broken?

Hi folks. My elderly parish priest (again) gave me his camera to have a look at it this morning. A NikonCoolpix 5700. He told me that it wasn’t focusing but the problem is much more serious I think. I got it sorted out focus wise but the pictures all have numerous lines across them. Here’s a couple of examples. Has anybody any suggestions or does he need to invest in a new camera.

http://i34.tinypic.com/24bn2v5.jpg

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:56:14 +0100, eugene wrote:

Hi folks. My elderly parish priest (again) gave me his camera to have a look
at it this morning. A NikonCoolpix 5700. He told me that it wasn’t focusing
but the problem is much more serious I think. I got it sorted out focus wise
but the pictures all have numerous lines across them. Here’s a couple of examples. Has anybody any suggestions or does he need to invest in a new camera.

http://i34.tinypic.com/24bn2v5.jpg

This looks like a well-known defect that Nikon may repair for free. Go to this page:
http://curvemeister.com/downloads/Class/c1s1/index.htm

Click on the 5700 link to see if this particular camera is eligible for free repair.

—
Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com

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On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:56:14 +0100, eugene wrote:

Hi folks. My elderly parish priest (again) gave me his camera to have a look
at it this morning. A NikonCoolpix 5700. He told me that it wasn’t focusing
but the problem is much more serious I think. I got it sorted out focus wise
but the pictures all have numerous lines across them. Here’s a couple of examples. Has anybody any suggestions or does he need to invest in a new camera.

http://i34.tinypic.com/24bn2v5.jpg

This looks like a well-known defect that Nikon may repair for free. Go to this page:
http://curvemeister.com/downloads/Class/c1s1/index.htm

Click on the 5700 link to see if this particular camera is eligible for free repair.

I don’t see the link you mention

I don’t see the link you mention

On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:53:28 +0100, eugene wrote:
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I don’t see the link you mention

Oops – here is the correct link:
http://nikonusa.com/Service-And-Support/Service-Advisories/i ndex.page
Under the picture of the 5700, there is a link that says "Learn More".
There is a manufacturing defect with the sensor for certain models, including the 5700. I’ve had a 5400 repaired this way and the results were
very satisfactory.
—
Mike Russell – http://www.curvemeister.com