hi all,
there is a sony site for people with LCD problems with the stated cameras.

go here to check if your camera is affected :

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowArticle.action?section=en_GB_Support_Sub2&articlesection=5&article=1128075116465&site=odw_en_GB

david

David, this is a CCD (image sensor) problem and not the LCD screen. This is sort of old news (at least here in the US), the recall was announced quite some time ago. It also affects a number of third party cameras (still and video) which use Sony CCD's as well. Here are some related threads:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=53549
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=73461