Digital Camera Repair question

Snake007x · #1 11-05-2003, 12:26 AM

3 pins in my digital camera's memory slot got bent accidentally. I have a canon a300. does anyone know how much a repair will cost?

reagan_youth · #2 11-05-2003, 01:53 PM

I can only tell you that I owned a JVC and that the cost to look at and give me an estimate was 1/5th of the value of the camera. Then, parts are not cheap, etc.
Unfortunately, video cameras have become the toasters of 2003.
If you were a bad guy you could walk into the local Wally World, buy a new identical one and then put the old one in the box and take it back. Not suggesting that, but Wally world is a big fat cat coporation you know...
BTW, Ebay shows a buy it now of $189 for a NIB A300. Then, you could probably sell you old A300 to somebody else on ebay for $75 or so. You would not believe how many people are willing to take a chance for 40 percent of new.

Simply Emo · #3 11-05-2003, 02:38 PM

I'm not exactly sure but I'd bet more than about fifty dollars. But an easier solution would be to get a butter knife and just bend the pins back with lighting it up with a laser pointer...

Digital Cameras Are Crap

Snake007x · #4 11-05-2003, 07:29 PM

The butter knife doesn't fit. Neither do the plyers. Trust me I tried.

This camera was really great.

There is a place I can take it to get a free estimate. I'll try and do it this weekend.

Simply Emo · #5 11-06-2003, 10:29 PM

Hurm, but if it ends up costing more than 70 dollars to repair (repairs are always expensive for the most simple things), you might just as well get a new one since they have come down in price substantially...

A search on pricegrabber.com showed me the a300 at 149, but hopefully they can help you for cheap [img]smile.gif[/img]

Snake007x · #6 11-06-2003, 10:33 PM

Well this is a really great camera and I think 70 bucks is worth it to get it fixed. Thanks for all of your help everyone.