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Sony CyberShot DSC-W1
Sony CyberShot DSC-W1
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Jamshed, (jim478) 1 pts
September 14, 2007 2:22 PM
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Flash Light not working and it gives an error E:91:01. Please any guide me what to do?

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 15, 2007 1:47 AM
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You're experiencing a flash failure. SONY will need to service it. There is this page which describes how to fix it yourself, but I wouldn't unless your warranty is completely out of force.
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Jamshed, (jim478) 1 pts
September 17, 2007 3:28 PM
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Thanks Mr James DeRuvo , I will follow your guid line and will tell u the progress
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
September 17, 2007 3:30 PM
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Please do as we're here to help. BTW - If you're happy with the answer you received, you can simply click on "Mark for best answer" bubble and it will close out the question. Thanks for posting it and Good luck!
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Jamshed, (jim478) 1 pts
October 16, 2007 3:40 PM
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Thanks a lot I tried the way i was guided and cleaned the flash which had developed some white grainy material. I carefully cleaned taht and shortcircuted a capacitor. After assembling i "re-setted" the camera and now flash is working fine. Thanks for the tip.
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Eugene (eugenevann) 0 pts
November 7, 2007 5:58 AM
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I have a flash problem with my Sony DSC-W1 camera.
The flash stopped working, there is no error code, and I can select any flash mode I wish.
I checked the voltage on the capacitor and xenon tube, and it is about 230 volts d.c. It will not fire though through the camera. I have reset the camera to no avail. I have also replaced the xenon tube. The two capacitors are ok.
What can I do now....hmm...??
Help....pleezz
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58449 pts
November 7, 2007 1:20 PM
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Well, you've done just about everything you can do short of replacing the circuit board. I'm not really sure it's worth that much energy. Rule of thumb is that if it costs 50% or more of the sale price to fix it, you're much better off getting a new one that will give you more bang for the buck. And considering the camera is so lowly rated, it's probably a better idea to take the money you would've spent and invest in a newer, better and more upgraded model.
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