Open Source Photography

[Ted Roche]

On 10/13/2009 09:51 AM, Lori Nagel wrote:
> I don't know what model you have, but there were a few models that apparently had some kind of chip in them, that gave out when it got a little humid or something. Cannon paid the postage for my camera to be shipped and mailed back to me so it was fixed. I looked it up on the internet one day after I tried to use the camera and it just gave me purple instead of the view.  It could still take pictures, they were just all purple.
>    

Thanks for the pointer. My Canon A70 (circa 2002) was long out of 
warranty when it died.

Canon apparently has repaired a number of models for free or cheap, done 
some no-cost recalls, although they also have a reputation for rejecting 
warranty work somewhat arbitrarily. It's hard to judge these things from 
reading the internet, since public posters usually represent the extreme 
experiences. However, I was pleased with the quality of the camera at 
the time and would buy another one.

The fact that the hardware is somewhat hackable is a plus.

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