Overexposure and vertical lines

My 2-3 year old E550 just started producing all overexposed shots, sometimes with vertical lines going through it. I've read that this is "common" but haven't heard about the fix for it. Perhaps I made a mistake on the settings recently. I heard about the spot meter vs. a broader setting, but don't know where to check that on settings.

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My E550 started producing over exposed frames (everythings white except maybe across top) with lines.This just happens outside.On inside the pictures are great.
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Posted on Feb 05, 2008

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