Sony has discovered manufacturing defects in 8 of its camera models that were sold between September 2003 and January 2005. Sony states that the cameras affected may have problems operating or may not operate at all in warm and humid conditions. According to Reuters, over 1 million of the 8 camera models have been sold, but only around 4,000 are expected to need repairs. The repairs will of course be made free of charge by Sony.

The liquid crystal displays in eight models that went on sale from September 2003 to January 2005 may not show images correctly or the cameras may not be able to take photos at all, Sony said in a statement.

Of the over 1 million models sold, Sony expects 4,000 could need repairs, the company said. Sony found similar defects in other digital and video cameras in October last year, when it discovered condensation could seep into the gadgets and damage the charge-coupled device, a chip used to capture images.
According to Sony's Japanese site which has information on the recall, the models affected include the DSC-F88, DSC-M1, DSC-T1, DSC-T11, DSC-T3, DSC-T33, DSC-U40 and DSC-U50.