Sony in trouble. Again.
p2pnet.net News:- Say it aint’ so!
But it’s so. Sony has again been afflicted. But this time it’s nothing to do with batteries that burst into flame, secret spyware stashed on music CDs, or a nasty copyright infringement law suit filed by a colleague company.
Rather, it’s another embarrassing quality control difficulty, this time hitting digital cameras. And it’s happening for the second time in less than a year, says Guardian Unlimited.
Sony has found defects in the liquid crystal display screens of eight Cyber-shot models, says MarketWatch. But it could be worse. Last time around, 20 types were affected.
The problem cameras might not, “display images correctly, saved images might be distorted or cameras might not take photos at all,” says MarketWatch, going on, “Sony will fix for free cameras that show signs of the problems.”
A spokesman, “declined to comment on the cost that Sony may have to bear to address the problems”.
Affected cameras were sold in Japan and the rest of the world between September 2003 and January 2005, “although the firm refused to say how many cameras were at risk,” says Guardian Unlimited.
Also See:
Guardian Unlimited – Sony finds further faults, November 24, 2006
MarketWatch – Sony finds defects in some Cyber-shot digital cameras, November 24, 2006
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November 24th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
what might be a nice addition to the article would be to note that the issue only pertains to units used in high humidity environments, as the moisture could infiltrate the camera “eye” and prevent it from taking a photo
November 24th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
First the rootkit fiasco, then the battery recall, now this?
It seems Sony is a magnet for negativity nowadays.
November 25th, 2006 at 11:01 am
“or a nasty copyright infringement law suit filed by a colleague company”
Then there is the lawsuit filed by frequent p2pnet poster Rafael Venegas against Sony for using his songs in 20 or so records without a license, I guess to avoid payment of royalties.
One must wonder how many lawsuits are out there against Sony and other RIAA members for doing real infringement, like using songs without licenses, far worse than the alleged and nonsense criminal infringement done by acused kids and grandmothers.