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RideFree

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Make sure that you check THIS is the newest and most up-to-date list
occasionally to see if the list has changed. (This is current as of 11/2/2005)
Canon:
PowerShot A60
PowerShot A70
PowerShot A75
PowerShot A300
PowerShot A310
PowerShot S230 Digital ELPH / Digital IXUS V3 / IXY D320
PowerShot SD100 Digital ELPH / Digital IXUS II / IXY Digital 30
PowerShot SD110 Digital ELPH / Digital IXUS IIs / IXY Digital 30a
Fujifilm:
FinePix A303
FinePix F410 Zoom
FinePix F700
FinePix S2 Pro
Sony:
Cyber-shot DSC-F717
Cyber-shot DSC-P10
Cyber-shot DSC-P12
Cyber-shot DSC-P2
Cyber-shot DSC-P31
Cyber-shot DSC-P32
Cyber-shot DSC-P51
Cyber-shot DSC-P52
Cyber-shot DSC-P7
Cyber-shot DSC-P71
Cyber-shot DSC-P72
Cyber-shot DSC-P8
Cyber-shot DSC-P92
Cyber-shot DSC-U10
Cyber-shot DSC-U20
Cyber-shot DSC-U30
Cyber-shot DSC-U60
Cyber-shot DSC-V1
CD Mavica MVC-CD250
CD Mavica MVC-CD400
CD Mavica MVC-CD500
FD Mavica MVC-FD100
FD Mavica MVC-FD200
Konica Minolta:
(note: all affected models were actually released prior to the merger with Konica, and hence carry only the Minolta brand name)
DiMAGE A1
DiMAGE 7i
DiMAGE 7Hi
DiMAGE Xi
DiMAGE Xt
DiMAGE X20
DiMAGE S414
DiMAGE F300
Nikon:
(note: added 10/11/05 14:35ET)
Coolpix SQ
Coolpix 3100
Coolpix 5700
Ricoh:
(note: added 10/13/05 09:28ET)
Caplio RR30
Caplio 300G
Caplio G3
Caplio G3 model M
Caplio G3 model S
Caplio ProG3
Caplio G4
Caplio G4 wide
Caplio 400G wide
Caplio RX
Olympus:
(note: added 10/13/05 09:56ET)
Camedia C-5050 Zoom
Camedia C-730 Ultra Zoom
UPDATED 2005-10-11 14:38ET: Nikon Japan and Europe have published service advisories as well. This item has been updated to include information on the affected Nikon models.

UPDATED 2005-10-13 09:28ET: Ricoh Global has published a service advisory as well. This item has been updated to include information on the affected Ricoh models.

UPDATED 2005-10-13 09:28ET: Olympus Japan has published a service advisory as well. This item has been updated to include information on the affected Olympus models.

More may be added to this list as the manufacturers own-up to their failures.

Please have a look at this article in the Imaging-Resource News article by Michael R. Tompkins who reports that "Visitors to this site will doubtless have noticed a common thread across several of our recent news items: We've reported on digital camera service advisories from no less than four manufacturers, with all four offering to fix certain problems experienced by their customers regardless of warranty status."

Great news for anyone affected. :D:D:D

Also, please note the last parragraph of the article that states...
(camcorders, PDAs, and other such products being outside the remit of our site, we're not including these in our list).
 
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squirrel dog

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Thanks RideFree . Can you repost this as more manufactors get on this list ? I have a Ricoh that started give bad shots this summer(Blue/dark) . Its got to be the ccd .
 
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Ensign

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Very interesting. My Canon A60 doesn't seem to have this problem, but what if it happens in the future? Is there a way to tell if your model is ok or not?
 
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pcee

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Probably this is the case with Camcorders too...

My Canon Elura 50 Camcorder got into the exact same problem (I see very muddy picture with vertical lines) this summer (after app. 20 months of purchase). When I contacted Canon about this problem, they asked me to send it to Canon service location and they fixed the problem free of charge. I only paid app. $10 to ship it to Canon that's all.
 
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Terminal Raptor

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Sounds like a major snafu with the CCD manufactorer... At least these companies are fixing it for free instead of denying any involvement. That's what I call service. Thanks OP
 
funboy6942

funboy6942

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<Holds Panasonic FZ5 close to him, hugs and kisses it saying how much he loves his camera. I do, yes I do my little pookie dookie digital sunshine :D
 
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How do I find the manufacturing date on my Canon A70? So the moisture seeps through the CCD making the image blurry? Doesn't the moisture eventually evaporate? What about dead pixels? They should fix my dead pixels that seem to pop up now. I think I'm gonna submerge my camera in water and get it warrantied
 
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DaFOBulous1

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No problems for me for both the A75 or P8. Wonder if they can just replace mines. The P8 is a bit scratched up. :)
 
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normalicy

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Wow, a friend of mine just got done asking me about this problem she was having with her Nikon just a week ago. She'll be so happy.

It looks exactly like this on the preview screen, but also even when you download it to the computer. So, it's definately not the LCD. It's like all the colors became smeared up or something. Kinda artistic in a way.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/NPICS1/LOGOS/SONY_CCD_FAILURE.JPG
 
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Lmronby

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Thanks so much for this. My A60 started doing this and I was at a loss of what to do. Then I found this thread before I could even contact cannon. Good looking out for us.
 
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Mje

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Sweet. My ZR65MC camcorder died a while ago. Lucky I didn't throw it out.

Still plays video, but the CCD is always jet black on record (even with the lens cap off).
 
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RideFree

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Originally posted by: Mje
Sweet. My ZR65MC camcorder died a while ago. Lucky I didn't throw it out.

Still plays video, but the CCD is always jet black on record (even with the lens cap off).
Click to expand...
Don't mistake the LCD monitor on the rear for the internal CCD which actually captures the image, turning those pixels into data.

 
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Technologyst

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Please update the list, with this new info...

Nikon:
(note: added 10/11/05 14:35ET)
Coolpix SQ
Coolpix 3100
Coolpix 5700
 
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feelingshorter

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"Of course, the million dollar question in some consumers' minds is whether it is safe to buy current digital cameras. We obviously don't have a crystal ball to look into the future with, but given the range of dates mentioned in Sony's advisory, it certainly sounds like this particular problem was actually dealt with from a design / manufacturing standpoint over a year ago. There thus doesn't seem to be any reason to hold off on purchasing current models. To the contrary, the responsible way in which this problem has been handled by the various companies involved bodes well for the future, should anything like this crop up again."

- Thats what im sure most people want to know...so it is safe to buy current cameras and im glad Sony, being as big as they are, took action against something they could of kept quiet about.
 
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