Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great Little Camera for an older model
Comment: I've had this camera since 2004. Then recently a coworker got a Canon A460 and that got me to thinking that I wanted something new so I checked out some of the newer cameras like the Canon A550 and SD800. Eventually, I will buy the Canon 550 or 570 and give the A85 to my son regardless what's the hurry. Then I was looking at the A85 because I want to buy one for my mom for a overseas trip and saw the reviews on amazon so I thought I would share mine. This is a great little camera. I have taken excellent pictures with it. And I have had no problems with it. It is easy to use and I do have 2 sets of rechargable batteries.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A wonderful little camera
Comment: I have been using the A85 for about 9 months and have found it to be extemely easy to operate, takes wonderful pictures, and can fit in your pocket. I use rechargeable batterys which give me at least 250 shots between charges. I download right from the camera onto my laptop and make any adjustments using a photo shop tool. Aside for some red eye from the flash shots the pictures are perfect up to an 8x10. I am just shy of 2,000 pictures and 0 problems. I have ordered a new Canon Rebel XT as I have lenses from other Canon equipment and would like to go digital in an SLR. My little A85 will never be left behind. I have friends who have other digital cameras which have a higher megapixel than the A85 and the images are not as clear. You get good and bad in everything and believe me I got a great one in my A85. If something would happen to it then I would buy another one without reservation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: DON'T DROP IT!!!
Comment: I've owned this camera for about 1 1/2 years. It worked great until 2 days ago. It fell off the top of my desk top computer (I was uploading pictures) about 16" off the carpet. After that it would not recognize the memory card. Tech said about $100 to fix.
There's no way a little bump like that should break a camera.
Customer Rating:
Summary: After $600.....
Comment: $600 dollars I spent in my first Sony SD40 camera long time ago. 3 years later I was still not able to take my desired pictures and still reading the manual to learn it's features.
With the Canon A85 I can take not only regular pictures but also, close-up using the macro feature, short movies and make my own posters.
For someone who is not a professional photo taker nor a photoshop pro user, this A85 is the perfect, affordable, friendly user and light weighted camera to own.
My 2 cents.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Unuseable Garbage
Comment: I've owned this camera for over a year and I have gotten perhaps 2 or 3 decent photos from it. This could be a good camera if you are willing to spend 20-30 hours learning to use it, but I have no idea. I've spent several hours learning this camera and it is always able to come up with a new reason to "not work". The most user-unfriendly devise I have ever owned!
Summary: Great Little Camera for an older model
Comment: I've had this camera since 2004. Then recently a coworker got a Canon A460 and that got me to thinking that I wanted something new so I checked out some of the newer cameras like the Canon A550 and SD800. Eventually, I will buy the Canon 550 or 570 and give the A85 to my son regardless what's the hurry. Then I was looking at the A85 because I want to buy one for my mom for a overseas trip and saw the reviews on amazon so I thought I would share mine. This is a great little camera. I have taken excellent pictures with it. And I have had no problems with it. It is easy to use and I do have 2 sets of rechargable batteries.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A wonderful little camera
Comment: I have been using the A85 for about 9 months and have found it to be extemely easy to operate, takes wonderful pictures, and can fit in your pocket. I use rechargeable batterys which give me at least 250 shots between charges. I download right from the camera onto my laptop and make any adjustments using a photo shop tool. Aside for some red eye from the flash shots the pictures are perfect up to an 8x10. I am just shy of 2,000 pictures and 0 problems. I have ordered a new Canon Rebel XT as I have lenses from other Canon equipment and would like to go digital in an SLR. My little A85 will never be left behind. I have friends who have other digital cameras which have a higher megapixel than the A85 and the images are not as clear. You get good and bad in everything and believe me I got a great one in my A85. If something would happen to it then I would buy another one without reservation.
Customer Rating:
Summary: DON'T DROP IT!!!
Comment: I've owned this camera for about 1 1/2 years. It worked great until 2 days ago. It fell off the top of my desk top computer (I was uploading pictures) about 16" off the carpet. After that it would not recognize the memory card. Tech said about $100 to fix.
There's no way a little bump like that should break a camera.
Customer Rating:
Summary: After $600.....
Comment: $600 dollars I spent in my first Sony SD40 camera long time ago. 3 years later I was still not able to take my desired pictures and still reading the manual to learn it's features.
With the Canon A85 I can take not only regular pictures but also, close-up using the macro feature, short movies and make my own posters.
For someone who is not a professional photo taker nor a photoshop pro user, this A85 is the perfect, affordable, friendly user and light weighted camera to own.
My 2 cents.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Unuseable Garbage
Comment: I've owned this camera for over a year and I have gotten perhaps 2 or 3 decent photos from it. This could be a good camera if you are willing to spend 20-30 hours learning to use it, but I have no idea. I've spent several hours learning this camera and it is always able to come up with a new reason to "not work". The most user-unfriendly devise I have ever owned!