camcorder records BLACK
 

My canon ZR70 MC camcorder was working fine last week.

The next day when I attempted to use it, it will record nothing but
BLACK, as if the lense cap was on (but it wasn't).

I can record with it and play it back. It picks up the sound, but the
picture is black. Its as if it's not seeing through the lense, if that
makes sense.

What could be wrong???

Thanks.

kovanda:
...... "What could be wrong"..... It should be obvious that any one of
several dozen things could be "wrong"..... some quite simple and other more
expensive to fix.
At the very least you should TAKE it or SEND it to a service shop or factory
service center and get a repair cost estimate so you can make an intelligent
repair decision with facts instead of Internet or telephone wild guesses.
--
Best Regards,
Daniel Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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"kovanda" wrote in message sense.

What could be wrong???

Thanks.

Sure am glad I "wasted time" on the internet. Several commented that
Canon will fix it free of charge even if it is out of warranty.

So I called them. Guess what - they will fix it free of charge even if
it is out of warranty!!!!

kovanda:
Good for you.... getting a free repair from the factory service center.
The time you wasted on the internet was not just yours but the poor guy
who took the time to read your initial posting that contained
absolutely NO technical troubleshooting or testing results.
Where you expecting some "magic" repair response from "Sofie" based on
the total lack of technical information in you original post? Hats off
to Sofie for taking the time to even respond.... you did waste his
time.
..... he was correct.... there would be many possible faults but unless
you open it up at your end and get in there with some basic test
equipment and some basic technical inspection it would be nothing more
that wild guesses.
electricitym
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kovanda wrote:
Sure am glad I "wasted time" on the internet. Several commented that
Canon will fix it free of charge even if it is out of warranty.

So I called them. Guess what - they will fix it free of charge even if
it is out of warranty!!!!

Try cleaning the video heads, their on the spinning cylinder. Donald

"kovanda" wrote in message
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My canon ZR70 MC camcorder was working fine last week.

The next day when I attempted to use it, it will record nothing but
BLACK, as if the lense cap was on (but it wasn't).

I can record with it and play it back. It picks up the sound, but the
picture is black. Its as if it's not seeing through the lense, if that
makes sense.

What could be wrong???

Thanks.

Donald wrote:
Try cleaning the video heads, their on the spinning cylinder. Donald

"kovanda" wrote in message
oups.com...

My canon ZR70 MC camcorder was working fine last week.

The next day when I attempted to use it, it will record nothing but
BLACK, as if the lense cap was on (but it wasn't).

I can record with it and play it back. It picks up the sound, but the
picture is black. Its as if it's not seeing through the lense, if that
makes sense.

What could be wrong???

Thanks.




Dirty video heads cannot cause a camcorder to record black. It would
recor snow or a badly distorted picture.

On 8/20/2005 12:22:45 AM, Jumpster Jiver wrote:
Donald wrote:
Try cleaning the video heads, their on the spinning cylinder. Donald

"kovanda" wrote in message
oups.com...

My canon ZR70 MC camcorder was working fine last week.

The next day when I attempted to use it, it will record nothing but
BLACK, as if the lense cap was on (but it wasn't).

I can record with it and play it back. It picks up the sound, but the
picture is black. Its as if it's not seeing through the lense, if that
makes sense.

What could be wrong???

Thanks.




Dirty video heads cannot cause a camcorder to record black. It would
recor snow or a badly distorted picture.


The first thing that comes to mind is that there is a break somewhere in the line between the optics ("lens") and the recording apparatus.

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