Sep 26, 2008 · I had Choppy distorted video on my Sony TRV525 digital-8mm on playback. While playing I slapped the tape door a couple of times and SUCCESS!!

Jan 18, 2006 · Hit your camera several times with a flat hand (bottom, tape side). Its strange but my problem was solved. On internet I found maybe 10 or 15 ...

DCR PC5E Error code C 21:00. I have a Sony DCR PC5E that keeps displaying the error code C21:00 & showing a yellow symbol in the middle of the screen.

Mar 6, 2008 · Turn camera to off setting. Plug battery or AC cord back in. After doing this, my camera accepted the tape - door stayed shut and tape ...

Jan 24, 2008 · It says, "Dirty video head. Use a cleaning cassette." Looks like I have to buy a MiniDV cleaning cassette. It surprises me that the camcorder ...

Apr 13, 2008 · hi sir. i have sony camcord DSR250P my problem is,when i insert the tape in the camera error message flashed with the code C:31:42 the cam. mode ...

The camera sat unmoved and untouched with the battery in it until tonight when I turned it on to upload the video to my computer. As soon as I turned it on, I ...

While working on my "Video Transfer from Digital Camera to Camcorder" article, I seriously wondered about the pin-out for these new audio/video cables that are ...

But have no fear, in this article, I will give you some pointers to cleaning small lenses and provide some tips to guard against camera-destroying pitfalls.

(I've gone through a thorough explanation of how to use IR/UV lights to light up a scene in my Hacking Digital Cameras book.) This document shows the procedure ...