i was surfing S602 reviews since I am almost going to buy it. BUT I
found a group of negative reviews saying that S602 has some kind of
body design defective which can cause dirt to easily get in.
It's at one of the most popular Chinese digital camera forum
website. It has a specific Fuji forum like this one. Many people
at that forum own S602 and now there's a big complain about the
dirt problem. According to their own survey, about 20% S602 owners
at that forum said they found dirt IN the lense and black dots in
the pictures(not necessary the dirt) though Fuji said they received
only 63 such complains since June. This problem occurs as soon as
one month after the purchase. They had formed a group to complain
to Fuji in China. Fuji has promised to clean their cameras but
declined to give any explanation for the reason of dirt getting-in
problem. Those S602 owner's guess is the thin slot under the
flash. They said if you pop up the flash and look through, you can
even see LCD's light!!
For your reference, here's a link to a S602 picture with the black
dot posted at that forum. The posts are in Chinese, but never mind,
the pic tells all:
http://digi.pchome.net/2002/11/16/5_13653.htm
There's no necessary relationship between the dirt and black dots.
Some owners doubt the black dots is attrbuted to CCD defective. But
for sure quite a few S602 sold in China had dirt in the camera and
black dots in the photo soon after the purchase .
Doese anyone here have the same problem or ever notice it?
