Canon Original Elph APS Camera film camera Reviews

Canon Original Elph APS Camera

awesome camera 2001-01-07

this is a great camera! i have had it for a couple of years and i haven't had a single problem with it. as for the "flashing H" problem, i have never had it, and as i see it, the only way that could happen was if you loaded the film incorrectly (which is very hard to do) the only dissadvantage to this camera is the small zoom range, and the large price tag, but the Elph makes up for this with its versatility.

overall, a fantastic camera that i would instantly recommend to anyone.

The Elph Camera 2000-12-28

I received the Elph camera for Christmas, and I love it! It is so easy to use!

Plus, you can create your own Christmas or birthday card by programming the camera to add a "title" to the picture.

It's great! It's so small that it fits perfectly in my purse! Not bulky at all. I recommend it to you all!

Cute Camera! 2000-12-05

I have owned the Original Elph now for almost three years. As far as picture quality it has never let me down. I have not experienced the "dreaded H" syndrome yet, but I can tell you about a year ago the automatic pop up flash started malfunctioning and now I have to manually pop it up. As for the overall rating, I give it a 4. It's reliable, compact, and takes wonderful pictures. I love the choice in picture size too. I have decided to get the Elph for my parents as a Christmas gift, I will however buy the newer Canon model, it had better ratings.

Love the camera.... 2000-12-02

I purchased the Original Elph in 1998 and I must say this is the best camera I ever owned! I've never come across the dreaded "flashing H" problem, but my flash gets stuck once in a while...

I lost my Elph a couple of months ago, and am now looking to get another camera, but I've decided to get my 2nd Elph!

Big Things Come In Small Packages 2000-11-18

This little camera can fight right in your packert, so take it anywhere. It also takes great pictures. It has a lens adjuster and a camera case that it fits in perfectly. I would defenitly reccommend it.

"Within Specs" and inoperable 2000-10-31

I loved the camera. Great pictures, great size. Then it stopped working. I sent it back to Canon Service in Irvine. They reported the camera "within factory specs." It still doesn't work right. They don't care. I have other Canon cameras. They are excellent.

Great Size, But Totally Unreliable 2000-08-14

Yes, the dreaded "H" problem. Happens so often and ruins enough film, you want to throw it out the window. Great size, great zoom, but an unwelcome adventure everytime you need to reload film. Clearly a design flaw that really frustrates.

Great Little Camera 2000-05-12

I love my Elph. I picked it out for a birthday present and have never been disappointed. I have never had the 'H' problem described. I have taken it on two trips to Mexico, it's small size and reliability continue to impress me. Being pocket sized it has captured so many "once in a lifetime" first steps, smiles for my boys that I probably would have missed with a larger, hang around my neck camera. 3 friends have purchased Elphs after seeing mine, and I bought an Elph (different model) for my mom for Mother's Day. Highly recommend.

Cute-looking, but totally unreliable 2000-04-30

Just like another commenter, my 'cute' Canon tortured me by sometimes showing a blinking 'H' after removing a roll a film. At times the film could not even be rewound, and the camera had to be send to a Canon Repair Center, which then spoiled the film - which of course had always unique pictures on it that could not be replaced :-(

I eventually made Canon give me a refund.

A Great "Cute" Little Camera 2000-02-22

I bought this camera mainly for it's small size and ease of use. I spent hours comparing and I am very pleased with my final choice. Buy the Elph2, it is more rugged than the Elph and also does not have the pop up flash(this breaks very easily) It works very well if you wear it on your belt, I recently went to NYC on a school trip and everybody loved its small size.

DO NOY BUY THIS CAMERA 2000-02-19

This camera looses when you put in a new roll of film. And, it happened to me with two seperate Cannon Elph's. The display shows a flashing "H" and you can't take any pictures. In the manual it says you just have to take the battery out to fix this problem. Most of the time the film gets ruined and when you take the battery out the date get reset. I would not buy another Elph camera. It irks me that Canon obviously knew about this problem when they put the camera on the market (since they describe it in their manual) but chose to sell a defective product.

Thanks Megan

Great but costly way to take pictures 1999-11-07

The APS system is the last gasp for film photography. I have used this camera for over two years and have had excellent results with two provisos. One, battery life tends to be short. A small battery is required to power numerous automatic and manual functions. Number two, you pay a very hefty premium for compactness and convenience.

Owning this camera tripled the number of photos I take 1999-10-19

The Elph is a great snapshot camera. I own a 35mm SLR as well -- but I never have it with me. The Elph is so small I take it everywhere, with the result that I take many more pictures! It's trivial to use and the picture quality is great for a point'n'shoot camera -- it's definitely managed to pull some good photos out of difficult situations. I'd recommend this model over the non-zoom models, because I've found having the zoom helps a lot, especially with APS (which you don't want to enlarge too much).

The only things that could make this better are a wider zoom range, and support for mid-roll changes. But with or without those, the Elph has become one of my essential pieces of electronics!