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So your SD400 is the Ixus 500? What was the flaw that causes the LCD to break? Should I be extra careful with mine?


I take that back. I didn't have an SD400, I had an SD200.

According to DPreview, the Ixus 500 and Powershot S 500 are the same camera. I think both of those cameras, as well as the SD 500, are part of the same line and might very well all have the same design flaw. Here is a thread about it..

Yes, I think you should be extra careful. Don't drop your camera, even if it's inside a padded bag or inside the pouch on your empeg bag, as mine was. The empeg survived the drop, the camera didn't.

Ooo: One thing I forgot to mention about the difference between the Canon cameras and my Panasonic Lumix DMC FX9: The Lumix has amazingly good battery life, and all the Canons required carrying a second battery and a swap-out mid-day. The Panasonic Lumix's battery lasts multiple weekends for me.
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Tony Fabris