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paniolo · Jul 10, 2006, 8:11 PM

v8griff wrote:

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Me too, owned a W1 for over 2 years now and it hasn't caused me any problems at all.

The luck of the draw I suppose?

I know some W1s were made in China and they were subject to a QA recall? Mine was made in Japan. Don't know if this is relevant or not.

I don't think so - my W-1 was made in Japan.

kmftjf · Jul 11, 2006, 12:17 AM

Mine was made in Japan as well.

paniolo · Jul 16, 2006, 3:46 PM

Much thanks CyberShotNut,

I tried the vacuum earlier but was unsucessful and was seriously thinking oftaking the camera in to the local Sony repair station for repairs if economical enough. I purchased a H5 to replace the W-1 in the interim, and today decided to try again, as nothing to lose but lots to gain.

I not ony zoomed, but also changed the focus distance while running the vacuum. After a few minutes, BAM, no more spot.I now have both a working compact camera W-1and a great H5 (although my wife suspects somethingsmells fishy with the new H5).

Mahalo (Thanks you) for your post,

Paniolo

CVonV · Dec 20, 2006, 1:49 AM

i've had my made in japanW1 for over 2 years and it has no apparent spots during daylight. I just took these shots about half an hour ago:

but in someindoor darkconditions when the flash is used you can see some white circles... here is a shot which shows this (slightly out of focus):

it's not dust on the lens but those small particles which reflect/bounce the light of the flash back as described in the above posts...to prove this here is a picture in the same conditions with no "spots":

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Jul 11, 2006, 12:17 AM	#12
kmftjf Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8	Mine was made in Japan as well.

Jul 16, 2006, 3:46 PM	#13
paniolo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 569	Much thanks CyberShotNut, I tried the vacuum earlier but was unsucessful and was seriously thinking oftaking the camera in to the local Sony repair station for repairs if economical enough. I purchased a H5 to replace the W-1 in the interim, and today decided to try again, as nothing to lose but lots to gain. I not ony zoomed, but also changed the focus distance while running the vacuum. After a few minutes, BAM, no more spot.I now have both a working compact camera W-1and a great H5 (although my wife suspects somethingsmells fishy with the new H5). Mahalo (Thanks you) for your post, Paniolo

Dec 20, 2006, 1:49 AM	#14
CVonV Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 117	i've had my made in japanW1 for over 2 years and it has no apparent spots during daylight. I just took these shots about half an hour ago: but in someindoor darkconditions when the flash is used you can see some white circles... here is a shot which shows this (slightly out of focus): it's not dust on the lens but those small particles which reflect/bounce the light of the flash back as described in the above posts...to prove this here is a picture in the same conditions with no "spots":