Service manuals or tech info?

External Since: Jul 02, 2003 Posts: 6

Can anyone point me to either the service manuals or other tech
information for consumer digital cameras? I have an Olympus D460Z that I
use a lot as well as a Canon A20 that a friend gave me after it got salt
water in it and stopped working. Having worked with microelectronics and
optics for decades I cleaned the debris and corrosion from the interior
circuits of the A20 but it still doesn't come on. And, of course, repair
of either (should the Olympus ever need it) costs a flat fee that well
exceeds the replacement value of the camera!

If this information *is* available for any commercial line, that would be
a strong factor in my decision in any future purchase.

Many thanks!

Jim Horn, Sonoma County, California

External Since: Jun 28, 2003 Posts: 9

The only way I know to get a service manual for anything is to look up the Email
or Phone number of the Support department of the manufacturer. Request a
Service manual. It will cost money.

Sams PhotoFact <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.samsphotofact.com/" target="_blank">http://www.samsphotofact.com/</a> technical info for many things.
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"James Horn" <jimhorn RemoveThis @svn.net> wrote in message
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> Can anyone point me to either the service manuals or other tech
> information for consumer digital cameras? I have an Olympus D460Z that I
> use a lot as well as a Canon A20 that a friend gave me after it got salt
> water in it and stopped working. Having worked with microelectronics and
> optics for decades I cleaned the debris and corrosion from the interior
> circuits of the A20 but it still doesn't come on. And, of course, repair
> of either (should the Olympus ever need it) costs a flat fee that well
> exceeds the replacement value of the camera!
>
> If this information *is* available for any commercial line, that would be
> a strong factor in my decision in any future purchase.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Jim Horn, Sonoma County, California
>