[OM] Canon, Fuji, Konica-Minolta, Nikon and Sony recall

[Andreas Pirner]

Winsor Crosby wrote:
> All the 2/3" sensor cameras have Sony sensors. The differences  
> between them are the differences between the manufacturers' image  
> processing chip.
> That is odd about the dates.

AG Schnozz wrote:
> >> affects models built between  10/2004 and 3/2005.

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/64800

comments (in German) on that topic. I do translate a bit ...
Several camera makers announced some malfunctioning sensors. 
All promise to take care of these problems by cost free 
repairs -- even for models beyond regular guarentee times.

Origin of problems are Sony CCD sensors made between 10/2002 
and 03/2004. At that time frame is said to be critical by 
Sony. A reason given for the problems are wires getting 
loose, wires from/to the CCD sensor.

Sony had experimented with the bonding chemicals to increase 
output rate. Some jodine related substance creates most 
troubles. It evaporates and corroded the wires. The 
manufacturing process is altered since and thought to be 
corrected now.

More than 100 model are involved, reaching from PDAs to 
video cams. All of them are threatened by early death. 

'The Imaging Resource' reports that Sony is planning to 
repay all expenses the camera makers run into when 
doing their cost free customer care programs. That may 
look like an incalculatable step, but may be the only 
thing Sony can do to keep the makers as customers.

Andreas 

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