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appleseed_1
24th of September 2007 (Mon), 07:50
Hello

i have had my canon A95 for five years.
now whenever i take photos, the camera displays a purple distorted image.

It costs $100 for a camera checkup and then the guy is going to set the addidtional price (which could be anything).

How worthy is this?


Thanks
Cindi
24th of September 2007 (Mon), 09:07
I would put the $100 towards an updated camera. The A95 has served you well.
LotsToLearn
24th of September 2007 (Mon), 09:10
Yeah I'd buy new as well. Prices are more than reasonable now depending on what you're looking for in a new camera.
KirkHMB
24th of September 2007 (Mon), 11:18
Is this one which is covered under the bad LCD display warranty referenced in the sticky above? If so, maybe a free repair? A friend just had an A75 fixed, several years after purchase.
DavidW
25th of September 2007 (Tue), 15:16
There's no need to spend anything. The symptoms are that of CCD failure, which is a known problem on certain older cameras including the A95, due to a manufacturing defect. See here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=238911) for details - if you contact Canon, they should sort you out.



David
gubak1
27th of September 2007 (Thu), 07:16
There's no need to spend anything. The symptoms are that of CCD failure, which is a known problem on certain older cameras including the A95, due to a manufacturing defect. See here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=238911) for details - if you contact Canon, they should sort you out.



David
I agree with you, but if the problem is around the CCD chip than it will be expensive. So I recommend to buy another newer version!
rpolitsr
27th of September 2007 (Thu), 12:01
gubak1
DavidW pointed out that the problem described is a known issue on some Canon cameras and, if it happens, Canon repair/replace the camera for free, even if it is out of warranty. That is a good customer service!
DavidW
27th of September 2007 (Thu), 19:45
As Rafael said, if this is CCD failure on an A95, Canon should repair the camera for free. There was a manufacturing issue with the CCDs used in these cameras, which can lead to premature CCD failure.

appleseed_1 has nothing to lose by following the link I previously posted, which will bring up the Canon USA service bulletin (though this issue has been recognised by Canon around the world). It was a problem that affected several brands of camera, including Canon - see here (http://www.imaging-resource.com/badccds.html) for more details.

Obviously, if Canon refuse warranty service, then I would agree - it's not worth paying out for an expensive repair on an old camera.



David
thitipong
28th of September 2007 (Fri), 10:18
try this one, Canon PowerShot S410 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001G6U5M?ie=UTF8&tag=canon%5Fforum-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0001G6U5M) , $125 for the new one. or buy the old A95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002OD3JY?ie=UTF8&tag=canon%5Fforum-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0002OD3JY) at $199