New Canon 5 Megapixel Camera for only $200

Wow. With a stroke of luck, I managed to get a brand new Canon Digital IXUS i Zoom for only $200! The street price is around $599. Grand savings of $399!

Actually, I bought a 2nd hand Digital IXUS IIs from my boss for $200. But, that particular model has a CCD mounting problem (which he and I didn't know when the deal was done). The "glue" used is not suitable for the humid weather here in the tropics. Sure enough, after using the camera for a few months, the CCD came loose, and it couldn't pick up anything. To my horror, all the pictures taken on my short holiday were blank.

Luckily, Canon acknowledged the problem, and gave free repairs, no questions asked. I went to the service center in Febuary, they took in the IXUS IIs, and gave me a loan camera as a replacement.

Half a year later, they sent me a letter, saying that I can choose to keep the loan camera, or get back my old, repaired camera.

Let's see.....

• 3.2 MP vs 5.3 MP
• 2x zoom vs 2.4x zoom
• 2004 model (older) vs 2005 model (newer)
  
• Chunky vs Sleek

Canon Digital IXUS IIs

Canon Digital IXUS i Zoom

I think it's a forgone conclusion. The Digital IXUS i Zoom it will be.

There you have it ladies and gentlemen, a new Canon camera for 1/3 of the original price! So my advice is, get a cheap, 2nd hand IXUS IIs!

CE