Hopefully it is not very cold on this climber. Picture: Soni |
Sony has expanded a free repair program for some of its CEA -G series “hard” -Branded Memory Card, stating that some units have failed to work properly in extreme situations for which they designed for Have gone
As A notification Viewed by Digital camera worldSome hard CFEXPress type A card may stop being recognized or, worse, fail to eliminate data writing in “low-paint situations”, which are “around the lower boundary of the recommended operating temperature range”. Sony specifies that the use of cards is intended to be used in conditions from 10 ° to 70 ° C (14 ° – 158 ° F), and more Its page for card Touts that they are “designed for extended professional use in the most challenging atmosphere-from mountains covered from mountains to sand-making deserts.”
Initially company Reported this issue in last summerBut the version of the notice is that It appears on its Japanese site It is said that these more units were found which are eligible for free repair. Different Sony sites list the affected lot numbers, which you can check against the one printed behind your card. We have listed the model numbers given below, but only specific units are eligible for repair. Additional numbers were added this week, which are for 320GB and 640GB models, appear on Japanese and on UK Notice, although not one for America.
The affected card models are:
- CEA-G80T
- CEA-G160T
- CEA-G320t
- CEA-G640T
If you have one of the affected cards and one of your large number of numbers to repair, Sony recommends to send it back before sending it as any data will be removed since sending it. The company says it will repair the card “June 29, free till 2029”, although it is probably one of those issues that are best to resolve sooner than of later.