Canon Powershot A1100 IS Digital Camera Kit, Gray with 4GB SD Memory Card, Camera Bag, Table Top Tripod, 4 AA Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni MH) 2900 mAH Rechargeable Batteries with 4-Hour AA & AAA Quick Charger, 110/220 volt. Professional Lens Cleaning Kit

2010-04-12T21:00:00

I purchased this camera with the immediate intention of taking pictures of things I wanted to sell on Craigslist. To my dismay, I am unable to download pictures to my computer. When researching the problem using the abbreviated manual that comes with the camera (you'll have to print your own FULL manual from the CD and either carry it or your computer around with you if you require involved reference material while taking pictures away from home) one of the more glaring issues is the system requirement of "512Mb RAM". I only have 256Mb RAM. I know 512M isn't much these days, but that salient bit of info is not provided [...]One of the other trouble shooting items is the use of fully charged batteries, but Canon "recommends" that you use an AC adapter "sold seperately" when connecting to the computer - one doesn't come with camera or in the kit[...] That leaves one guessing about the battery/AC adapter issue. So now I am left with the tedium and expense of obtaining and installing additional RAM on my computer and buying an AC adapter. Otherwise, I just have an anchor for a very small boat. As recommended by others, I removed the Canon Software and just plugged the camera into the USB hoping to use a Windows application, no joy. I also double checked to make sure the memory card tab was not in the protect position. So, now I don't use the camera at all. [...]

Notta F.