Summary: Way overpriced, recharge batteries instead

Comment: It's extremely unfortunate but I can't help looking at this as a predatory product. There's no good reason to make the camera require a proprietary design to begin with but then to charge this much money for it -- it's insulting. The quality is fine but for less than half the cost, you can buy a charger plus four AA batteries and recharge them galore. Heck, you could buy three more sets of perfectly good AA batteries and never ever run out of juice.

I'm a Canon fan but enough is enough. The camera's Excellent, the lenses are Fair to Good, the AC adapter is a bad buy for the money.

Summary: Hahaha, very late review.... great working product.

Comment: Indeed, if you have a Canon Powershot you will need this AC device when you transfer pictures from camera to PC. I had mine for almost two years and it works.

Summary: Why should this be so expensive?

Comment: I can understand having a charger for a laptop, but this I don't quite understand; at least not for this price. I would highly suggest getting some good rechargeable batteries (Powerex or Eneloop) and a good charger (MAHA or La Crosse). Right now I'm charging the batteries (energizer) for my camera, and all my other batteries are in use. I figured that getting the adapter would be useful; but now that I've seen the price, I have to reconsider. I'm just going to buy eight rechargeable batteries. That way I'll always have a charged set, I can use them for other purposes should the need arise.

Summary: Power Adapter Review

Comment: The adapter arrived within six days after the order. It was new and I used it the day it arrived. Every thing worked A-OKAY. I downloaded two hundred thirty-six pictures from the camera without a single problem. Best product, best price I could find any where. Thanks Amazon.

Summary: Quality: High; Value: Not Worth It

Comment: Note that I'm reviewing the value, not necessarily the quality of the product.

The PowerShot A620 that I used this with has excellent battery life with Lithium or rechargeable Nickels, so, while the power adapter works well, it's not worth it unless you're doing a lot of shots or are doing a lot of flash-intensive work from a fixed location (near an outlet).

For about half the price, though, this product would feel much more justifiable for a purchase.