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November 24th, 2006 06:02 PM #1
After Sony's infamous battery recall, here's another one:
TOKYO--(UPDATE) Sony said Friday it found a defect in some of its popular Cyber-shot compact digital cameras and offered to repair affected cameras free of charge.
The liquid crystal display screens of eight camera models might not display images correctly, images could be distorted or cameras might not take photos at all, Sony Corp. said in a statement.
The affected cameras -- DSC-F88, DSC-M1, DSC-T1, DSC-T11, DSC-T3, DSC-T33, DSC-U40 and DSC-U50 -- were sold at home and overseas between September 2003 and January 2005, the electronics giant said.
"In high-temperature and humid circumstances, the digital cameras may fail to show image through the viewer," a company spokesperson said, adding that the company would exchange defective parts free of charge.
Sony will repair for free only cameras that show signs of the problems, Sony spokesman Chisato Kitsukawa said. He refused to say how many cameras might be affected.
It's the second time in just over a year that Tokyo-based Sony announced defects in its digital cameras. It cited similar problems with 20 other digital camera models last October and offered free repairs.
The blows to Sony's mainstay Cybershot digital camera line follow a huge--and embarrassing--global recall of Sony-made laptop batteries that affected almost every major laptop maker in the world.
Sony is struggling to catch up in other areas where it has fallen behind rivals, including flat-panel TVs, portable music players and DVD recorders.
Still, Japan's electronics and entertainment giant may have a blockbuster in the new PlayStation 3, its much-awaited new video game console. The PS3 went on sale in Japan and the United States earlier this month. Its European debut has been pushed back till March because of production problems.
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November 24th, 2006 06:14 PM #3
Let's keep our fingers crossed...afaik Sony manufactures Nikon's CMOS sensor :D
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November 24th, 2006 06:20 PM #4
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November 24th, 2006 07:14 PM #5
Uhh, I'd be willing to bet that 99% of products out there have some sort of defect? What's the big news?
Almost all manufacturers of digicams have cases of LCD failure.
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November 24th, 2006 07:28 PM #6
Parang last year pa ata na news ito ah (or panibago na naman ito?).
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100701sony_ccds.asp
Affected yung camera ko (DSC-V1). December 2003 ko na-acquire, April 2005 nasira. Then nagrelease ang Sony ng advisory about mid-September ata. Napaayos ko naman sa Sony Philippines for free yung camera ko. OK na rin.
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November 24th, 2006 07:57 PM #7
nagkaroon din naman ng recall mga canon products (digicams, videocams) dati. naparepair ko rin yung videocam ko for free.
hindi problema yung magkaroon ng defect, ang importante, aminin ng manufacturer yung defect and will issue product recalls.
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November 24th, 2006 08:01 PM #8
Kahit naman my recall Sony at least ok naman service nila. I remember kasama sa recall yung Sony V1 last year ata yon... 3 weeks ago nasira yung V1 ko because of the CCD buti nalang pinalitan pa nila free of charge and my parts pa! Waited for 30 mins then got the camera back.
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November 24th, 2006 11:24 PM #10
Actually hindi lang sa Sony nagkakaproblema ng ganyan. yung canon ixus ko dati inilabas namin galing sa airconditioned na room. sobrang init sa labas tapos ang taas ng humidity. nag tubig yung lens pati ata yung electronic parts niya nasira. malas lang at wala nang warranty. wala din recall.
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