Beware of Digital Cut + Scratch! (Sony DSC-T5 Recall)

If you had any Sony digital camera, do take a minute to check whether it's a Cyber Shot DCS-T5... otherwise you might end up with a "digital" cut! :p

Sony recalls 350,000 Cyber Shot DSC-T5 digital cameras

03 Aug 2007
TOKYO - Sony is recalling 350,000 digital cameras because the case may warp, creating an edge that can cut or scratch the user's hands, the company said Thursday.

The company will replace the bottom casing, where the problem occurs, at no cost.

The recall affects 284,000 Cyber Shot DSC-T5 cameras sold in the United States, Europe and China, and about 66,000 sold in Japan, Sony spokeswoman Ryoko Takagi said.

Sony Corp first learned of the problem affecting DSC-T5 cameras about one month after the model first went on the market in September 2005, Takagi said. About 30 customers in Japan and "several" others overseas have since reported finding the defect, with a number saying they received small cuts and scratches from it, she said.

Customers are advised to check the model and serial numbers of their cameras to see if they are among the affected products, the company said in a statement. The problem only affects cameras with numbers between 3500001 and 3574100.

U.S. customers can go to Sony's support Web site at http://esupport.sony.com/ for more information or call Sony support at 877-573-7669.

Sony DSC-T5 recall page: http://tinyurl.com/23dh5u

Just a thought, why does it take something that they knew going to hurt someone, keep it so long (since Sept 2005, according to the article), before calling a recall? Do they issue any warning before that?

Also, make us wonder whether any other digital product capable of inflicting such injury??

Canon PIXMA MP160 link error code 2,155,0

I brought the wonderful Canon PIXMA MP160 Multifunction All-In-One Inkjet Printer-scanner last week. Had I have a few hundred extra I would have choose MP530... But then again, it's cheap and work prefectly for most of my project. So, why spend more?

Anyway, my 1st choice is MP180, but no store in my neighborhood had any left...and I'm desperate for a scanner to finish my project. And so, I have it there -- the MP160 on my desk.

I use a 1.5m shielded premium USB cable when I test drive it for the 1st time. Everything was ok. Since my desk is a bit clamp, I thought I could have free up some more space if I were to move this MP160 to another side-table next to my working table. So I add a cheaper 1.5m USB extension cable to it.

I scan it from Photoshop CS. No problem encountered! Then I try to scan it directly from Canon ScanGear, and what do you know, an error message pop-up "Code 2,155,0 .... " something about cannot link to the scanner! What! How can it be? I was ABLE to scan from using Photoshop CS, why can't I use the default Canon software to scan it? After all, the Photoshop CS while scanning actually calling the same Canon ScanGear software to scan the photo...

Of course, never give up so easily, as I believing almost nothing is impossible, I search a few hours on the net, google this and that... The conclusion: either I buy a expensive premium 3m USB cable, OR make some changes to my work place...

Since I'm not scanning like 24x7, and more like once a month thing. So, you guess it, I go for the latter, clear some room from my work-desk!

So, the score: Canon 1, Me 1/2. :)

Canon MP160 problem & error

For those that look for Canon PIXMA MP160 link error code 2,155,0 , to make thing easier to find the solution: just use a better quality USB printer cable, or use a shorter one. That would be able to solve your Canon PIXMA MP160 problem.

For detail story, welcome to read my blog at: http://cris8uk.blogspot.com/2007/07/canon-pixma-mp160-link-error-code-21550.html

If this still can't solve your problem, welcome to drop me a comment. I may be able to help you solving it. I love to solve hardware problem. Kind of like my hobby already... hehe...