Dropped then Lens Error
927353
Well, very much liked this camera...small enough to fit in my pocket but with a nice zoom lense. Then I dropped it. Sounded a little grindy after that then the lens error.  Sounds like it might be a problem with the camera generally, but since I dropped it I can't fully blame canon.  I did get about 4 years out of it.  Canon wants $111 to fix.  Talk about setting the price right at the point of indifference.
24696
I own some very expensive Nikon camera e.g. a D800 etc.  I wanted this to stuff in my pocket and carry to parks or places for My wife to use or me without dragging the big gear along.  I slipped and fell on my butt on a wet slope but caught myself with my elbows and empty hand. Apparently the shock did something to the camera because after that the lens would not focus or retract to off  any longer.  The camera never touched the ground or came into contact with anything. Apparently its not very durable.
173512
Lens are not clear, used it couple of times but didn't resolves it purpose.
1151762
The lens fell out after a month of purchase. I was told to send them a picture of the glasses with no instructions on how to do that or where to send it
I wanted to do a text attachment from my phone to a phone number of theirs. They had no valid phone number i could text to.

Don Boden
248-330-0409
3057624
Like many others I had the famous lens problem. The camera was working for 9 mounts and the lens just  stopped working.

Many people had the same problem. Just google it - E18 error

I bought the SX100IS as well and it had a lens problem too. Both cameras made good pictures but broke so my advise is stay away from Canon. Buy a SONY or Nikon!
2076454
I really liked this lense until it broke.  I don't think it took a terrible fall or anything, it has rolled out of my case onto the floor, but not from any height of more than six inches.  A little frustrated that it was so easily broken.
3912234
NOT Dust Proof.  Large gap between lens and frame!!!!!!!!! Fix This description!
262222
It broke the first time I used it, won't stay on the lens :-(
1534578
The lens had a problem from day one . it would keep trying to focus . i had never had a lens without vr and just thought i could not hold steady enough .
3237356
Saved our lens!  Don't buy this because it's a UV filter (although it works fine for that, too) - buy it because it can be the last point of protection for your expensive lens. Case in point: Our $2800 Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS lens.  Dropped it. Fell directly on the end of the lens. Filter was destroyed, but no damage to lens. The front lens glass would have shattered with this drop, but the Filter took the brunt of the abuse.
1429004
Lens falls off easily. I have lost 2 within a week of getting both. I am using a UV filter to protect my lens.
4893943
I had one of these on my Pentax K10D for about 6 months. I was out on a shoot near Bryce canyon, Utah. I was mounting the camera with an attached 280mm lens to a tripod. My tripod has a bogen quick disconnect on it and all I can say is it failed. The camera plummeted to the ground. The weight of the lens caused it to hit the pavement first. The lens tore away from the camera body and the body bounced on the asphalt several times before coming to rest. After recovering from the tragedy I put the camera away and didn't get it out until I got home. The damage to the camera body was the lens mount and a cracked viewfinder. I sent it in for repair. When the repair facility called me they said that the body armor had saved the camera. The lens was easily repaired. The camera mount was re-attached and the viewfinder glass was replaced. The camera was undamaged otherwise. It looked as new on the outside as the day I bought it and it performs well to this day. Another nice thing was that the body armor was also undamaged. Good product.
1663431
the lens do not stay on. I've to use superglue to glue the mounting piece on the phone (if you are willing to do so) inorder for the len to stay on.
3216668
After reading all the good reviews, I thought this would be a great camera.  I did read some reviews where some people mentioned the lens getting stuck on their cameras, but since the good reviews outweighed the bad, I thought the odds of that happening to me were pretty slim.  Well, the odds were against me and now I have a camera with a "lens error."  I've tried everything to my knowledge to try to get it to work again and nothing has worked.  So, I'm sending it back.  Thankfully, I got most, if not all my pictures off of it before this error occurred - at least I hope I did.  Since the camera won't even turn on now, I have no way to tell for sure.  I thought Nikon was much better than this - it's a simple point and shoot camera - how can they mess that up?  Now, to look for a new camera ..... again.
534204
The hole for the camera lense was either too smal, or incorrectly placed.  Cannot take photos with the cover intact
3672934
aside from other issues mentioned, the biggest problem is: the lens on this camera is suspended internally on some kind of sensitive spring mechanism and its super easy to dislodge. within 1 month of owning this camera .. it was dropped a short distance and the camera instantly became a doorstop .. i've always expected the best from nikon, their SLRs and 900-series digital cams have always been rock solid and sturdy, .. but i've never had anything like this happen previously with any kind of camera... very disappointing. this is junk .. i'd definitely avoid this one...

EDIT: to the 2 comments given: one more time- I said I dropped this A SHORT DISTANCE - under 2 feet to a carpeted floor. and the SPRINGS got dislodged. Because the design is/was poor.
981932
Bought the light to pass a state safty inspection. Two week after the inspection the lens shattered. I assume from a rock on the highway, but I don't know for sure. This is disappointing, but I am going to try to just replace the lens cover this time around. The other side is ok for now.