This is a TRV310 Digital 8 unit, about 7 years old. Recently, I noticed a
strange image problem. In record mode, indoors the colors are dull in good
light and the image is very dark in low light conditions. Outdoors in bright
shade or sun, everything appears way overexposed. This is the case whether
observing in the LCD, the b/w viewfinder or playback of the recorded image.
Note, playback of old recordings before the problem arose is fine. All other
functions appear normal. Even more interesting is that I can intermittently
get the proper image restored in record mode by physically pressing on parts
of the camcorder case. Unfortunately, I can't get that to work consistently
or for any extended period of time. It's like there is a loose connection or
something inside. Obviously, it may just be time to get a new camcorder but
I'm wondering how difficult/costly it would be to fix. TIA for any
suggestions.