Sony Digicam / Camcorder Recall

**_Qwerty_** · October 19th, 2005 08:03 PM

for those with Sony Digicams / Camcorders.. from http://www.sony.com.ph

Notice to Owners of Sony Digital Still Camera and Camcorder

October 3, 2005

Thank you for your support and patronage of Sony products.

It has recently come to our attention that a limited number of Sony products that incorporate an image sensor device, or CCD, manufactured from October 2002 through March 2004 may exhibit the following condition:

When the product is used in camera mode, the LCD panel and/or electronic viewfinder exhibits either a distorted image or no image.
We have determined that this condition only occurs to a limited number of units, but may be accelerated if the units are exposed to high temperature and humidity environment.

In our efforts to ensure customer satisfaction, Sony will offer free out of warranty repair to the owners of applicable products exhibiting the above-mentioned condition caused by the image sensor device.

For further information on the applicable products and the repair service, please click on the following links to the respective product categories:

Digital Still Camera
DSC-F717
DSC-P10
DSC-P2
DSC-P32
DSC-P72
DSC-P8
DSC-P92
DSC-U10
DSC-U20
DSC-U60
DSC-V1
MVC-FD200

Camcorder
CCD-TRV228
CCD-TRV318
CCD-TRV418
DCR-DVD200
DCR-HC15
DCR-HC30
DCR-IP45
DCR-IP5
DCR-PC101
DCR-PC105
DCR-PC108
DCR-PC115
DCR-TRV16
DCR-TRV18
DCR-TRV19
DCR-TRV22
DCR-TRV25
DCR-TRV250
DCR-TRV265
DCR-TRV33
DCR-TRV340
DCR-TRV40
DCR-TRV460
DCR-TRV740
DCR-TRV840
DCR-VX2000
DCR-VX2100

Customers who have previously paid for service for CCD replacement (as outlined above), may contact our service centre for further information: 02-878-7600

**BoEinG_747** · October 19th, 2005 08:15 PM

thanks sir Dvorak ..nice info kahit canon digi cam ko

**_Qwerty_** · October 19th, 2005 08:24 PM

other cameras maybe affected too.. the ones that used CCD... http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1128958202.html

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

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

**Psylocke** · October 19th, 2005 08:31 PM

Blame Sony for the bad CCDs...

My Minolta was a victim of this late last year. The images took on a purplish cast, sometimes with yellowish bands, then went completely black...

**_Qwerty_** · October 19th, 2005 08:37 PM

my sony digicam blacked out a few months ago.. had it serviced.. costs 3T bucks.. i wonder if they will refund the money.. i've been calling their customer service all day.. puro recording lang..

**wulf** · October 19th, 2005 08:47 PM

hehe...buti na lang solid olympus ako :D

**boybi** · October 19th, 2005 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Psylocke

Blame Sony for the bad CCDs...

My Minolta was a victim of this late last year. The images took on a purplish cast, sometimes with yellowish bands, then went completely black...

Sony CCD ba ang gamit ng Minolta?

**cutedoc** · October 19th, 2005 09:00 PM

sabi ng fren ko na photographer, sa digica, ok daw canon, medyo fuss free daw ito, less hassle n di sakit sa ulo, mas maselan ang sony but for videocam mas ok daw sony

**_Qwerty_** · October 19th, 2005 09:02 PM

yung sony minidv ko.. ganon din.. nag black out din nung last kong ginamit.. pinitik ko lang kaya nag ok.. dadalhin ko na din sa service center.. nag stuck up yung lense dahil sa humidity..

yun kasi ang advise sa service center.. pag daw nag black out.. pitikin daw at baka na stuck up lang yung lense..

**Psylocke** · October 19th, 2005 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by boybi

Sony CCD ba ang gamit ng Minolta?

Yes for certain models:

DiMAGE A1
DiMAGE 7i
DiMAGE 7Hi
DiMAGE Xi
DiMAGE Xt
DiMAGE X20
DiMAGE S414
DiMAGE F300

AFAIK Sony is the biggest supplier of CCDs. Lots of brands use Sony CCDs so lots of brands are affected by this Sony CCD defect