Want to buy a camera, how to identify licensed products, parallel imports and refurbished machines?

Licensed goods: (read Hangzhou twice) refers to the goods imported through formal channels, which can enjoy the after-sales service of domestic regular manufacturers (including 7-day return due to quality problems after purchase, 15-day replacement, one-year warranty, built-in software upgrade, quality defect recall, etc. ).

Parallel imports: generally, goods brought by smuggling clips by ships without legal entry procedures. Because it was brought from the ship, it is commonly known as parallel imports. Parallel imports usually do not enjoy the formal warranty service of manufacturers.

As for fakes, because SLR manufacturing technology is very difficult, real fakes do not exist, and at most they can only be refurbished machines. As a precision electronic product, digital SLR cameras are difficult to copy, and there are almost no fakes, but when buying, we must first exclude parallel imports and refurbished machines.

How to identify parallel imports

1, at present, most manufacturers of digital cameras will put anti-counterfeiting labels on the product packaging boxes. When the consumer uncovers the label, he will see a set of numbers and dial the 400 number above to identify whether these numbers are true or not.

2. Although the packaging box, manual, warranty card and camera menu of licensed cameras may contain multiple languages, they must have simplified Chinese. If not, it is almost certain to be parallel imports.

3. The charger plug of licensed camera is Chinese mainland style, that is, the metal part is in the shape of 1. If it is an O-shaped tube or a square tube with a mouth, it is mostly parallel.

How to identify "problem" cameras such as refurbished machines

1, Canon, Sony and other brands of cameras have been sealed with disposable seals when they leave the factory, and once opened, they cannot be restored. Refurbishers are usually not intact.

2. Open the package, complete the attachment, and complete the warranty card and instruction manual. Refurbishers may be missing one or more.

3. The serial numbers of the camera body and lens are printed on the side of the box, which must be consistent with the serial numbers of the camera bottom and lens in the box.

4. Observe the camera body, lens interface (commonly known as bayonet), LCD screen and viewfinder without oil stains, obvious dust and damage marks.

Inspection machine limerick teaches you to memorize!

I'm glad to get the camera, so I can't open the box in too much hurry.

The anti-counterfeiting seal is intact, with warranty instructions.

The bayonet lens is not worn, and there are no scratches on the fuselage anyway.

Install the lens and battery and you can see the shooting clearly.

See "Extraordinary Photographic Notes-Two Days Playing with SLR Camera" (published by Electronic Industry Press)

It's written in detail, and there are pictures to explain it. There is no way to take pictures here.