<s>
The	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
Cybershot	I-Algorithm
DSC-F717	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
bridge	B-Device
digital	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
introduced	O
by	O
Sony	O
in	O
September	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F717	B-Algorithm
features	O
the	O
same	O
5.0	O
megapixel	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
and	O
38	O
–	O
190mm	O
equiv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
F717	B-Algorithm
retained	O
all	O
distinctive	O
features	O
from	O
F707	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
NightShot	O
and	O
NightFraming	O
:	O
In	O
these	O
modes	O
,	O
infrared	O
cut-off	O
filter	O
is	O
temporarily	O
lifted	O
away	O
from	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
,	O
enabling	O
IR	O
detection	O
,	O
which	O
practically	O
allows	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
"	O
see	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
F717	B-Algorithm
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
DSC-F828	B-Device
in	O
August	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2004	O
–	O
05	O
,	O
many	O
F717	B-Algorithm
users	O
reported	O
CCD-related	O
defects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
remedy	O
,	O
Sony	O
offered	O
free	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
replacements	O
for	O
affected	O
units	O
till	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
,	O
till	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
