I was reviewing some recent tapes made of my kids' ball games, and I noticed some digital pixelation in the LCD viewfinder. The camera is about 9yo. and has shot about 50+ tapes. I'd like to get this resolved before doing any transfers to HDD.
Anyone use a dry cleaning tape? Seems the advice for DAT players was never to use a dry cleaning tape unless you started getting diginoise, or you would risk damaging the heads. Is it possible to do a wet cleaning, or is that better left to someone with experience? There is a Sony dealership in town and they did a good job cleaning my full-size VHS deck awhile back. Though $35 is a bit steep for a cleaning, it is far preferable than glitches during imports. A dry cleaning tape is cheaper still, though, if they work.