UPDATE: Not so new Amazon - WTF !?!

It gets better. I took another look at the shots of the damaged camera - it isn't even the right camera! This is the 630. I ordered the 700 ! (I had to enhance the image to make it clearer).

I called Amazon and reported what had apparently happened. See, they use vendors who then ship the materials as Amazon.com. Looks like someone there did a little switch-a-roo and put an old damaged 630 into the box of a new 700. Look at the pics from the "New Camera "post and compare.

I guess we all need to remember Amazon.com is merely a ditribution center - not an actual store.


The good news is this. Just got this e-mai from Amazon:

I have placed a new order for the Canon PowerShot SD700
IS 6MP Digital Elph Camera with 4x Image Stabilized Zoom.  There is
no charge for this replacement.  

Estimated Delivery Date: May 4th

Not so new Amazon - WTF !?!

So I got my new camera. New? I doubt it.

The box looked fine, everything looked brand new but when i opened the box and looked at the camera it was dented, and scrtached all over. There was even a piece buckling off of it. I made a couple of calls to Amazon.com. They have this neat new feature where you type in your phone number and customer service calls you - odd. You still wait but it was kind of neat. Anyway they are sending me (supposedly) another camera to replace this one and are paying for shipping. It is just really odd as it looks like someobody returned this camera and then it was repackaged and sent to me. I expect crap like that to happen on EBay but not on Amazon. Well I'll let you know how this ends up.

For the few minutes I looked at the camera I liked it a lot. The viewfinder is almost as big as the camera-it will be a blast to use. Now all I need to find is a non-leather case to protect it. Maybe something neoprene or a skin like those they sell for IPods.

New Camera

I have had my Sony DSC F717 for 5 or 6 years now and I have finally decided to get a smaller digital camera for everyday use. The Sony is 5 megapixels but the optics and the lens are great and I use it all the time for my cover designs. This new camera is small enough to use and while not a big leap in megapixels (this has 6.0) it is well known for really good optics and for taking great pictures for a compact camera. So what did i get? I got a Canon Digital Elph SD700 IS.

See the pictures below. It is tiny!