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Canon PowerShot A70
Canon PowerShot A70
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"Good camera but CCD failed 4 times"
  • 3 out of 5
"CCD faulty"
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Ralph 1 pts
November 13, 2006 3:06 PM
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Cannon A-70. Relative to the faulty CCD alert would this cause the camera to loose the ability to focus? I can't focus in automatic or manual.

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts
November 13, 2006 5:40 PM
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Absolutely. The CCD is what gathers the light image and converts it to the electronic spectrum. Though the lens may be properly adjusted for focus, if you have a faulty CCD chip, it can easily knock that out of whack.
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Ralph 1 pts
November 13, 2006 7:30 PM
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Hello James,

Thank you for your response. It's funny that the service advisor at Cannon made no mention of this problem.

I bought my camera in 2003. I wonder if Cannon will honor a free CCD replacement for mine?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58450 pts
November 13, 2006 9:05 PM
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You may have to lobby a bit. Search the website and see if there's a recall or anything. THen write a letter to the President of Canon. That's right, the President. His secretary will read it and you'll get a response by some VP who will take it from there. Good luck.
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dbnads 5 pts
February 9, 2007 4:50 AM
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I notice that the CCD does have a fault and will be replaced for free - oh, yeah - for the US ONLY!!! Well to my mind they have acknowleged a fault so even the UK custoemrs should receive free repairs. I have a friend who has exactly this fault and I`ll tell them to contact Canon citing the US policy of free repair.
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Ralph 1 pts
February 9, 2007 4:04 PM
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I am happy to report that Cannon accepted full responsibility for the camera and even paid USP shipping to and from.

The camera is now working just fine.

Thanks everyone for the heads up on this question....

Ralph
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Ah Hau 0 pts
March 25, 2007 9:31 PM
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Send it to Malaysia's service centre also can, mine one also facing the same problem. Malaysia's service cantre offer me free repair.
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bethmoore 0 pts
October 24, 2007 10:40 AM
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I live in Canada and have the same problem. All canon is willing to do for me, is having me send it out and pay for the shipping myself, and then they're giving me a free estimate and that's it. Is there any other way for me to get it fixed, or do I have to go through Canon?
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