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Sony DSC-P71 wont shoot pictures My Sony Digital Camera DSC-P71 wont shoot pictures. I am not able to shoot, record nor do anything. Do you think the camera has got locked or something... On calling their repairs office, I was told to reset the camera or try switching the camera on/off. Have done that and even put in new batteries too. No luck. I just dont know why the shutter button wont work/shoot pictures. Can you help ???
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Jon Close |
- what kind of batteries? The P71 works best (only?) with rechargeable NiMH batteries. Make sure they are fully charged. Single-use alkalines, lithiums, etc. are not recommended. - Does the camera "power up," showing life in the LCD? Can you do other functions, like zoom the lens, change settings, or review photos already taken? - Do you have a memory stick loaded in the camera? Is it full? Is it's tab set to "LOCK"? Is the mode dial set to the camera icon, or SCN?
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Will Turner |
If you've gone thru the new battery/restart and operational procedure thru the manual, tried new memory storage, then the most likely cause for complete failure (no lights, screen display, anything) is a broken power circuit. If it's just the screen dying, yours and other Sonys have had trouble with CCD sensors/wiring and there is a 'free repair' notice out at Sony website: "October 3, 2005 - It has recently come to our attention that a limited number of Sony Digital Still Cameras that incorporate an image sensor device, CCD Chip, manufactured from October 2002 through March 2004 may exhibit the following condition: When the Digital Still Camera is used in camera mode, the LCD panel and/or electronic viewfinder will show either a distorted image or no image. We have determined that this condition only occurs to a limited number of units. In its effort to ensure customer satisfaction, Sony has elected to offer a free repair to the owners of applicable Digital Still Cameras if the image sensor device, CCD chip, causes one of the above-mentioned conditions. Accordingly, customers who have a Sony Digital Still Camera as outlined below and if said Sony Digital Still Camera exhibits the above-mentioned condition caused by the image sensor device, CCD chip, may contact the special call center set forth below for free repair: DSC-F717
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