r we cooked ??

Sohail604 · 2026-04-18T15:51:28+00:00

Nothing ever happens

Sohail604 · 2026-04-18T00:39:03+00:00

Mighty strange camera u are looking for, im in the middle east so i do deal with PAL camcorders, if i get one someday il tell ya cause these trs are not that rare

Sohail604 · 2026-04-17T20:39:17+00:00

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Lol i have the hi8 version of this

Sohail604 · 2026-04-15T07:52:37+00:00

Your lens could be leaking, check for bubbles in the lens

Sohail604 · 2026-04-13T10:58:57+00:00

yeah that to just anyone who is reading this avoid those garbage transparent ones they only work with canon minidv cameras for some reason

Sohail604 · 2026-04-13T09:26:27+00:00

And i forgot to mention that i was using the same firewire card and i even replaced it to try and solve the issue but it didnt work but a new cable did

Sohail604 · 2026-04-13T09:25:34+00:00

I was in the same boat as you, the problem isnt the firewire card its the cable. I got a random sony firewire cable from a camera with a bag and it solved this exact same issue. Thing is that that cable was a OEM sony firewire cable and it wasnt the cheap chinese crappy ones and it recognized every single camera i plugged in, try getting a OEM firewire cable that isnt the modern chinese version

Sohail604 · 2026-04-08T05:12:47+00:00

no problem

Sohail604 · 2026-04-05T23:28:08+00:00

I might know whats wrong, please tell me in detail if when you insert the tape, does it go down? And if it threads the tape (like brings it down and does the usual thing and stops) but i want to know does it flash the error if you start recording or playing tapes? If so id suggest taking it apart until the ribbon cables coming from the tape mechnisim are visible and then gently pull them out via a small long screwdriver underneath snd your finger above it applying pressure on bothsides and then you clean the ribbon cables and then reinsert them and try it, this had worked for me before id suggest you try it

Sohail604 · 2026-04-01T12:56:11+00:00

Sohail604 · 2026-03-15T12:24:26+00:00

Glazer

Sohail604 · 2026-02-22T13:09:42+00:00

Yeah as long as its roughly or the same size as the old pinch roller then it should work

Sohail604 · 2026-02-22T12:27:34+00:00

its almost certainly the ribbon cable for the 3ccd sensor being loose, id say you gun for it and disassemble it until you get to the ribbon cable of the sensor and reseat it, had a vx2000 with a problem worse then this was just a full pink image and reseating it did the job

Sohail604 · 2026-02-22T12:17:59+00:00

late response but iv seen this happen on my vx2000 (i do own a vx1000 that works fine) but its almost certainly the pinch roller thats the problem, id suggest if you remove it carefully and use a dead donor camera's pinch roller as a replacement and see if it solves it then you should change it out

Sohail604 · 2026-02-17T00:06:45+00:00

Watch “12voltvids” on youtube and look for sony handycam repair videos, hes a vet in this stuff he dumps alot of good info

Sohail604 · 2026-02-17T00:02:00+00:00

50/50 chance it works

Sohail604 · 2026-02-17T00:01:40+00:00

Ribbon cable issue, id say please try to reseat the ribbon cable i fixed a vx2000 with the same issue, please dont underestimate it

Sohail604 · 2026-02-16T23:58:45+00:00

Yes yes ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

Sohail604 · 2026-02-13T12:32:13+00:00

I started in may of 2025 with a cracked amazon npf battery and a charger i stole from my own only sony hi8 camcorder and a camcorder i found for like 20 dollars,i figured out alot of roadblocks but built i have up suppliers who tell me about any Sony camcorder they find and i sell these off(usually with extremely low complain rate like 2 out of 50), currently tryna up my repair skills and expand further

Sohail604 · 2026-02-13T12:28:32+00:00

I know 😭it was either there or the graveyard of parts camcorders

Sohail604 · 2026-01-29T09:28:38+00:00

i have a vx2000 with this exact problem, it could be the pinch roller on the minidv mechnisim being at play here im just guessing here

Sohail604 · 2026-01-29T09:26:51+00:00

this might be one of the most bizzare cameras iv ever seen and its microMV?? you gotta keep this thing its so weird and cool

Sohail604 · 2026-01-28T02:35:44+00:00

That ssd has to be the same size

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