Thank God I have just found this out as I was just two inches away from buying one of these DSC 717 second hand this week after spending countless hours of research.Just shows if you dig long enough and deep enough in the old "Sony Garden" of rotten cameras you bring out the bugs and weeds.Surgest to all those out there with this faulty problem threaten Sony with electronic media exposure in graphic detail, and to all their distrubitiors alike. That will shake a few apples from their trees in their doddie garden one way or another.Keep up the good fight and you will win in the end at Sony's loss of self respect and customer loyalty base.I have been a great believer in all of their products and feel quite shocked at their pitiful responce to date.Cheers Brian.

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