Canon are offering a free repair to owners of the G10 where they experience lines appearing in some of their images. According to Canon…
• This phenomenon does not occur in all images.
• This phenomenon is not caused by the camera settings.
• The length of lines that appear in images differs depending on the subject.
• Images that exhibit this phenomenon cannot be fixed.
Affected products:
Products whose 4th and 5th digits from the left indicate the following numbers may be affected. Please check the serial number on the bottom of the camera to see if your camera is affected.
Examples:
***50*****, ***51*****, ***52*****, ***53*****,
***80*****, ***81*****, ***82*****, ***83*****
The problem affects only a limited number of products. There are further identifying marks on the camera. Visit the Canon link below for details.
link: Canon G10 support
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