Summary: Nice little camera.

Comment: I bought this little Elph Z3 for my Mom who usually just takes pictures on birthdays and holidays. For her this camera is very easy to use. The only issue she's had with it is that she carries it in her purse and then forgets to check the photo size setting before she takes pictures, so she's ended up with some panorama photos when she didn't want them. I have an older Minolta APS that I love so I thought APS would be the easiest for my Mom to deal with. We had a bad experience with my old 35mm camera. I asked my Mom take some pictures with my 35mm during our wedding and she accidentally re-used a roll of already exposed film since it didn't pull all the film inside the cartridge when it re-wound, she thought it was a new roll since there was an end sticking out. So, a bunch of our wedding photos turned out to be double-exposed crap, very disappointing. That was my main reason for getting her an APS camera, there's no chance of double-exposing the film! I do think my Minolta APS may take better pictures than this Elph, but for the occasional photographer this is way better than those darn disposable cameras.

Summary: Canon Elph Z3 Zoom APS Cambera Kit

Comment: I love this camera because it offers three different picture sizes and has the zoom lense. It is the second one I have owned. The only problem I have with it is putting in the date. A friend always has to do this for me.

Summary: Great Camera

Comment: People dont realize its not just the camera that takes good pictures, but how the person uses the camera. I bought this camera in 2002 and i still have it. It takes great pictures. I took pictures of weddings and parties and the picture came out great. People loved the pictures. Cameras do break so you do have to be careful how you load the film. The only bad thing about the camera is you have to push the button down for a second, then release it and it takes a moment to take the picture so this camera is not good when taking pictures of small children. APS film does have a disadvantage versus the 35 mm on the quality of the picture when you enlarge, but the advantage is you can get 3 different sizes which is good when you what to get a scene. Its very compact and it comes with a case.

Summary: it's alright

Comment: I have had this camera for a few months now and while taking pictures it all of a sudden, it froze on me and now it is useless. I probably will have to pay more for fixing it than it is worth. I would definitely invest in a different camera.

Summary: Problem with film loading compartment!

Comment: I received this camera as a gift in June 2003 and used it maybe 10 times over the course of a year. Then all of a sudden the "EASY" APS loading dock started to get very fussy. After about a month of playing to get the film loaded, the camera stoppped letting the film out of the compartment! It's broke and I can't get it working! I took it to the Camera Shop and they said it would cost $110.00 to fix it! Forget it! I'm going back to 35MM - the film is cheaper and it cost a lot less to get developed. How much easier was the APS after all?