20 Most Recent Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F707 Digital Camera - Page 2 Questions & Answers

You might need to set the white balance to auto WB.

This camera is affected by the CCD issue and there was a Recall earlier to get it repaired under extended warranty which has been withdrawn. Please contact the Service center to replace the CCD of the Camera. If you're located in the U.S, you can visit the website below to create the repair request.
www.eservice.sony.com

Hi,

as per your camment you already replace the battry thats means no problem in battery Ok Firstly please follw the steps,remove memory card(if have),power resourses like AC power adaptor and batteries and wait some some just about 10 min,than reinsert the battrie and AC power adaptor,swith on the camera without memory card,if it is work and than insert ithe memory card otherwise reinsurt the memory card correctly and close the memory card door properly if the camera working fine other wise follw the third instuction that check the AC power supply,this is connect properly through input or not.connect the properly and turn on the camera and check issue is resolved
If you not find the solution thats means your camera has been damaged,need the service of camera and second resion is if you insert the battry incorrectly ,some issue
One more resion is images in memory card,firstly download ths images in system and formate the card.
Thanks,

No. And it could be more than the bulb burned out.

I hate to take you for an idiot but does the screen display the lightning icon or anything in the top left corner? If the lightning is in a circle it means its off.

Can't use Memory Stick PRO's on the DSC 707, they won't format. The technology of the PRO's postdates the 707's.

I only got one reply and it was a "spam ad" selling offers from different camera repair companies. I ended up calling a local camera repair place and basically was told that the camera is nonfixable. The cost to repair is most likely going to cost the same as buying a new 12M pixal camera. So, why fix it?

Bad side control block. Needs to be replaced.

You should purchase online from some secure seller.
Like here, its Sandisk Homepage.
search for the compatible Card from the bottom right tab.

Also Note that DSC -F707 doesn't support more than 128-Mb cards.

If helpful, Kindly DO RATE!
Best Regards.

This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Sony may fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warranty status. Please check the following link for more info:
　
http://camerarepair.blogspot.com/2007/11/sony-konica-minolta-cameras.html
　
Applicable cameras include:
Cyber-shot DSC-F717, F88, P10, M1, P12, P2, P31, P32, P51, P52, P7, P71, P72, P8, P92, T1, T11, T3, T33, U10, U20, U30, U40, U50, U60, V1

CD Mavica MVC-CD250, CD400, CD500, and FD Mavica MVC-FD100, FD200

Um... there really wasn't much in the way of software that came with the camera, actually I don't know if I ever installed any of it. I remember installing a driver on my old windows 98 computer, but XP and Vista detect it automatically and automatically open the standard windows application. You need to describe what the icon under the battery looks like as I know of a few that appear there. Whenever you adjust the zoom it automatically brings up a zoom bar under the battery.

Greetings...

The red or orange cast comes from a warm light source since you have the auto white blance off...

Got to your menu and turn the auto white blance back on and then try taking the same picture under the same lighting and see if that corrects your problem...

Ed

Could be that the contacts on the camera are oxidised. Try cleaning the contacts with isopropyl alcohol and see if this helps. If not, it could indicate a circuitry problem. In this case, you'd probably be better off buying a new cam altogether!

I also bought an aftermarket battery for my F707 on Ebay and got the same "for info...." message.
I contacted the seller and they sent me a new one and it worked, don't see a way around it.

Sounds like the CCD has developed a fault. I had a F717 which had similar faults but this turned out to be a batch of faulty CCD's which I know the F707 shared. This maybe why Sony are not keen to get involved as it will cost them money. JVC had a similar problem with some of it's Camcorders using a similar CCD and they replaced them FOC even those well out of warranty. Keep trying with Sony and mention the CCD and serial number of the F707 and see if it is one of the faulty batch.

I did the same thing. What I found out was that it's very important to charge a lithium battery completely on the first use. You probably took it off the charger too soon. If it's not completely charged on the first use it won't be able to hold any charge.
Sadly, I ended up having to buy another one and try again.
Sorry.

The CCD of the DC is supposed to be defective or "loosen" at somewhate so that bad contacts are there!

Camera has problem with CCD Imager IC and it would be replace. Please contact nearest Sony service center for proper fix.

I had a similar problem and it was a result of the battery not charging correctly. I bought the travel battery charger and an additional battery from amazon to see if maybe the battery was just old or just not charging. I figured out that the internal camera charging mechanism just wasn't working b/c the battery charged fine with the travel charger. I like the travel charger better and with two batteries I can charge one while the other is in use. I haven't had a problem since. When you buy the new battery you still have to charge it before it's first use. I hope this works for you as it did for me.