My Panasonic camcorder (NV-DS27) is playing up. It'll record seemingly
happily but then on playback it'll appear as if the tape is blank -
except once, tantalisingly, it showed a bit of what it should have
recorded (a bit blockily) before refusing to play it again. Now it quite
often demands to be Reset when I try to start it up.

It seems a shame to throw it away but is it likely to be worthwhile
repairing? And if so, where would be good to get it fixed? (I'm in Reading).

"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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My Panasonic camcorder (NV-DS27) is playing up. It'll record seemingly
happily but then on playback it'll appear as if the tape is blank - except
once, tantalisingly, it showed a bit of what it should have recorded (a
bit blockily) before refusing to play it again. Now it quite often demands
to be Reset when I try to start it up.

It seems a shame to throw it away but is it likely to be worthwhile
repairing? And if so, where would be good to get it fixed? (I'm in
Reading).

common fault with these camcorders, whatever you do dont record over the
footage as the footage wil be on the tape and will have been recorded ok
its the playback thats the problem, do a search around for panasonic
camcorder problems youll see what your finding is a common problem

Vertiigoo wrote:
"John Stumbles" wrote in message
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My Panasonic camcorder (NV-DS27) is playing up. It'll record seemingly
happily but then on playback it'll appear as if the tape is blank - except
once, tantalisingly, it showed a bit of what it should have recorded (a
bit blockily) before refusing to play it again. Now it quite often demands
to be Reset when I try to start it up.

It seems a shame to throw it away but is it likely to be worthwhile
repairing? And if so, where would be good to get it fixed? (I'm in
Reading).


common fault with these camcorders, whatever you do dont record over the
footage as the footage wil be on the tape and will have been recorded ok

I hoped and guessed that so I haven't, though some stuff I've already
recorded plays OK (even some bits after a bit that won't play) so I'm
not convinced that it's recorded 100% OK.

its the playback thats the problem, do a search around for panasonic
camcorder problems youll see what your finding is a common problem

Hmmn yes, but is there a common solution? :-)