GE A730 7MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Black): Customer Reviews & Product Details

Was a great camera, used often but gently. After about a month and a half of taking pictures and videos, the camera started having LENS ERROR and it won't stay on or open long enough to take a picture. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAMERA TO ANYONE!!!! We were always careful and there was no reason for the error to have happened. I loved it, up until we started having this problem. I have researched it and it seems this is a common error with no corrective measures. Very disappointed in GE.

No review @ this time. I gave it as a gift to my wife and not sure how she likes it.

In a little more than 1 year, I have had 2 GE A730 cameras. GE replaced the first camera because it stopped working during our vacation. (8 months after we bought it.) They replaced it because it was a manufacturer's defect and they replaced it with a refurbished model. The second one didn't perform as well as the first one. It was sluggish- sometimes needing to press the shutter button 3 times for just one picture. It was nice as a backup though. The size was nice and the fact that it needed 2- AA batteries was very convenient. The second one decided to quit working at my grandma's funeral. (6 months after GE replaced it). Absolutely no warning that it was failing. Let me down once, shame on you, let me down twice- shame on me. I will not be replacing the camera with another GE.

I received this camera as a gift and it worked well for a little over a year. Then it suddenly started to go through batteries - I would say a new set of batteries for every 20 point-and-shoot pictures taken! I contacted GE about the problem and they were aware of it. They directed me to a patch download to address the issue. The patch worked for about a day then the problem resumed. It did take some good pictures while it worked, but I wish this camera would have lasted a bit longer.

Very frustrating. I purchased this in spite of the many reviews about the battery life. After researching a bit it seemed that doing a firmware upgrade takes care of the problem...it doesn't. I have yet to take more than one picture with ANY type of battery. Rechargables don't work at all, lithium takes a picture then dies so there is no way to download, special camera batteries were no better. Spent $35 in batteries and no camera. The batteries are still powering my old camera though so they aren't a total waste. GE was no help. So either spend extra to get the battery issue solved or get lucky and get one without a battery issue. Would not recommend this to anyone, regardless of the price. Stick with Canon or Sony, I've never had an issue with either of those brands.