The camera is shot indeed in my opinion. With my daughter's camera(also a cybershot) happened the same but luckely just within the guarantuee period. (two days left )
Camera was replaced by Sony, which says it all.

Fred
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Keyboards/Sound Units: Kurzweil 2600S, Roland VR-760, Acces Virus C, Roland G-800, Akai AX60, Minimoog, Machine Drum, Roland R8-M, mediastation x-76