Optio 550 the camera was fine then the pics started to take on a purple/lilac caste,also some shots were blurred or had horizontal lines across them.this seems to be an intermittant fault.

Check the settings. Could be you are on manual, or in night mode. Try to put the camera in automatic mode. (green camera loge on the main dial)

Hi there your lens sensor is getting down. Thats why in dark jone its come fine but in day light the sensor can not able to sence the huge light. So the white lines is come. I suggest you visit service center and replace the sensor. Thanks.

my friend ur CCD is getting weak this is the first sign of the problem when u get lines hor and vertcal and sun light pics are blurred and over exposed after that this problem extends to the indoor shots as well pls confirm it thru service centre for 100% ,

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have you tried changing the camera's settings back to default? in the camera's menu, find 'reset settings' or 'factory settings' or something like that to reset the camera settings.. you might have messed with some settings, otherwise it may be hardware failure, may be the LCD of your camera.. hope not so.. lol

There is some electronic circuit problem with your TV. Best if you want to repair it you find a reputable TV repair shop. Sorry.

Same's happened with my Pentax WR, and a mate's Optio...

You're not alone, and we don't know why - we're gonna send them back to Pentax.

Hi

The camera may have moved when the picture was taken. Try steadily squeezing the button intead of a quick press.

2.Try using a tripod, this could fix the blurred images.

3. faster shutter speed will be needed if you need to hold the camera, and cannot use a tripod.

4. Main reason for the lines could be that the subject is to bright.
A vertical bar of light(red, purple) appears on the LCD monitor/ in the viewfinder This is a normal occurrence in devices containing CCDs (Digital Cameras) and does not mean a malfunction. (This red bar of light will not be recorded when shooting still photos, but it will be recorded when shooting
movies.)

Solution to the last point would be to try and switch of the flash if it is in use. Turn the ISO setting (50, 100, 200) to a lower one as well.

Hope that helps.

If you are getting fine horizontal lines thet means the picture is over exposing. most probably the apparture or the shutter blade mechanism is not working fine. needs repairs.

Sounds like the image sensor is malfunctioning (common symptoms: distorted images with purple or green cast, completely dark images, flickering lines across the screen.)

I don't think that this is a defect. I own an A60 and there is an horizontal line running through my viewfinder. I use my LCD screen more often then my viewfinder, so I've never seen the blur. However I'm pretty sure that your camera is fine.