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Refurbished Digital Cameras
On a first look, many high-end digital cameras seem excessively expensive, especially those that incorporate the latest digital camera technologies. Instead of buying the full sticker price, however, there is a smart shopping alternative to getting up to 80% off the regular price: buying the camera refurbished. It's a common misconception that refurbished digital cameras are all old, discontinued models and that's why you're getting such a great deal on them. The truth is that many refurbished or remanufactured digital cameras are top-of-the-line, recent, or brand-new models. They are, however, sold as used/refurbished because of a reason. The reasons, however, are various, and even brand new overstocked digital cameras are nowadays labeled as refurbished. In addition to overstocks of digital cameras, some additional common ways in which a digital camera can end up as refurbished include: * Customers take advantage of money back guarantees on digital cameras. These items are returned to the manufacturer, examined, remanufactured, and repackaged like new. * Items where the box or casing was damaged in shipment are returned to the manufacturer. * The item was returned to the manufacturer because of a slight defect. The part that was defective is then replaced by the manufacturer, tested and then repackaged just like a new digital camera. * The item was returned because of a cosmetic blemish on the casing that was corrected. * Demonstration units are considered factory refurbished. The demonstration units are examined, tested, remanufactured, and repackaged like new. * The box is simply opened. That’s all that is required to make the item enter the refurbishment process (examination, testing & repackaging) Refurbished Digital Cameras - Stores As the original source for the dealers products, manufacturers get occasional returns of their digital cameras from dealers, of which are then refurbished and resold. Few of the manufacturers sell these refurbished digital cameras by themselves, typically through their online stores "outlet" section. Manufacturers that do that include: * Sigma through SigmaPhoto.com/sigmaonlinemall/ * Nikon through TheNikonMall.com * Hewlett Packard through HPShopping.com * Olympus through emporium.olympus.com * Kodak through Kodak.com
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