My G12 has got a scratched lens. This mystified me since I am pretty sure that I never touched the lens. Finally I realized what happened: the lens cover can scratch the lens when it closes. I think this occurred when I put it back into my camera case too soon while the cover was closing. After searching the internet I found other owners of G cameras complaining about the too close tolerance and scratching.
I sent the camera in to Canon for repair at their standard repair price (the camera is not under warranty). I am a little worried that Canon won't repair it or will charge more. It has been there for 2 weeks (they promise any repair will be done in 7 days). Even if they do repair it I worry that they may not do a good job of aligning the lens or keeping the sensor clean. Has anyone had Canon replace a lens?
Jon
