Rookie Help Needed - Can This Camera Be Fixed - Link to Pictures

These pictures were recently taken with my Canon PowerShot A60 (2 megapixel
with 3x optical zoom) which has worked well for 2 years. Recently all the
pictures are coming out smeared like these. I have changed batteries and
memory stick without helping at all. The LCD display on the camera also
shows the same smeared images. Changing optical zoom just makes larger
smears. The setting is on "Auto". The LCD screen, when first turned on shows
the CANON logo crystal clear. The lens in front appears clean. Any hope? Is
this camera fixable at a reasonable price?

Thanks for any comments.

Pictures he

http://picasaweb.google.com/stewart5...ey=z6zF1MaBdPc

or he

http://tinyurl.com/3cxrc4

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Les Stewart
Beaumont, TX

Les Stewart wrote:
These pictures were recently taken with my Canon PowerShot A60 (2 megapixel
with 3x optical zoom) which has worked well for 2 years. Recently all the
pictures are coming out smeared like these. I have changed batteries and
memory stick without helping at all. The LCD display on the camera also
shows the same smeared images. Changing optical zoom just makes larger
smears. The setting is on "Auto". The LCD screen, when first turned on shows
the CANON logo crystal clear. The lens in front appears clean. Any hope? Is
this camera fixable at a reasonable price?

Thanks for any comments.

Pictures he

http://picasaweb.google.com/stewart5...ey=z6zF1MaBdPc

or he

http://tinyurl.com/3cxrc4

About the LCD images--do they appear "smeared" when examining them
_before_ you expose, or is this after you have taken the picture and are
viewing the results? If the latter, it looks like a simple case of
camera movement. Put it on a tripod and see what you get, and check all
settings to see if a setting would yield a slow shutter speed.
Allen

Absolutely.

Just don't post process your photos with a filter to look like there is a
fault with your camera. Or suddenly move the camera in a up/down motion
with a slow shutter speed.


"Les Stewart" wrote in message
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These pictures were recently taken with my Canon PowerShot A60 (2
megapixel
with 3x optical zoom) which has worked well for 2 years. Recently all the
pictures are coming out smeared like these. I have changed batteries and
memory stick without helping at all. The LCD display on the camera also
shows the same smeared images. Changing optical zoom just makes larger
smears. The setting is on "Auto". The LCD screen, when first turned on
shows
the CANON logo crystal clear. The lens in front appears clean. Any hope?
Is
this camera fixable at a reasonable price?

Thanks for any comments.

Pictures he

http://picasaweb.google.com/stewart5...ey=z6zF1MaBdPc

or he

http://tinyurl.com/3cxrc4

--
Les Stewart
Beaumont, TX

"Allen" wrote

About the LCD images--do they appear "smeared" when examining them
_before_ you expose, or is this after you have taken the picture and are
viewing the results? If the latter, it looks like a simple case of camera
movement. Put it on a tripod and see what you get, and check all settings
to see if a setting would yield a slow shutter speed.
Allen

Thanks for the reply. The image is smeared on LCD before any pictures are
taken even with camera sitting steady on a table or with camera moving. Also
just tried holding menu button down for 5 seconds which gave the option to
reset to factory settings. Did that, no luck.

Thanks again!
--
Les Stewart
Beaumont, TX

Looks like a new camera is in your future!

www.alldigital.fotopic.net

Please supply the EXIF data on the shots.


"Les Stewart" wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply. The image is smeared on LCD before any pictures are
taken even with camera sitting steady on a table or with camera moving.
Also just tried holding menu button down for 5 seconds which gave the
option to reset to factory settings. Did that, no luck.

Thanks again!
--
Les Stewart
Beaumont, TX

While looking through the Canon web site and being offered a repair for $87
plus shipping, I found a "CCd Image Sensor Advisory" which states they will
fix the problem reguardless of age for free and they will pay shipping both
ways!

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/co...=2112&id=29819

For anyone having a similar problem with a Canon product, it applies to
these products:

Camcorders: ZR60, ZR65 MC, ZR70 MC, ZR80, ZR85, ZR90, ELURA 40 MC, ELURA 50
- Digital Cameras A60, A70, A75, A300, A310, S230, SD100, SD110, A40(*),
A80(*), A85(*), A95(*), S1 IS(*), S60(*), S200(*), S330(*), S400(*),
S410(*), S500(*)
Thanks to all that answered my post or were going to!
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Les Stewart
Beaumont, TX

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:48:00 -0500, Les Stewart wrote:

About the LCD images--do they appear "smeared" when examining them
_before_ you expose, or is this after you have taken the picture and are
viewing the results? If the latter, it looks like a simple case of camera
movement. Put it on a tripod and see what you get, and check all settings
to see if a setting would yield a slow shutter speed.
Allen

Thanks for the reply. The image is smeared on LCD before any pictures are
taken even with camera sitting steady on a table or with camera moving. Also
just tried holding menu button down for 5 seconds which gave the option to
reset to factory settings. Did that, no luck.

Is the camera actually focusing? Listen and try to hear any
mechanical noises while focusing on a nearby object and then on a
more distanct object. Also try using the LCD display instead of the
optical viewfinder when focusing, to see if the blurriness changes
in any way. The A60 also has a manual focus mode. Try that to see
if you're able to get things in focus.

Actually, after looking at one of your pictures, the color
aberration seems so extreme that I wonder if one of the lens
elements didn't come loose or become misaligned. I really doubt
that it's going to be cost effective to repair the camera, and Canon
(and other manufacturers) have come out with much better cameras
since the A60 and A70 were introduced four years ago, so you might
want to start evaluating some of the newer models.

"ASAAR" wrote

Actually, after looking at one of your pictures, the color
aberration seems so extreme that I wonder if one of the lens
elements didn't come loose or become misaligned. I really doubt
that it's going to be cost effective to repair the camera, and Canon
(and other manufacturers) have come out with much better cameras
since the A60 and A70 were introduced four years ago, so you might
want to start evaluating some of the newer models.

Thanks to you and others for the replies. As you can see in my "Problem
Solved" post, Canon is going to fix the problem for free. They said the
problem was most frequent where it is hot and humid. Well, I live on the
Texas gulf coast (hmmmmm).

Meanwhile I have already purchased a new Canon PowerShot S3 IS so I will now
have my old one as a "disposable" for those fishing trips where they tend to
get dropped and sometimes wet.

Thanks again!
--
Les Stewart
Beaumont, TX 30ºN 94ºW

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:56:02 -0500, Les Stewart wrote:

Thanks to you and others for the replies. As you can see in my "Problem
Solved" post, Canon is going to fix the problem for free. They said the
problem was most frequent where it is hot and humid. Well, I live on the
Texas gulf coast (hmmmmm).

Meanwhile I have already purchased a new Canon PowerShot S3 IS so I will now
have my old one as a "disposable" for those fishing trips where they tend to
get dropped and sometimes wet.

Great! I've heard of the sensor problems before, but your A60's
symptoms seemed quite different from the others I saw reported. It
should last for another 3 or 4 years if you don't give it an
accidental brine bath.