Nikon: Digicam service advisories By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Tuesday, October 11, 2005 - 14:35 EDT)The Japanese and European branches of camera company Nikon Corp. have both now published service advisories describing electronic component failures in its digital cameras.
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While the website of Nikon USA has yet to release any information on the matter, the problem looks to be the same as those described by Canon, Fujifilm, Konica Minolta and Sony (covered in previous news items) - failure of certain CCD sensors manufactured in Sony fabs. Nikon Europe describes the problem as follows:
Images displayed on the monitor, in both shooting preview and post-recording playback exhibit one of the following:
Images exhibit a strong colour tint.
Images are totally black.
Images appear corrupted.
Images contain vertical lines or bands.
Images contain horizontal lines or bands.
Affected models include the Nikon Coolpix SQ, Coolpix 3100, and Coolpix 5700. European and Japanese customers are being advised to contact their Nikon Service Center free of charge, regardless of current warranty status.
