First post - not sure if this is the right place to do this.
My JVC camcorder has broken down - I use it quite a lot and have experimented with editing (thanks to tips form here).
However now when I try to use the camcorder I just get a blank screen as if there were nothing on the tape, or I get a screen which has alternate lines - about 20 of them, they are alternate between video tape signal and the still picture from the MMC card - it looks really strange !!
I have tried to clean the heads - but I assume it must be a major circut problem as it has both the video and MMC card signal on the screen at the same time.
It isn't the most expensive camera - should I try and get it repaired ? or should I just buy a newer (and better !!!) camera ?
It probaly isn't worth getting it fix. In the US it runs about $40-80 per hour to have a camara fixed plus parts, I'll asume its about the same in the UK.
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Wil Chapman Jr.
Oly, Washington
DP, Producer, Editor
They also charge an up front fee, just to get a technician to look at it and basically tell you it's broken. Then as Chapman Photography says, you're charged by the hour after that.
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