Uh Oh! Canon Issues Safety Notice for Powershot A530/A540's

Canon USA has issued a safety notice about Powershot A530 and A540's overheating. Here is a portion of the notice:

"We have discovered that, in a very small number of Powershot A530 and Powershot A540 digital cameras, the area around the battery cover on the bottom of the camera may become hot. We would like to convey the details of this phenomenon and our service policy."

Please read the full Canon Safety Notice for more information.

I really like the Canon digital cameras and routinely recommend them (especially the A540) to friends. I hope this is a small issue and doesn't affect any future recommendations. I wonder if anybody has actually been burnt by the overheating area.