Canon LS-82Z Calculator

this small calculator is highly overpriced. similar ones are available for half the price. i am sorry having purchased this item.

very handy to have at your desk or at your bedside table. a little awkward for your purse.

Perfect size, can fit in the palm of your hand, comfortable keys that are properly space and have very good key action. The best I have ever had and I just bought a second one for work.

One other reviewer said the change sign button is on the % sign. Well, it isn't actually. There is no change sign button. What the + - on the percent button means is you can add or subtract percent easily. For example, you can key in 100 + 6 % to add 6% to 100... It is a small calculator, but perfect for balancing a checkbook. Perfect size for what I was looking for. I do wish it had a change sign button, however. That would get it 5 stars then.

I needed a simple and small calculator for work. I don't use it very often, but when I need one I am usually in a hurry and want it to work ASAP. I wanted a solar one that was easy to use and didn't have lots of fancy buttons. This is exactly what I was looking for. It's not bulky and not too "scientific".

Works fine, great price, but too small. You don't realize a small calculator is annoying until you have one.

Canon makes a fine small pocket calculator that I trust. I understand, of course, that some people will want this for the same reasons I wanted it while other people would never be satisfied with this calculator. Therefore, here are the pros and cons of this calculator:

PROS:

1) It can use either solar power or battery power.

2) The keys are pretty much the right size.

3) The numbers on the screen are relatively easy to read and it's got a memory feature.

4) The calculator comes with a "function card." This will help you or refresh your memory as to how to use this calculator to its maximum potential.

5) This product is relatively inexpensive; this is perfect for anyone who wants an affordable pocket calculator.

6) The display is angled toward the viewer's eyes so it's easy to read the display--and the display doesn't even need full brightness in order for you to read it!

CONS:

1) It doesn't have features that a statistician would want. If you want to use this for matrix and vector calculations, you're flat out of luck. Get a scientific calculator instead.

2) The change sign button is very difficult to even notice--it's on the "%" button!

3) The three key limit on the memory function may frustrate people.

Overall, this calculator is perfect for anyone who wants a regular, reliable and inexpensive calculator just to do basic functions. Again, statisticians and other people will not be satisfied with this; but I was pleased overall. It's a great calculator for most people; and so I'll give this a four star review.

If you are looking for an office-size calculator like I do, this product is NOT for you.

Let's face it...it's only a calculator! However, for the price I thought I might get a little bigger and better quality. The buttons have a cheap feel and the size is smaller than your typical desk calculator. If you really don't care then just get it...it's only $10, but if you want a little better for your money then shop your local office supply store.

Even though the calculator fits in the palm of your hand I find it easier to use than some of the larger ones. Highly reccommended.

I first saw the CANON LS-82z calculator at my local bank. It
was anchored to a table, so no one would take it, and was
there for people to tally up deposits and/or withdrawals. It is
so little, so useful, so -- well, cute -- that I found myself
anthropomorphizing it, (that is, turning an innanimate object
into something which is living...at least in my imagination,
and falling completely in love with the adorable little
calculator at first sight, (and use!). I wanted so much to take
it home with me, (as a calculator -- AND pet!) Perhaps it's
due to the fact that I live in a no-pet building that helped
foister these, er....feelings in me, but the fact is that it IS
a rather small and compact little calculator, (only 3.5 x 4.5 x
1.2 inches in size), has easy-to-use hard, (but not too hard)
plastic keys, and a nice big 8-digit display! It also seemed
just the right size fit in my hand...though, of course, tethered
as it was to the table in the bank, I couldn't try it out. No --
I did NOT hear the little calculator say, "Take me home with you!"
-- but it was fun to IMAGINE it was saying this. I also knew the
bank had probably searched very carefully to find the right model
calculator to put on the bank table. So -- with this free advice
that this was a good calculator, (which the bank had unknowingly
given me -- and every other bank customer!), and my own immediate
liking to it -- though I knew I couldn't take the bank's model
home with me, I did the next best thing: I wrote down the model
number, and looked for it on the internet. Sure enough -- there
the calculator I had seen in the bank, (or maybe one of it's
first or second cousins!), was there on Amazon! Immediately, I
liberated....er, that is, bought...two of them, hoping, (in my
imagination, that is), that these little calculators would find
a happy home in my condo!

When the calculators arrived, I took one out of its protecive
plastic casing, and immediately put the number "107734" on it.
Then I turned the calculator upside down. As with any calculator,
the word "heLLO!" appeared on the screen. (There's a whole book
of these calculator tricks, which I mean to look up on Amazon
as at the earliest opportunity!)

Well, the little Canon LS=82z does fit nicely in the palm of my
hand, and works just as well in my home, as it does at the
bank. The keys are HARD plastic -- which means they do NOT get
soft and difficult to use after a while. However, "hard" does
not mean "difficult" here -- the keys are a pleasure to use!
They are small enough to keep the size of the calculator down,
but big enough for adult hands to use. And -- this IS a solar
AND battery calculator. You can always test this on any calcu-
lator. Just be sure the calculator is on, and showing numbers.
Then put your finger over the solar-battery panel. If the
numbers fade, then the calculator is a solar-powered calculator,
only. If they do not fade, then obviously a battery is in the
calculator, too -- as is the case here.

