Just disassembling the late model camcorders can be an aggravating
challenge, and putting them back together isn't any more fun.
I've been inside older, larger lens assemblies, and there are a lot of
really tiny screws and other hardware that needs to be kept in order. The
iris types I've seen are very delicate and these can be driven by a moving
vane (meter) type device (again, very delicate).

When I get involved in small mechanisms, I generally rely on drawings,
Sharpie markers, pieces of tape and a clear work area where I can leave the
parts to be undisturbed. Having a 5 diopter magnifier lamp is also helpful
(actually neccessary for me), but some sort of headband magnifier would also
be good.

Cheers
WB
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"Jay" wrote in message
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I,m a retired technician and I bought a Panasonic PV-353 last
Christmas, the main intention was for outdoor use. When I took it out
this spring, I got white out on the screen. Took it into a repair
shop, parts 1 yr. warranty, labor only 30 days from purchase. Seems
it has a frozen iris, they want $185 labor for repair, they say no
parts involved. (It only cost about $250 to begin with). Can't afford
this, can anyone give me some tips to repair myself?