RE: OT - Canon IXUS

["Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Oliver [mailto:ioliver.lists@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 24 September 2001 12:27
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT - Canon IXUS
>
>
> In article
> <17A46A8BD7E7D41199E300508BE3A94C01D55739@xxxxxxx
> om>, Steven
> Dickson wrote:
> > I know some of you own this camera.  My local Dixons is having
> a refit and
> > as such is selling off all the display stock.  There's a
> digital IXUS among
> > other cameras for £280, with box etc.
>
> A *very* nice camera.  The newer model is the Ixus V and it can
> be had for
> £369. The main extra feature is short video/audio recordings. I
> have heard of
> the Ixus being sold off for as low as £250 when Boots closed down
their
> photography section.
>
> > What can I look for other than the obvious
> > dents scrapes etc.  Is there a hidden system menu that tells me
date of
> > manufacture, hours of use etc?
>
> I don't know.  I'll have a hunt through my Ixus V manual.
>
> > The camera appears to be ok, other than it want's the clock and
date set
> > when powered up - would suggest possibly a new standby battery?
>
> I suspect that there's just a supercap to handle this and that
> leaving the
> main battery out for any length of time will do this.
>
Certainly with the S20 there's a Lithium button cell designed to protect
the
RAM when the main battery is removed. The IXUS may be different.

Tim.
>