Blotch on Fuji Digital (non SLR) Camera

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I have only had this (Fuji E550) digital (non SLR) camera less than a
couple of months, and just recently it started showing a consistent
darkish, soft round blotch on the upper right hand side of shots. This
can be seen on the lcd display, as well as much more clearly when the
photo/jpg is downloaded onto my pc. It happens with or without a flash,
and shows up most in light coloured shots, walls, etc.

Since this camera is not a SLR with a removable lens, I'm assuming it's
not dust on the sensor (Super CCD), so would that mean part of the
sensor has burnt out? (Isn't it a little soon for this to be
happening?) I've checked the outside of the lens, gently wiped it, and
it appears clean, yet the splotch remains in subsequent photos. I will
be taking the camera back to where I bought it if I can't solve the
problem safely myself. Any info would be appreciated.

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Digital Photography Now wrote:
> It could be and, from your description, probably is, dust, either inside the
> lens assembly or on the sensor. Just because the lens isn't removable
> doesn't mean that dust will be entirely excluded. Every time the lens is
> deployed and retracts, some air is drawn in and out of the cavity in front
> of the sensor that the lens parks in. As the camera is so new, your best bet
> is to pursue the manufacturer warranty - though if you bought it locally
> from a shop, they might even exchange it on the spot.
>
> Ian
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>>I have only had this (Fuji E550) digital (non SLR) camera less than a
>>couple of months, and just recently it started showing a consistent
>>darkish, soft round blotch on the upper right hand side of shots. This
>>can be seen on the lcd display, as well as much more clearly when the
>>photo/jpg is downloaded onto my pc. It happens with or without a flash,
>>and shows up most in light coloured shots, walls, etc.
>>
>>Since this camera is not a SLR with a removable lens, I'm assuming it's
>>not dust on the sensor (Super CCD), so would that mean part of the
>>sensor has burnt out? (Isn't it a little soon for this to be
>>happening?) I've checked the outside of the lens, gently wiped it, and
>>it appears clean, yet the splotch remains in subsequent photos. I will
>>be taking the camera back to where I bought it if I can't solve the
>>problem safely myself. Any info would be appreciated.


I also think it's possibly dust. It doesn't have to be SLR to have dust
problem, Sony P200 is notorious about dust getting inside.