TIA

Does it still make this noise if you select Pause?
If so, it is probably the head drum motor assembly
which has noisy bearings. There is no economical
cure for that usually.

Regards,

Colin

Bert wrote:
I have a Hitachi VM-H640A 8mm video camcorder. The motor makes a loud
noise that is picked up on tape when recording. What's the best way to
remedy this?

Is there a service manual available? I don't know anything about
camcorders, but I did repair a DVD player with the help of this forum.

TIA