Flaw in major digital cameras

[GJSchaller]

Several major camera manufacturers have noted that a part in their cameras is vulnerable to heat & humidity (This happened to me at Casa de Campo last year, although I've had it fixed since then.).  If you own a digital camera, check the list below for your model.

A list of affected models:

Digital still cameras

Canon:
Digital IXUS V3, Digital IXUS II, Digital IXUS II2
IXY DIGITAL 320, IXY DIGITAL 30, IXY DIGITAL 30a
PowerShot A60, PowerShot A70, PowerShot A75, PowerShot A300, PowerShot A310

Fujifilm:
FinePix A303 (serial 3100****, 3101****, 3JA4****, 3JA5****)
FinePix F410 (serial 3100****-3105****, 32A1****, 32A6****, 32A7****, 32A9****)
FinePix F700 (serial 3312****, 3313****, 33A0****, 3402****, 34A1****)
FinePix S2Pro (serial 310110**-310115**, 320000**-320008**, 330000**-340001**)

Konica Minolta:
DiMAGE 7i, DiMAGE 7Hi, DiMAGE A1, DiMAGE F300, DiMAGE S414, DiMAGE Xi, DiMAGE Xt, DiMAGE X20
Digital Genba Kantoku DG-2, DG-3Z, DG-4W

Sony:
DSC-F717
DSC-P2, DSC-P7, DSC-P8, DSC-P10, DSC-P12, DSC-P31, DSC-P32, DSC-P51, DSC-P52, DSC-P71, DSC-P72, DSC-P92
DSC-U10, DSC-U20, DSC-U30, DSC-U60
DSC-V1
MVC-CD250, MVC-CD400, MVC-CD500
MVC-FD100, MVC-FD200

Digital video cameras

Canon:
Elura 40 MC, Elura 50
FV40, FV50, FV300, FV400
IXY DV3, IXY DV5
MV5i, MV5i MC, MV6i MC, MV600i, MV630i, MV650i, MV700i, MV730i, MV750i
ZR60, ZR65 MC, ZR70MC, ZR80, ZR85, ZR90

Sony:
CCD-MC100
CCD-TRV106K, CCD-TRV107E, CCD-TRV116, CCD-TRV118, CCD-TRV128, CCD-TRV218E, CCD-TRV228, CCD-TRV228E, CCD-TRV318, CCD-TRV328, CCD-TRV418, CCD-TRV418E, CCD-TRV428, CCD-TRV428E
DCR-DVD91E, DCR-DVD100, DCR-DVD100E, DCR-DVD101, DCR-DVD101E, DCR-DVD200, DCR-DVD200E, DCR-DVD300
DCR-HC14E, DCR-HC15, DCR-HC15E, DCR-HC16E, DCR-HC18E, DCR-HC20, DCR-HC20E, DCR-HC30, DCR-HC30E
DCR-IP5, DCR-IP5E, DCR-IP7E, DCR-IP45, DCR-IP45E, DCR-IP55, DCR-IP55E
DCR-PC101, DCR-PC101E, DCR-PC101K, DCR-PC103E, DCR-PC105, DCR-PC105E, DCR-PC105K, DCR-PC106E, DCR-PC107E, DCR-PC108, DCR-PC108E, DCR-PC115, DCR-PC115E, DCR-PC120, DCR-PC120E
DCR-TRV14E, DCR-TRV16, DCR-TRV16E, DCR-TRV18, DCR-TRV18E, DCR-TRV18K, DCR-TRV19, DCR-TRV19E, DCR-TRV22, DCR-TRV22E, DCR-TRV22K, DCR-TRV24E, DCR-TRV25, DCR-TRV25E, DCR-TRV27, DCR-TRV27E, DCR-TRV27PK, DCR-TRV33, DCR-TRV33E, DCR-TRV33K, DCR-TRV33PK, DCR-TRV38, DCR-TRV38E, DCR-TRV39, DCR-TRV40, DCR-TRV40E, DCR-TRV50, DCR-TRV50E, DCR-TRV147E, DCR-TRV240E, DCR-TRV250, DCR-TRV250E, DCR-TRV255E, DCR-TRV260, DCR-TRV265, DCR-TRV265E, DCR-TRV340, DCR-TRV340E, DCR-TRV361, DCR-TRV460, DCR-TRV460E, DCR-TRV461E, DCR-TRV740, DCR-TRV740E, DCR-TRV840, DCR-TRV940, DCR-TRV940E, DCR-TRV950, DCR-TRV950E
DCR-VX2000, DCR-VX200E, DCR-VX2100, DCR-VX2100E

Professional camcorders

Sony:
DSR-250, DSR-250P
DSR-PD150, DSR-PD150P, DSR-PD170, DSR-PD170P, DSR-PDX10, DSR-PDX10P

Other products

Sony:
Clie PEG-NZ90


Vendor Links:

http://www.canon-asia.com/index.jsp?fuseaction=image-phenomena_notice

http://www.fujifilm.com/JSP/fuji/epartners/ServiceSupportProductContent.jsp?dbid=839010&prodcat=2147483647&sscucatid=664262&quicklink=true

http://www.konicaminoltasupport.com/English.importantnotice_en.0.html

http://www.css.ap.sony.com/consumer/template/ANDetails.aspx?Id=45536

[Mark]

Thanks for posting this.  I confirmed that my camera is NOT on this list 

Mark

[Tiny]

Dido, my camera is not on this list as well.

[GM John]

Mine is.  Guess I just haven't brought it anywhere hot and humid enough yet.

[GJSchaller]

Yeah, it bit me only when I was in the Carribean last year.  Still, it hit enough cameras that it was worth posting.  (And it's currently pretty darn humid out... 100%!)

[GM John]

So is it a permanent problem once it hits or does it go away with the heat and humidity?

[GJSchaller]

It went away, whicih was confusing because I thought it was dead, then it got better... I sent it in to be sure.  I don't like knowing that an expensive electronic unit *may* flake out when I need it.