Hi!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I thought you guys might be able to help me out: my Panasonic lumix GF7 recently fell from an 1 meter high window sill. Now, when I turn it on, it's showing these horizontal colored stripes on the screen (screen itself is fine, menu and everything is working, nothing wrong with the lens either). It looks like something is wrong with the sensor, however I'm not entirely sure.
I opened up the camera to take a look, but I don't dare to remove the ribbons, so I can't really see what's up with the sensor. Maybe you guys have a clue? I hope it's just a loose ribbon or something (that can be easily re-attached by someone with a more steady hand and better tools), otherwise it's probably not worth fixing (I bought it second hand for half the original price, and figured that fixing a sensor might be really expensive).
Attached is a picture of how the screen looks like! When I do manual zoom, the stripes distort! ISO and all these functions are not working tho.
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Camera-Specific Properties: Equipment Make Apple Camera Model iPhone 5s Camera Software 9.1 Sensing Method One-Chip Color Area Focal Length (35mm Equiv) 29 mm Image-Specific Properties: Image Orientation Top, Left-Hand Horizontal Resolution 72 dpi Vertical Resolution 72 dpi Image Created 2016:01:02 18:49:32 Exposure Time 1/100 sec F-Number f/2.2 Exposure Program Normal Program ISO Speed Rating 40 Lens Aperture f/2.2 Brightness 11.8 EV Exposure Bias 0 EV Metering Mode Spot Flash No Flash, Auto Focal Length 4.15 mm Color Space Information sRGB Image Width 3264 Image Height 2448 Exposure Mode Auto White Balance Auto Scene Capture Type Standard
>>2738114
BTW I meant vertical stripes, not horizontal! Sorry!
>>2738114
Send it in for a repair, it looks like the sensor got dislodged from it's place with the electonic contacts.
Be prepared for a hefty price.
>>2738114
>my Panasonic lumix GF7 recently fell from an 1 meter high window sill
>Maybe you guys have a clue?
...What are you expecting as an outcome from posting this? You dropped your camera and its fucked, we can't unfuckulate it from the internet take it to a shop you dense mother fucker
>>2738127
Thanks for the reply! I can have a shop take a look at it and let them make a price estimation for repair. I paid 250 euros for the camera originally, if the price exceeds that, it might not be worth it :(
>>2738129
Well sorry for asking. I just wanted to know what could be possibly damaged before I give it to a shop for a possibly way too expensive repair... If it's something that one of my tech savvy friends can fix, might as well let them do it or not?
Buy a new one from Amazon and return your messed up one in its place. It's a no brainer.
>>2738528
top kek m8 serial numbers exist for a reason
>>2738530
They do not bother verifying serial numbers for items costing < $1K.
>>2738374
Sorry bro but people do silly things that's why you get insurance
>>2738528
>tfw someone tried that shit on me on ebay and I got damages back