Hi there.

I purchased a Sony Cybershot from Akihabara  a year ago and bought it with
an International Sony Warranty. So far no problems and the only thing I had
to acquire for it was an English plug.  Shouldn't be a problem for you.

Nick
"X Japan" <japanskeptic@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
>
> I am looking into buying a Sharp VL-EH500 video camera in Japan. If I
> plan on bringing it back to the US, are there any pitfalls? (for
> example, compatibility issues?) Thanks...
>
> Kansai Kingpin