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I've a Sony DSC-F828. Every time I use the camera, I get the following problem after several shots. I get either:

  • A striped image which is overexposed even if I use a very short exposure time (ref. image 1) Image 1:A roe deer with a damaged camera

Or:

  • A predominant black image with strange colors, as if a "neon filter" is applied: Young man planting radicchi in the garden with damaged camera.

I don't understand the cause and the origin of this problem. These are the main observations I've done:

  • Shutting down the camera doesn't solve the problem

  • After taking a photo the image shown in the LCD is affected by this problem (so that excludes a problem related to the CF).

  • The first time it appeared was some time after I shot the sun through some leaves (?).

    Update:

  • It is related with my zoom when I zoom over a certian extent I've got this problem

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Have you tried manually setting the exposure (shutter, aperture, and ISO)? It appears the exposure meter might not be operating correctly. \$\endgroup\$
    – Michael C
    Commented Aug 25, 2013 at 23:25
  • \$\begingroup\$ I concur that the first shot looks kind of like a metering problem, but the second is really screwed up. I've never seen anything like it. May very well be damage from the high intensity light getting focused onto the sensor. It's generally not a good idea to focus the camera directly into the sun, though if it was just a small part of the image, or was mostly obscured I wouldn't expect it to have caused serious problems. It seems like it may be one where the best bet is to send it in for service. Whatever it is, I doubt it is going to be user serviceable. \$\endgroup\$
    – AJ Henderson ♦
    Commented Aug 26, 2013 at 0:25
  • \$\begingroup\$ When you power Off your camera, have you also removed the battery? If not, take the battery out and leave it for half an hour. Then install battery and power On your camera. Fixed? \$\endgroup\$
    – Esa Paulasto
    Commented Aug 26, 2013 at 12:40
  • \$\begingroup\$ @MichaelClark yes but don't solve the problem. \$\endgroup\$
    – G M
    Commented Aug 26, 2013 at 19:14
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    \$\begingroup\$ Have you tried to take a picture with the flash? How about movies. Do they come ok? I have the exact same problem with a samsung WB720 but it happens all the time. But when I use the flash in a dark place, the picture gets perfect. Also the movies in 720p are ok. Did you found a solution? \$\endgroup\$
    – user26318
    Commented Feb 23, 2014 at 18:50

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The first one isn't a setting/exposure issue as there are stripes/lines across the picture.

From my technical experience, I'm willing to bet it's a faulty image sensor. If you Google images "faulty ccd", you can see very similar results.

This fault isn't necessarily caused by damage to the camera but just simply due to the image sensor failing.

Although I have seen a faulty shutter produce lines across the screen, this definitely looks like a CCD issue.

This also might be an interesting read.

EDIT: Sorry, I just realised that it's intermittent? Well, I would say that the sensor is over heating. The only thing that will fix it will be to replace the CCD.

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