Customer Reviews

Canon PSC-70 Deluxe Soft Camera Case for the Powershot S1 IS & G6

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While this carrying case might have been designed specifically for the Powershot S1 in mind, it is a VERY poor choice for the following reasons
- It is difficult to open and close. There is a zippered left and right side which goes down about 2-3 inches. The top flap closes with velcro. It therefore takes three movements to open the bag. An awkward and timeconsuming process.
- There is no space to keep a spare set of batteries, the minimum accessories a person would want to keep along with their camera. There is an inside pocket for memory cards. But I find that one card is all that fits easily. Any more, and the camera case will bulge.

This is designed for the fashion concious and trendy crowd who want the Canon logo on their camera case. It is not a practical carrying case. The least I would have expected is for Canon to design a concelable strap for this case. Instead, there is a belt loop which is pretty much useless as this camera is a little too bulky for you to put around your belt loop. And it seems certain to distort the shape of your belt. Do think twice about this purchase.

I am still looking for another case for my Powershot S1. I see a Targus Digital Camera Max case for under five bucks on Amazon and think I will get that instead. If you have alternate suggestions, do add them, for the benefit of other folks, right here.

I've heard other negative comments about the size case and found the Tamrac 5693 fits the Canon S1, and looks a lot better.

I bought this case yesterday for my Canon G6. G6 takes good pictures. However, perhaps because of the poor design of the power switch on the camera, together with the design and the size of this case (a little too small for G6), the power switch was easily activated accidently when I used this case. In about 50% of my dozens of testing puting the camera in and taking it our from the case, the power switch was activated. Even if you put the camera in without accidently turning the power on, there is still a high chance that the camera be turned on accidently while you are carrying it because the case is thin. It's not easy for me to just return it because I bought it via mail order. If I were to do it over again, I'll forget about the pretty look of this case and go for a different one that is practically more user friendly. It's not for G6.

I bought this case because Canon describes it as specifically designed for the G6. Some important piece of information must have been lost from design to marketing.

The bag BARELY fits the camera and its remote. You can squeeze in an extra CF card, but the added pressure against the G6 just doesn't make me very comfortable. It is VERY EASY to trip the power switch, meaning that the lense will begin to extend inside the case, where it has zero room to open. I suspect the switch can easily be activated while the camera is carried within the bag as well.

All in all, I'm very disappointed. It is an attractive case, but the potential damage to this expensive equipment and the hassle involved in removing and replacing the G6 into the bag is just not worth it.

After a dozen tries, and trying to be careful that I wasn't making any stupid mistakes, it's official: The Canon PowerShot G6 does not fit in this case. By the time you've zipped one side zipper, and started to try to zip the other, pressure of the sides of the case against the on/off switch on the top of the camera will have switched it on, the telephoto lens will be trying to extend, with complaining beeps, and you are motivated to extricate the camera quickly enough to save damage to the telephoto motor. And Canon has their name on this?

Canon didn't try very hard to design a pracitcal camera case for such an expensive product in reference to the PSC 70. The case is much too small to offer any type of cushioning or protection, if any type of accident were to happen, and there isn't enough storage space inside. There is room to store either a compact flash card or four batteries, whichever the owner chooses. They recommend this case for the S1 IS, but the camera barely fits inside the case! They should have added a third more space with some extra cushioning and more storage space for batteries. Canon usually makes good products, and I absolutely love my new digital camera, but they need more work in their accessory design department. Truthfully, this case looks flashy, but it doesn't offer real practicality for serious digital camera users. I bought the case because the description on their website said it was designed specifically for my camera, and the Canon logo appears on the front, which is attractive. I didn't expect to be disappointed so much.

I'm afraid I must disagree with the negative reviews given for the PSC-70 soft case for the Canon G6. The case is perfect for protecting the camera without unecessary bulk. If you need to carry all your accessories with your camera, get a gadget bag designed for that. The Canon case was designed to carry the G6 only. With a freshly charged battery and a 1 GB memory card, you're good for a whole day's worth of shooting. You shouldn't need anything more in most shooting sessions.

The fit of the G6 is just right. The two side zippers and the top Velcro flap allow the case to open up clam shell style. You can place the camera into the fully opened case and then close the case around the body. This prevents the on switch from being brushed and turning the camera on. Other small cases I have tried brush the on switch when sliding the camera into the case. The PSC-70 avoids this design flaw.

I find the case very convenient to wear on the belt, although it adds to the dork/nerd look of the user (fits my image perfectly). It is much more portable than carrying a large gadget bag on a shoulder strap.

I wanted a small case to put my Canon S1 IS in that was as small as possible when I'm not lugging around my bigger utility bag, and this one does the job perfectly.

I frequently drag my camera around with me out of the bigger utility bag, which contains the spare batteries, memory-cards, etc, and didn't like my camera being exposed without protection because the lens cap on the S1 IS falls off very easily, so I purchased this bag.

The zippered sides on the bag let the shoulder strap on the camera stick out so I can continue to use it and not remove it. Sometimes I don't bother to zip up the sides, because the velcro top does a pretty good job of keeping it closed.

There is a loop on the side of the bag (not the belt loop on the back) that I use to attach the bag to the shoulder strap on my camera. So, when I want to take a picture, I just grab the velcro top and "rip" it open without having to worry about where the bag is going to fall.

If you want a small bag that fits the Canon S1 IS, and already have another utility bag for spare stuff, this bag will do the job just fine.

You can get your G6 in there. It works better if you don't try to fit the straps in too. I was looking for a very small case to fit my G6 in, in order for it to be protected in my canvas purse (which I'm using as a camera bag), and I think it will work for that purpose. Don't be fooled, though, this thing is VERY small!

The G6 most definitely does not fit into this case. Why is it advertised as being suitable for the G6 camera.?