mm once you enlarge beyond an 11 x 14 print. This camera is definitely 5 stars, especially now that the price has dropped. I've taken this little wonder on numerous hiking trips in the Southwest. I've been doing this since I got it and the camera is finally showing the mileage of several thousand photos.
I had the Flashing H problem also. Put the battery back in and loaded a new roll of film.
I had tried this a couple of times before; but I set the date and time prior to loading the film and the H was still there. The H went away.
Small, convenient, and easy to use. Turned the camera on, snapped a couple of shutter releases to drain any leftover power.
I don't know if this will work for your camera, but it's worth a try. Pictures are good.
I took out the battery and the film.
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