Dropped camera, view finder not alligned?

[joshdc]

Hi, I'm new here. I dropped my sony dslr the other day, from a height of less than 4 feet onto concrete. The lens glass, a 18-70, was not cracked. However, when I turned on the camera, there was a brief vibration which felt identical to the cleaning mode the camera goes through when it is shut off. Weird, I thought. I took a few test shots, and I noticed that what I saw in the viewfinder was about 1/4 lower than what came out in the pictures. For instance, if the base of a picture in the viewfinder was a persons feet, the actual base of the picture would be the persons knees. The pictures came out crystal clear though, just not aligned with the viewfinder. When I turned off the camera, I didn't feel any cleaning vibration. I can't figure out whats wrong with my camera.

The symptoms are
-vibration upon start up
-no vibration during shut down, like it did previously
-misaligned viewfinder?

Can anyone help? Thanks

[Franglais]

It sounds like the mirror used to reflect the image into the viewfinder during viewing has moved. You have to send the camera to the repair shop.

[byjamesderuvoDHQ]

I agree. Anytime you drop a camera, at the very least you've knocked things out of alignment requiring it to be serviced. And there may be even more wrong that hasn't reared it's ugly head. 4 feet is a heck of a height.