Dimage 7 Won't Turn On Problem

I had similar problem with the D7 I bought. I ended up returning it to the place where I bought it from(Cameraworld). 2 People from Cameraworld's service and returns department told me that they've seen very high numbers of Minolta digital camera problems and suggested that I choose a different brand of digital camera instead of getting a replacement D7. The one I had made humming sound when I tried to turn it on and nothing would work. I've read a couple other people on this forum having the same problem before(one with a S304 and another with a D5 I believe).

P DeCicco wrote:

I have sent my Dimage 7 back for repairs twice and will now have to
for a third time because it fails to turn on. Minolta just sends a
replacement camera and has not commented on what the problem is.

Has any one encountered the problem? It does not seem to be a power
problem in that different sets of fully charged batteries were used
as well as the AC adapter yet still the device will not operate. I
ran about 1000 pix before the first failure, 5 or 10 from the first
replacement and about the same from the third replacement before
failure.

My only guess is that it may be RF as I am occasionally in areas
with high RF. But the camera does not fail in the area of high RF.
The camera works for a while then when it times out, it refuses to
turn back on again.

I would avoid this camera completely until it is determined what is
causing this problem. If it is RF then there is a serious design
flaw which will manefest in failed units once they pass into a high
RF area.

If any one has experienced a similar problem, please let me know.
Minolta says they have seen this problem before. Right now the
camera is a liability.
--
Paul