Sony Finds Defects in Some Digicams

[nitrox]

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.

[chua_riwap]

Buti na lang, Nikon yung sa akin.

[nitrox]

Let's keep our fingers crossed...afaik Sony manufactures Nikon's CMOS sensor :D

[chua_riwap]

Let's keep our fingers crossed...afaik Sony manufactures Nikon's CMOS sensor :D

Ganun ba? Patay tayo diyan!

Mukhang napapalpak na ang Sony ah. Sablay na sila sa laptop baterries ngayon naman sa Digicams nila. Ano kaya sunod?

[theveed]

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.

[Kikkomann]

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.

[niky]

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.

Hear, hear... our D70 has developed the maddening habit of displaying images in 16 colors on its LCD... of course, the top of the camera is melted from the heat of the house fire we recovered it from, and it was soaked by the firemen who responded... but it still works... and the images still look good (in full color) when transferred to the PC...

[Negus]

"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.

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.