Red picture with vertical lines

hi
u can Purchase it from price $2569 to $3965 and here is the links which show thw sellers
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&safe=off&q=sony+dsr+pd170&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=rGKOSoysGIL5-AbJr6DyDQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=6

on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Professional-DSR-PD170-Camcorder-Optical/dp/B0001851PA

dear
first tell me when u close the lcd pannel , then is the view finder working fine , if not then
view finder cable is broken . u cant fix it your self as u need to open the camcorder .you must not be having the proper tools for that.
and regarding the lcd part , if the display is fine for a while ..and then
while using it it goes fade , shows grey colour or lines in it . then its lcd problem ...ur lcd need to be replaced .

I am one of the lead technicians at superb broadcast equipments. We are a repairshop that specializes in only Sony camcorders.

Theproblem that you are experiencing with your Sony PD170 sounds that its just normal settings u just press the button on your handle where the red light blinks when we are recodring, when you will press that button the option would blink in your lcd screen ,then turn that off .and then CP i.e, coustom preset option would disappers from the lcd.

bad lamp

Its bad ccd imager problem in your Sony DSC-T1 camera and Sony will repair it free of cost.
Click Sony CCD Imager Support for details.

LCD correct?

There are 2 types of lines they may be showing, both requiring the replacement of the LCD Panel.

1. Delamination Lines- they are usually multiple vertical lines that do NOT flow from the top to bottom of the screen. Looks look water dripped down or something similar

2. Single/Multiple Vertical lines - This is normally 1 or maybe a few solid vertical lines that travel from Top to bottom. I belive in some cases they may only travel to the screen center.

In both cases, this will always show when the TV is ON. Even if there is no signal being input to the TV. There are other possibilities but these can be the most common. Both require a new panel.

The resistor (r9335) on the blue crt base board is open and burned thats why the 200v is missing. replacing the resistor will solve the problem. cheers!

The vertical output IC has failed/Power to the vertical IC is out/ or there is bad solder on the pins of the vertical output IC.

maybe..it's have a picture tube problem..i think that you should go in a proffesional to fix your camera..that's only my opinion..thanks

problem is caused by a defective image sensor block.  check with Sony; you may be covered under warranty.