Camera problem

[BlackStar]

Hi, I have a Sony DSC U20 (the small camera) and I've been using it for a couple of years now. The camera always worked perfectly....

This afternoon, I was rehearsing with my band, and we wanted to take some pictures. I noticed the display was extremely fuzzy, and I couldn't take any proper shots.

Here are some of them :


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All of the pictures I take now look sort of like this. Is there anyone who knows what's wrong with my camera, and can estimate me a repair cost? I already tried a Reset, didn't work. There are no settings at all. LCD view is the same, fuzzy as can be.

Thanks

[Rufford]

well that really looks like a problem. What it looks like to me is that the camera isn't reading all the Red-Green-Blue data that the sensor should be reading. I had an old Canon point and shoot digital that had a similar problem when the batteries got too low. I suggest to make sure they were charged fully and try again.

If this doesn't work I'd suggest giving Sony a call. They can--probably--tell you the problem and offer repair solutions. I don't know the warranty of your camera, but the repair may be covered. If not, they shouldn't charge you too much.

Good Luck

[BlackStar]

Ok, thanks, I'm going to try that, but I don't think it will help.. The camera has had low battery a lot of times, and it never did anything like this, if the battery got too low, it just let a camera icon blink on the screen, and then shut off.