Hi there,

I have had the same problem with my H5 so I thought I'd chip in my own experience.

I bought the H5 about two weeks ago and the auto-focus worked for about one week. I'd press half-way down, it would focus, beep and take the perfect pic, no problem. Then it stopped for no apparent reason, and I did everything I could to try to fix it, short of taking it apart. But I couldn't get it back to normal, so I figured I bought a lemon.

I'm glad to find this forum where people have discovered similar problems, as I now know that it's definitely not just me. What a hassle, though, to have to ship it back to Sony!

I'll let you know how it all plays out in the coming weeks. Good luck, everyone.

Mike in Singapore