Digital Camera repair in WS?

[herongrrrl]

I have an older model Canon powershot that I love, but for some reason it has stopped focusing when I take indoor pictures. Is there any place here in WS I could take it for an honest assessment of whether or not it would cost more to repair or replace?

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[Kevin]

I’m not aware of any camera repair shops here in West Seattle. There are a few around Seattle, and Canon has a repair depot where they can give you an estimate if you send your camera to them.

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Which model do you have? And how many mega pixel? It could be cheaper to find a good used Canon on craigslist. You may even be able to “upgrade” for the same price as a repair might cost.

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I see great deals on Canon gear all the time. Last “NEW” camera I bought was about seven years ago. Just like cars, let someone else take the depreciation :)

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[clark5080]

It’s a point and shoot not worth repairing.I doubt canon would even try to repair it

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[Kevin]

Clark, I would agree that fixing a point n shoot might be a waste of money.

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Just as an FYI – Canon WILL fix point n shoot cameras. A number of the S series Digital Elph cameras had an issue with a memory error.

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Canon has a campaign where they will fix cameras with this particular issue for FREE. I sent in a camera that I bought on Craigslist for $30 and they fixed it, no questions asked.

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Canon is a great company!

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herongrrrl – I would do a good Google search for the Canon model that you own and see if there is a chance that this could be a known issue with a repair campaign. You might just get lucky.

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I have seen other Canon issues where they will fix cameras with known issues for free.

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[suzanne]

I had a Powershot A70 that was malfunctioning and Canon repaired it for free. The Canon website had all the pertinent info about which cameras were affected. The customer service rep I spoke with was also great.

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