Hi Chris

When you say vertical blinds, do you mean light streaks, picture breakup (due to dirty or worn tape heads), is it only on the lcd screen and not when you have transferred the footage to computer? If you could elaborate a bit more on these 'vertical blinds' it would be helpful. How old is your camera, when was the last time it was serviced?

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