Canon Sure Shot A-1 Panorama Waterproof Camera (Includes Case, Battery and Neck Strap)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.2 x 4.7 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00016QMDW
• Item model number: A1 Panorama Date
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,639 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 24, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Nothing whets your appetite for photographic adventure like Canon's Sure Shot A-1 -- Wonderfully compact and light, this amazing 35mm waterproof land and sea camera goes everyplace you do.
• High-performance, high-quality waterproof compact camera.
• Fully automatic operation guaranteed to depths of 16.4 feet underwater or on land.
• Precise 3-point Active Smart AF with 415 focusing steps from 1.5 feet to infinity.
• Built-in automatic flash with red-eye reduction feature and flash on / off capability.
• Extra-large, high-eyepoint viewfinder ideal for shooting pictures wearing a mask or goggles.
• Sharp close-ups to 1.5 feet underwater or above.
• Water resistant case, strap and a battery included.

What's in the Box:
Sure Shot A-1 panorama date body, A-1 deluxe soft case CSU-5, one 3V lithium battery CR123A, neck strap 25, warranty card, instruction manual

Product Description

Nothing whets your appetite for photographic adventure like Canon's Sure Shot A-1 - Wonderfully compact and light, this amazing 35mm waterproof land & sea camera goes everyplace you do.PRODUCT FEATURES:High-performance, high-quality waterproof compact camera;Fully automatic operation guaranteed to depths of 16.4 ft. underwater or on land;Precise 3-point Active Smart AF with 415 focusing steps from 1.5ft. to infinity;Built-in automatic flash with Red-Eye Reduction feature and Flash On/Off capability;Extra-large, High-eyepoint Viewfinder ideal for shooting pictures wearing a mask or goggles;Sharp close-ups to 1.5ft. underwater or above.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best thing ever - until it dies, July 31, 2005

By	Karina Montgomery "manyhats" (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Take all the advice you can about pre- and post-water care for these cameras, and in fact, read up on other models' tips, because even though I would rinse this camera carefully, its own manual is not as stringent about after-dive care. As a result, this, the very best water camera I had ever bought (I took it to 40 feet, no problem) totally and terminally punked out on a short snorkeling excursion due to leakage. And once it leaks, it's over. To its credit, it did rewind the already-shot film before it gave up the ghost, a truly valuable death-throe. So take GREAT care of it and you will never have reason to complain. It corrects for underwater optics and it also works well on land. It does like to turn itself on (the "on" dial is quite slippery) so keep tons of extra batteries (C123A, $$$) around. Takes delightful pictures; I would buy it again. And I have to because mine died.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best at what it does, March 14, 2006

By	S. Farrar (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a former professional photographer who went through every technological innovation in imaging during a long career, from 4X5 press cameras to digital.

The Canon Sure Shot A-1 is one of my all time favorite cameras, out of dozens I have owned. It's incredibly rugged and easy to use in any situation. It has sloshed around in sea water in the bottom of a kayak and worked beautifully in sub-zero temperatures on ski slopes. The high-eyepoint viewfinder means it's easy to frame the image with one eye for the camera and the other for oncoming waves.

The lens is extremely sharp and the moderate wide-angle view makes it useful in all kinds of situations. If I had to carry just one camera to get me thorough any situation, this would be it and, in fact, that's exactly what I've done, many times.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This camera definitely earned its keep, April 16, 2008

By	GenealogyMom "in search of my roots" (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

I used this camera for many years and received a lot of enjoyment from it. It took wonderful pictures and was very durable. It met its maker when it took a pretty hard whack from a boulder in a fast-moving river. I, unlike the other reviewer, could not get it to rewind that last roll of film. I definitely miss it! I'm looking to find something comparable in a digital model but it's proving to be quite difficult.