On 23/05/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That said, electronics can fail occasionally but mechanical > components *will* fail. Some things, while theoretically possible to > repair, are very difficult to do so or too expensive to be worth the > effort in either case.
In digital cameras some of the electronic components are relatively failure prone too. It's nil to do with planned obsolescence or manufacturing quality. LCDs can fail over time due to environmental exposure (light/temp), electrolytic capacitors fail as they dry out (pretty much inevitable), electroluminescent display back lighting fails over time due to phosphor degradation and image sensors generally become noisy over time and can suffer degradation of their Bayer filters and photosites due to overexposure. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
