Canon Updates a Powershot with Higher Price and Fewer Features
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Canon released an updated PowerShot camera with a higher price and fewer features, sparking criticism from users and commenters on the value proposition and design decisions.
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What a shame, this is an underutilized mode. I don’t want the replacement functionality of connecting to my smartphone.
I loved the PowerShot series of cameras. I took 10s of thousands of exposures until the plastic gears of the telephoto finally stripped—my excuse to get another one!