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Do Not Buy A Toshiba Digital Camera Until You Read This

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Toshiba Digital Camera – Not Recommended – Discontunued

I have owned this camera for 2 years now and it finally bit the dust.

I still think it holds the title for best bang for the buck in the 3-megapixel range. I really enjoyed all of the manual features and fine-tuning capabilities. The remote control is a great feature for group photos. The long exposure times can generate some very interesting night shots. In short, I don’t have any complaints about the features of the camera.

Last weekend the camera died. I got just over 2 years and 2000 pictures out of it. I researched the failure to see if there was a known fix out there on the Internet. No such luck.

I did discover that there seems to be some serious reliability issues with this particular model. I found 1 good piece of advice to find out how reliable a camera is: check the completed auctions on your favorite auction website and see what percentage of the cameras being sold are non-functional or are manufacturer reconditioned units. If found about 60% of the 65 units sold were dead or rebuilt PDR-3300’s. I checked the Canon A70 for comparison – only about 7% of the 320 units sold were dead or rebuilt.

My recommendation would be to either purchase an extended warranty or just don’t expect a lot of life out of the camera. It sounds like I did pretty well with a 2 year run. I’ll miss this camera, but won’t buy another Toshiba.

canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-21 1mp-full-frame-body-camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame Body Camera
US $2,199.99
End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 9:21:05 PDT
panasonic-lumix-dmc-fh27- -dmc-fs37-16 1-mp-digital-camera-silver Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FH27 / DMC-FS37 16.1 MP Digital Camera - Silver
US $158.95
End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 9:21:23 PDT
samsung-pl100-12 2-megapixel-dual-view-digital-camera-with-case Samsung PL100 12.2 Megapixel Dual-View Digital Camera with Case
US $129.95
End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 9:22:49 PDT
nikon-d3000-10 2-mp-digital-slr-camera-black-kit-w -af-s-dx-18-55mm-vr-lens Nikon D3000 10.2 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black (Kit w/ AF-S DX 18-55mm VR Lens)
US $275.50 (29 Bids)
End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 9:23:05 PDT

Canon PowerShot SX130IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom with 3.0-Inch LCD
Canon PowerShot SX130IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom with 3.0-Inch LCD
USD $144.00
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Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 12MP Black Digital Camera (Refurbished)
Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 12MP Black Digital Camera (Refurbished)
USD $178.99
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