From Newsgroup: rec.photo.digital

My venerable Canon Power Shot A580 AiAF is no longer working. It
will say that I need to change the batteries immediately upon my
putting new A cells in and turning the camera on. I think I've had
it for about 10 years, and I paid $129 USD for it, so it's not a
bad buy. But I need a camera. Can anyone suggest a camera that's
similar for a reasonable price? I'm okay with 8 MP, I don't need
more. Something similar to the Canon A580 would be fine, if they
make such a thing anymore.

Obviously I don't keep up with developments in cameras, but I like
to post photographs on-line here and there and it's very useful for
me when I need a photograph for an ID card or something. I don't
expect that I'll be able to replace the A580 for $129, but price is
an object. Any suggestions?

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On 8/14/2025 3:34 PM, private@dizum.com wrote:

My venerable Canon Power Shot A580 AiAF is no longer working. It
will say that I need to change the batteries immediately upon my
putting new A cells in and turning the camera on. I think I've had
it for about 10 years, and I paid $129 USD for it, so it's not a
bad buy. But I need a camera. Can anyone suggest a camera that's
similar for a reasonable price? I'm okay with 8 MP, I don't need
more. Something similar to the Canon A580 would be fine, if they
make such a thing anymore.

Did you already replace the CR1220 Battery?
See Page 173:
https://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/2/0300000752/01/PSA580_CUG_EN.pdf

Obviously I don't keep up with developments in cameras, but I like
to post photographs on-line here and there and it's very useful for
me when I need a photograph for an ID card or something. I don't
expect that I'll be able to replace the A580 for $129, but price is
an object. Any suggestions?

Buy a smartphone.
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From Newsgroup: rec.photo.digital

private@dizum.com, citizen@example.com wrote:

Obviously I don't keep up with developments in cameras, but I like
to post photographs on-line here and there and it's very useful for
me when I need a photograph for an ID card or something. I don't
expect that I'll be able to replace the A580 for $129, but price is
an object. Any suggestions?

For the past few years, my daily driver was Pentax WG-3. Compact,
dustproof, shockproof, crushproof, coldproof. And I've got it
second hand for a bit over $100.

https://www.pentaxforums.com/camerareviews/pentax-wg-3-wg-3-gps.html

Got the GPS model as my intent was to contribute to Commons; see:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/?curid=166974010 - street photo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/?curid=166491679 - flower close-up.

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From Newsgroup: rec.photo.digital

You might see how good (or otherwise) you phone camera is. I'm finding the Google Pixel range excellent.
--
David
Web: https://www.satsignal.eu
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