Hello,

A friend from Japan just sent me some MiniDV tapes from his country. Unfortunately, my camcorder won't play the tapes properly. Is there something I can do about this, or is this related to a region code?

Thanks!

They were shot on an NTSC camcorder and if you are in the UK, Ireland or Australia, then you will be using PAL which is a different system. Or the tapes may have been damaged on their way to you.