Canon Sure Shot Z115 Reviews

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $400.00 from a&b sound

Summary:I bought my Z115 Canon back in mid 90's it has been the best camera I have ever owned for an instamatic. At 100 km my son 9 at the time snapped a picture of a road side market and the picture was as if we were standing in front of it.
I found it great for motion pictures. I say found because I let myfriends daughter use it and she cracked the case where the batteries go and I have been fighting with it ever since. If I could find the exact same one I would buy it again, unless they have improved on it.

Strengths:great motion pictures
zoom worked great
color good
flash was wonderful

Weaknesses:none

Similar Products Used:none

Customer Service:no, don't know where to take it. Does anyone know?

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
4.50 of 5,
8 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:I HATE this camera. It has the worst color I have ever seen. It washes out everyone and everything. I am desperately searching for another one.

Strengths:Clear pictures.

Weaknesses:Lack of good color -- everything is always washed out.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $220.00 from local camera store

Summary:I have 2 this model camera for myself, I also bought another, one for my mom, one for my friend (pro photographer). I feel is great camera. You cann't find any other snap shot camera has 1/1000 shutter. Also I usually shoot chrome, this camera can get right exposure (under normal case). I read one review talk about date stamp, I think he maybe use 35mm SLR a lot, that's why he doesn't get use to. I bought my fist z115 when it just came out, I have no more than 10 picture pepple with red eye, I guess some people have lot red eye problem because they forget that snap shot camera buldin flash only can reach 10 ft to 15 ft. Overall this is great camera, even some new model (2002) can not beat it.

Weaknesses:zoom lens too slow( all the snap shot camera does same) flash too weak

Similar Products Used:canon A1 (under water) olympus 2800 olympus 3500 olympus xa olympus xa2 olympus stylus pentax auto110

Customer Service:no needed

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Price Paid:  $225.00 from 6th Avenue Electroni

Summary:I have used this camera for about 6 years. Never had mechanical problems. However, I can not recommend this camera because Red Eye is present despite the Red-Eye Reduction mode.

Strengths:Light, Compact, fast AF

Weaknesses:Red Eye was present in almost every flash photograph

Similar Products Used:None

Customer Service:Never needed Customer Service

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Price Paid:  $180.00 from Camera World online

Summary:Decent camera but I cannot recommend Canon due to poor reliability. This camera ws a replacement for the Canon 105 QD which is a piece of junk. The camera worked well overall. Some minor annoyances include: the date stamp is too much into the frame instead of the usual lower right corner, and the AF infrared receiver below the flash is too easy to be covered up by one''s finger. The worst thing about this camera is reliability. The zooming mechanism started failing after just 8 months. The zoom lens just wouldn''t catch right and you have to turn the camera on and off to force the lens to retract before the parts snaps back in place. Sent the camera in for repairs and the diagnosis was the baterry cover was defective. What does that have to do with the zoom mechanism not operating correctly? Needless to say, the problem subsided for awhile and started again after the 6 month repair warranty. I will not buy another Canon camera ever

Strengths:Sharp pictures, easy to use.

Weaknesses:Zooming mechanism failed after 8 months.

Similar Products Used:Pentax IQ70, Ricoh, Canon 105 QD

Customer Service:I found their diagnosis hard to believe. They blamed the zooming problem on the battery cover.