Canon camera parts?

[Greolt]

Canon Powershot S2 S part needed. New or second hand.

Main Board is what I need. It has had some water ingress and subsequent
damage.

I am in Melb. (or nearby at least)

This is my sons camera and I have no peviouse experience
fixing cameras so don't know where to source this part,

Any help would be very much appreciated, Thanks

 

[Allan]

Canon Powershot S2 S part needed. New or second hand.

Main Board is what I need. It has had some water ingress and subsequent
damage.

I am in Melb. (or nearby at least)

This is my sons camera and I have no peviouse experience
fixing cameras so don't know where to source this part,

Any help would be very much appreciated, Thanks

Yeah mate I have a Board,
only $559 includes Fitting and also you get a new case and battery...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-CANON-PO...607589887QQcategoryZ48539QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sorry Greolt, but I think your chance of getting a 2nd hand pcb would be a
million to 1. and if the main PCB has had water in it, what about the other
electronics..
Cut your losses, that's why we have insurance companies, put a claim for
accidental damage and get a new one...

 

[Clifford Heath]

Sorry Greolt, but I think your chance of getting a 2nd hand pcb would be a
million to 1

A work buddy of mine had a similar problem, worked out what
part he needed and just ordered it from Canon, no problem.
The problem came when the camera didn't work after the new
part was fitted, so he was out of pocket for the part *and*
a new camera :-(.

If you don't know what you're doing, probably better just
to replace the whole camera.

 

[Greolt]

Thanks for the advise people.

Maybe I will approach Canon for a price and make a judgment then.

Sounds a lot like a write off though.

Greolt

 

[rowan194]

Considering it's a spare part (and a major one at that) it will
probably end up costing more than the original price you paid for the
camera!

You also need to consider that other parts of your camera may be water
damaged, even though the damage may not be visible or obvious at the
moment. Even if you do manage to replace the main board at a cost below
that of a new camera you may find something else failing in 6 months
time...

 

[rowan194]

Don't forget also you can probably sell the damaged one on ebay to
offset the cost of replacing it...

Please post back here what Canon quotes you, just for interests sake.

 

[Rudolf]

Call Canon -- they will sell part direct.

How do you know you need new main board?

Rudolf

 

[Simon Scott]

Don't forget also you can probably sell the damaged one on ebay to
offset the cost of replacing it...

Yes, just do what others do and sell it as 'untested'.

 

[Bob Parker]

If water's affected the image sensor/optics even slightly, it's
probaly not worth trying to fix it.
FWIW, a few years ago I priced an image sensor signal processing
board for a Canon camcorder. They wanted $200.00 (exactly) for this
postage stamp-sized board. It wasn't worth proceeding at that price.

Bob

 

[Greolt]

Thanks for the response people.

I think I will cut my losses and consign it to the spares bin.

Not my loss anyway, it's my son's.

 

[Rudolf]

Canon actually admits the problem with CCD in their cameras and will fix for
free even after warranty.

Just sent one customer to them couple of weeks ago.

Rudolf