Are CCD sensor reliable?

[kombizz]

Have you ever thought about the problems of new digital cameras?
If not, please read the following news:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/badccds.html
http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1128958202.html

 

[Azuth]

We here at Imaging Resource did a little digging into the problem, and it appears that the problems trace to certain models of image sensor chips manufactured by Sony between 2002 and 2004

Affected cameras were all manufactured between 2002 and 2004, the underlying problems have apparently been found and corrected, so no cameras currently on the market are affected.

You'll excuse me if I don't panic?

 

[Alex_B]

CCD (image sensor) failures, particularly in conditions of high heat and humidity

every film camera will fail you over a certain temperature
Also film does not survive every kind of extreme climate.

In this particular case, failure just settled in rather early though, I admit.

Oh, by the way , in 2002 many digital p&s cameras failed you even when they worked properly... their image quality just was that poor