Fuji s8100fd issue in lcd panel - newbie technical questio

[meggiedude]

Hi there,
Please don't shoot me - newbie question and I just want to know if I am going mad or being fed a line by Fuji Technical support.
Just bought a refurb bridge camera - a Fuji s8100fd. All appeared fine until I started to use it outside in good bright light, or when there is something bright in the picture.
If I point it at anything either bright or which has light element in it , (e.g on a bright sunny day a picture of a house with white window frames) I get vertical white bars obliterating the lcd panel where the light/bright bits are. its generally worst when focusing (i.e half press of shutter button)
If I continue and take the picture - its fine. The issue is is just when setting up the picture and focusing.
I tried this on another camera ( point and click fuji F601Zoom) and I can't replicate it.
I spoke to Fuji technical help and on the phone he suggested at the time it may be an issue with the camera (PCB or CCD - can't remember which he said). Anyway I sent it back as it has 6 months warranty. Have just got same camera back today with a note saying there's nothing wrong with it.

Is this normal or not.

Cheers

 

[GEH007]

I have the 8000 which I still use from time to time.

Mine does the same, although you say "oblierate"?, I wouldnt say mine was that bad. It has no impact on images whatsoever, I've no idea whether it's normal or not.

Because mine does it on both the lcd and the viewfinder in simlar circumstances, I dont really know what to think.

 

[meggiedude]

Thanks for the reply GEH007,

If this is normal I would say its a serious limitation of the camera. I am OK to use it unless its a bright sunny day and there's nothing bright/white in the frame?? Hmmm
On a sunny day the other week I set up a sample picture of part of my neighbours house where the right hand side of the evf had his double glazed white window frame in it - the rest open brickwork.
All parts of the LCD and viewfinder where the window frame was, plus above and below the window frame, were obscured by this white block/rectangle.
The resulting picture was fine, but how can you frame a photo when you can't see 1/2 of it???
Do all recent Fuji digi or bridge cameras do this? My old F601Zoom doesn't.:bonk::bang:

 

[GEH007]

It doesnt sound like the same thing from what youve said.

When there are bright lights (I noticed at Twickenham recently), my evf or lcd has some vertical lines running down on half shutter press, not particularly disruptive but you can see them.

Yours sounds much more prominent/problematic.