Canon have announced that some of the Sony manufactured CCDs used in some of their consumer digicams and videocams may fail under conditions of high temperature and humidity. The symptoms are no image or a distorted image. affected models Digital cameras PowerShot A60, PowerShot A70, PowerShot A75, PowerShot A300, PowerShot A310, Digital IXUS V3, Digital IXUS II, Digital IXUS IIs Digital video cameras MV600i, MV630i, MV650i, MV700i, MV730i, MV750i, MV5i, MV5i MC, MV6i MC ZR60, ZR65 MC, ZR70 MC, ZR80, ZR85, ZR90, Elura 40 MC, Elura 50. More information is available on the Canon-Asia website http://www.canon-asia.com/index.jsp?fuseaction=image-phenomena_notice Nikon cameras that use SONY sensors (D100's and others) have also been failing but I haven't heard whether Nikon has put out an advisory notice yet. Sony meanwhile has issued the following: "In our efforts to ensure customer satisfaction, Sony will offer free out of warranty repair to the owners of applicable products exhibiting the above-mentioned condition caused by the image sensor device." k
