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Gray cloudy spot in center of photos;distorted light streaks

I like my Lumix DMC-TZ3. I've had it over a year, but recently have started to experience some problems. I have a cloudy spot right in the center of my lens that affects some, but not all pictures. I can see it on the eyepiece side of the camera but not on the lens. It shows up in the pictures as a little cloudy patch. I also have been getting hazy distortion from lights now that I have to cover with my hands in order to get a better picture. Sometimes the lights have streaks through them. Thanks!

  • koutsou Feb 16, 2009

    I have a SONY CYBERSHOT P-52 for over 5 years.
    Suddenly, I have a cloudy round area in the middle of the picture. I can see it in the lcd before I shoot and at the picture taken. It usually appears outdoor but not all the times, I think it depends of the lighting (more sun, more cloudy area).
    Can someone help?

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Time for another. Sell yours to a repairman in an ebay auction, keeping your accessories, and buy a working used on without accessories cheap.

Or this may be a good time to either buy another TZ3 refurb w/warranty(90 days I think) or a new one one Ebay. They are very reasonable since being replaced with the newer TZ5.

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