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Title: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: vegeta_ban on July 06, 2010, 03:15:16 AM
Hey all,

The other night I was shooting a show with my pv-gs35 minidv camcorder when the thing overheated and shut off. It will not power on now, or eject the tape when attached to a power source. Do you guys know where i could get this camcorder repaired, or the tape removed at the very least. I would rather not tinker with it myself, since i am very clumsy with tiny screws, and would probably destroy the thing worse than it is.

Thanks,
Jeremy
Title: Re: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: beatkilla on July 06, 2010, 08:07:54 AM
The camera doesnt power on?did you try holding the reset button for 10seconds?
Title: Re: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: vegeta_ban on July 06, 2010, 05:59:10 PM
i'll try that, i believe the thing was fried cause it smelled smoky

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looked and it had no reset button
Title: Re: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: beatkilla on July 06, 2010, 08:15:18 PM
Sounds like its dead,but there should be a reset button it is very small and you will need a paperclip to push it.
Title: Re: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: vegeta_ban on July 06, 2010, 09:41:08 PM
found it, didn't work :(
Title: Re: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: stevetoney on July 07, 2010, 12:51:10 PM
Quote from: vegeta_ban on July 06, 2010, 09:41:08 PM
found it, didn't work :(

Saying cuss words and Sony in the same sentence doesn't usually solve the problem, but it does help you mentally.
Title: Re: Minidv tape stuck in camcorder, help appreciated
Post by: vegeta_ban on July 08, 2010, 05:11:27 PM
agreed
Quote from: tonedeaf on July 07, 2010, 12:51:10 PM
Quote from: vegeta_ban on July 06, 2010, 09:41:08 PM
found it, didn't work :(

Saying cuss words and Sony in the same sentence doesn't usually solve the problem, but it does help you mentally.
Did find a place that will hopefully be able to remove the tape and repair the camera though