Comments on: My review of the Canon Powershot S1 IS http://www.brainonfire.net/2005/10/27/review-canon-powershot-s1-is/ Tim McCormack, distilled. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:47:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tim McCormack http://www.brainonfire.net/2005/10/27/review-canon-powershot-s1-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1773 Tim McCormack Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:38:18 +0000 http://brainonfire.net/?p=11#comment-1773 I searched on the topic, and it seems a few other folks (<a href="http://groups.google.ms/group/rec.photo.digital/browse_thread/thread/9dad17c0ebfe5ed0/03b19761e284975c" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>, <a href="http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=34145&forum_id=15&jump_to=610534#p540501" rel="nofollow">[2]</a>) have had the same problem with the Canon Powershot S1 and S2, which appears to be a blown capacitor or a short on the capacitor board. Capacitors do blow on occasion, but arcing or grounding of the capacitor is almost always caused by a design flaw. Luckily, your camera should still be under warranty, and the replacement camera comes with a 6-month warranty of its own. I searched on the topic, and it seems a few other folks ([1], [2]) have had the same problem with the Canon Powershot S1 and S2, which appears to be a blown capacitor or a short on the capacitor board. Capacitors do blow on occasion, but arcing or grounding of the capacitor is almost always caused by a design flaw. Luckily, your camera should still be under warranty, and the replacement camera comes with a 6-month warranty of its own.

]]> By: Canon Powershot S1 IS owner http://www.brainonfire.net/2005/10/27/review-canon-powershot-s1-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 Canon Powershot S1 IS owner Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:42:38 +0000 http://brainonfire.net/?p=11#comment-1754 Had Canon Powershot S1 IS for 5 months and the flash has just stopped working (after explosive noise when picture taken). Did not try to fiddle with flash by raising with hand at any time. Just stopped working. Buyer beware. Had Canon Powershot S1 IS for 5 months and the flash has just stopped working (after explosive noise when picture taken).

Did not try to fiddle with flash by raising with hand at any time. Just stopped working.

Buyer beware.

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