I shoot with a Sony F717. I’ve loved it solid for 3 years and recommended it to many people based on my experience. Today, it shoots like crap. Overnight it sucks? Whaaa? Suddenly, there is a white fog being applied to every single shot I take no matter what mode I’m in except video. When I look in the view-finder prior to taking the shot, it looks great. Once I take the image, it has a white, foggy film applied. I’ve reset the camera 3 times, taken out the battery, recharged the battery, tried it on every setting, tried it while plugged in.
Example:
Last week:
Image at 100%
Zoomed in to 500%
This morning:
Image at 100%
Image at 50%
Image at 100%
Image at 500%
Has anyone see this before? Know a way to fix it? I found this link where 2 guys are describing what sounds like the same fogging issue but it looks to me like this is happening when it’s saving, not when it’s just in the viewfinder.
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I’ve seen similar things in the past, and it’s very likely that your CCD is going out. If you’re not tech/camera-savvy, that means that the part of the camera that captures the light is shot. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ccd)
I had a similar problem with a Canon camera, and it turns out that they were doing a recall. Check the Sony support site to see if you’re as lucky.
Actually, upon further review, you’re covered:
http://www.SonyStyle.com/ccdsettlement
Follow the directions to send it back to Sony for free repairs
I’m so glad that you posted about this because my sister’s camera is behaving like this ever since the last time I touched it (last year!) and I kept blaming myself for having done somehting wrong. The bad part, though, is that no recall will ever happen in Romania :(( Good luck with your camera!
I hope that this is true and of help: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100701sony_ccds.asp. I’m sure gonna try with my sister’s. Good luck!
Sounds like you need a new camera!
thanks, chris. that link showed me that there is a class action suit with my model included but there is nothing i can do until after the end of june. and then if they try to fix it once and can’t, they will buy it from me for $171. i can’t imagine not having my camera for even a few days let alone a few months. suck!
Leah Peah, I’d be panicking. My camera is an appendage. Sending good photographic device vibes to your Sony, hoping it’s an easy fix.
not sure if this makes a difference to you, but the way I read it you can get it fixed immediately, and they will, at some point in the future (by end Aug) re-imburse you up to $171. So, if you spend $185 now, you’ll get $171 back later (plus, presumably, a working camera now).
My knowledge of cameras and photography is limited to this bit of advice ~ it definitely looks like something’s wrong. Good luck!
manual focus is invalid. XO.
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Ya know, if it shoots video fine then, like asking if it’s plugged in, is your ASA set poorly? The problem is likely not the CCD, I believe, if the video works. The image kinda looks like fogged film so light might be leaking into the void. The viewfinder/LCD shows a good pix as you view it live?
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uberfoot – actually, i just tried a few things and noticed that even when zooming in using the viewfinder, you can actually see the lines in the image and they get larger as you zoom in closer. so, my theory of the image being fine until capture is incorrect. the camera is taking what it sees. and what it sees is not good.
I just got the same problem yesterday at Disneyland. One minute the camera was fine, then the white foggy pictures came rolling in… The video shoots fine but ALL pictures are useless. I was very happy with my camera until yesterday. I can’t just pull out $1000 out of the air to buy a new one. How sad. I was reading the class action that is going on with Sony, but it doesn’t seem to cover this problem.