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My Sony Cyber-shot digicam is broke :(:(

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Yzzim

Lifer
So my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W5 5MP digicam just stopped taking pictures the other day. When I turn on the camera everything is fine, LCD lights up, lights look normal, nothing wrong...so it seems. I try to take a picture and then the LCD goes black (but doesn't shut off) and then an orange light blinks. I can't turn the camera off or anything. Have to take the batteries out to get it to shut off.

Any idea what the problem could be? Is it an easy fix? Sony wants like $200 to fix the thing :|
 
there is a sony cam forum

forgot the name but it is very popular. try searching for it.

I went on it when I had my W1
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Every Sony product I've ever had has broken on me. Guess you don't get what you pay for.
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Too much for crap? I could crap in a bag and it would be better than most the Sony products.
 
Interesting. My CyberShot DSC-F828 has been the most reliable camera I've owned yet. It's fallen from >5', been hit by stuff, has been subjected to extraordinary sudden temperate changes, and god knows what else. And it's still ticking away like it's new. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Interesting. My CyberShot DSC-F828 has been the most reliable camera I've owned yet. It's fallen from >5', been hit by stuff, has been subjected to extraordinary sudden temperate changes, and god knows what else. And it's still ticking away like it's new. 🙂
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Maybe that's my problem, I need to abuse it more 😛

Just turned the camera on and when I try to take a pic the LCD does go black, but still has information displayed, such as megapixel size, picture quality, and disc capacity. 😕

Maybe it's a shutter problem?
 
Originally posted by: Yzzim
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Interesting. My CyberShot DSC-F828 has been the most reliable camera I've owned yet. It's fallen from >5', been hit by stuff, has been subjected to extraordinary sudden temperate changes, and god knows what else. And it's still ticking away like it's new. 🙂
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Maybe that's my problem, I need to abuse it more 😛

Just turned the camera on and when I try to take a pic the LCD does go black, but still has information displayed, such as megapixel size, picture quality, and disc capacity. 😕

Maybe it's a shutter problem?
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You have a bad CCD problem. My Sony F717 just developed the dreaded bad CCD. LCD is black with information displayed. It's widely known problem and affected many models. I'm going to have to contact Sony and get mine fixed.

Sony CCD recall
 
Originally posted by: Naustica
Originally posted by: Yzzim
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Interesting. My CyberShot DSC-F828 has been the most reliable camera I've owned yet. It's fallen from >5', been hit by stuff, has been subjected to extraordinary sudden temperate changes, and god knows what else. And it's still ticking away like it's new. 🙂
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Maybe that's my problem, I need to abuse it more 😛

Just turned the camera on and when I try to take a pic the LCD does go black, but still has information displayed, such as megapixel size, picture quality, and disc capacity. 😕

Maybe it's a shutter problem?
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You have a bad CCD problem. My Sony F717 just developed the dreaded bad CCD. LCD is black with information displayed. It's widely known problem and affected many models. I'm going to have to contact Sony and get mine fixed.

Sony CCD recall
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But mine isn't listed....? 🙁 DSC-W5
 
Originally posted by: Naustica
Originally posted by: BillGates
Next time buy a Canon.
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Canon was affected too. Sony made CCD for many companies including Canon, Fuji, Olympus, etc.
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I have a Canon PowerShot S3 IS in the mail 😀 Need to figure out how to pay for it though.... 😛
 
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