"Geo"

Have you looked at the price and spec of a Canon replacement?
e.g:-
http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_Camera/PowerShot/PowerShot_A495/


** The A495 is no replacement for the A420 - since it completely lacks an
optical viewfinder.

The A420 has one with inbuilt zoom that actually tracks the main lens -
without an optical viewfinder, such cameras become near useless in daylight
because the LCD screen is washed out.

I have owned an A430 ( near identical to the A420 ) for the last 4 years.




.... Phil