http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/10/2235206&tid=233&tid=137
It seems that I am lucky
I have the old Minolta S404 and the new A200 so it is not on the list :smile: , check it out as if it goes bad it seems that you can get the free repair or replacement at least with KM, but I'd expect with others too, even though I didn't read their announcements.
The manufacturers that acknowledged the problem so far are Canon, Fuji, KonicaMinolta and Sony.
Here is the full list of affected models
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1128958202.html
so you might want to know about this if you have bought one of the affected cameras.In the past week, four major camera makers have quietly published service advisories admitting their digital cameras are dying. In each case, the flaw appears to involve Sony CCD sensors using epoxy packaging that eventually lets in moisture. Sony's own cameras are among those affected, and the company also has dozens of affected camcorder models.
It seems that I am lucky
I have the old Minolta S404 and the new A200 so it is not on the list :smile: , check it out as if it goes bad it seems that you can get the free repair or replacement at least with KM, but I'd expect with others too, even though I didn't read their announcements.
The manufacturers that acknowledged the problem so far are Canon, Fuji, KonicaMinolta and Sony.
Here is the full list of affected models
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1128958202.html
[*]Canon:[*]Fujifilm:
- 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
[*]Sony:
- FinePix A303
- FinePix F410 Zoom
- FinePix F700
- FinePix S2 Pro
[*] Konica Minolta:
- 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
(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