It's true this calculator has only a three-key memory, and some
people find this a great inconvenience. To me, it's only a very
minor inconvenience, and one I can easily live with. The "change
-sign" (from plus to minus, or vice versa), key is strangely printed
on the same key as "%". Sadly, there seems no way to use the
"change sign" function, as directions are not given on the back of
the package, and there are no other directions given. I don't
change the sign, often -- so again, this is a minor inconvenience,
for me. But if you must change signs from plus to minus, or vice
versa, often, I sadlty must suggest you "adopt" another calculator.

The biggest disappointment, though, is that, although this IS
powered by a battery, (presumably a button model), as well as solar
power, THERE ARE ONLY TWO SCREWS, ON TOP, IN THE BACK OF THE
CALCULATOR. This means that it's all but impossible to take the
battery out, and one will be left, eventually, with the choice of
either using this as only a solar calculator, or getting another
calculator altogether. A mean thing to do to both calculator...
and user.

Still, I plan to use and enjoy my litte LS-82z. And if I anthropor-
morphize once in a while, what of it? Sometime back, an entire
TV show, ('WONDERFALLS'), was based on this idea of anthropormorph-
ism. It stayed on the air only a short time...but during that
time, made money for everyone connected in its production!

Heralded by Zoologists and some more extreme factions of Entomologists as the single most useful field instrument in the history of Zoology, this nifty little calculator performs animal specific calculations and permutations.

In order to enable the patent pending Animal Function, shake the calculator thrice, then twice in a turnwise rotation (Clockwise if you are in the northern hemisphere). Voila! The calculator will now perform calculations for all your favourite animals and even the ones we don't like.

Ever wanted to know what an elephant divided by a hen to the power of antelope equals? This calculator will provide the answer. (Hint: The answer does not contain any decimal points) And simply turn the calculator upside down and you can now perform insect specifc calculations - up to 10,000 ants long!

Canon, as the famous song goes, You are Simply The Best! for having created a zoologist specific calculator.

I think this is nice, but I have yet to find the alkaline battery this requires. I have been to 2 stores and they didn't have the particular kind needed. So if you want to use it right away, don't order it. But if you don't mind driving around to find the battery it needs, then it is probably fine. I should have just driven to a store to get a calculator with a battery.

I had a need for a solar calculator that did not take up space but at the same time was not too small. I like the display angle. It's the perfect basic calculator. I would have given it five stars but for the fact that the On/C button would have been better placed if it was the first one in the column and not the second.

The designers at Canon responsible for this product appear to have actually used a calculator before. This product is thoughtfully designed and ergonomically appropriate. The battery back-up is great for low-light conditions and works seamlessly (if you happen to be "ciphering" and walking at the same time). Highly recommended!

The product is functioning just as good, so far, as the Texas Instruments TI-1795SV calculator which I also own. It has basically the same functions but with a little smaller footprint and quite a few dollars cheaper.

I really like it, but I really notice how much I miss haveing a "change sign" button (the +/- that changes a positive number to a negative and vice versa). I'd give this calculator a 4.5 star if it had that.

Definitely works, but is considerably smaller than your average desktop calculator. Also due to this I think, some of the buttons, notably the CE and ON buttons, are on the side of the number pad, not above it, as I am used to. Altho this would seem minor it makes for some fumbling around with the keys every time.

If small is good for you think about this calkeylator, otherwise go for a regular one.

When counting the conceivable number of ice cream cones you could eat within a 365-day year, a calculator managing the basic functions should be all you need ... and that is all right here in this Canon.

Some days are like the one today. The summer swelts, as it is apt to do, but what about you? Worry not. Traipse onward to your favorite creamery. How often can you do this? That's where the calculator comes in.

Work in your figuring confectionery and coffee shop visits, stops by the corner hot dog vendor, and the lovely friend you might bring along to each celebration of taste. Consider taxes, tips, and extra chocolate sprinkles. This math will take a focused mind, and an accurate calculator.

Large numbers, visible digits, and extra buttons for those with the mathematical acumen to enjoy them, the Canon calculator sits snugly on any desk or cafe counter. It will suffice most dining needs, powered by sunny days and ice cream desires.

Ensure the goodness of a year filled with flavor, well-paced through each week by knowing the cost and averages of chocolate, cappuccino and gelato. Be prepared for hot fudge sundaes, mochas and nougat bars. When December comes, as the year has passed, you will be able to tell the one you love, "This one's on me," with confidence, as you will have studied the numbers on your Canon calculator.

--Brockeim

The buttons on this calculator are large so it makes it easier to us (less mistakes). The solar power is another added plus (no need for batteries). I have used a variety of canon calculators and have found them all to last long and be of very good quality.

Peace and Happiness,

Patrick Leonardi, Author of

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I am a realtor and a calculator is essential for my job. This little Canon LS82Z Calculator is the right price; I can see the numbers; the shipping was free through Prime shipping; and I got it within a week (might have even been a couple of days.)

It came with a function card and taught me some things I may have known, but surely had forgotten about storing information and re-using it; again, a real asset for customers asking about financing.

It really is a sweety! Thank you.

Gail Hoxie

I like this calculator very much, however I caught my son Jeremiah writing obscenities with it the other day. I thought it said 5318008, but when turned upside down, it said BOOBIES. It's kind of like when they put them satanical messages in the rock and roll music. Surely this is the work of the devil.

I know there is a calculator on my computer, but I still love regular calculators and this one is a convenient, compact size. Since this is dual powered, it will last longer and you can recharge it with solar power.

The size of this calculator is nice because it fits in your hand while you calculate away. I find I make less mistakes, although I do sort of miss my calculator with the larger key pad.

~The Rebecca Review