My Sony digital camera went on the blink today. I had a Kodak that did the same thing a number of years ago. I sighed and resigned myself to the fact it was time for a new digital camera. I have a fair number of accessories for this camera, so it had me pretty bummed out.

This camera has been a real workhorse for me. I've taken well over 5000 pictures with it. It has great optics. It has been a pretty steady friend.

I got online and googled "Sony F717 CCD" and found out that this wasn't an isolated problem. So I went to the Sony site and found my way to the service section of the site. After a few clicks, I found myself HERE. Apparently they are replacing the CCDs in these cameras for free when they show signs of this particular defect.

I should know in the next few days if I'm covered, but so far it looks pretty positive.

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