Panasonic Palmcorder PV-GS15 Mini DV Digital Camcorder - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Take the tape out to keep it safe, then remove the battery for 24 hours.

My PV-GS15 was calling for the "RESET" button to be pushed, playing with blue stripes, or even playing an entirely blue screen with multiple tapes. Giving it a good smack on the bottom while trying to play a tape got it working again. This indicates a poor solder joint to me. If you're about to trash it or send it off for repair, don't be afraid to beat on it a little bit. "Impact adjustment" is a well-known temporary fix for televisions. The smack reconnects the solder for a time.

You can download a manual from the manufacturer's web site at
http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/PVGS9.PDF

1. The software is not required - if you have Windows Movie Maker that will work just as well.
2. It does require the DV (firewire) connection. USB connection creates a master-slave interface for "copy and pasting" or transferring low-frame video content (web-cam) or significantly compressed video w/ special drivers. This camcorder records digitally and requires a digital to digital peer-to-peer interface which the firewire connection allows for.
3. For those looking for Vista USB drivers - there are none from the manufacturer. Vista and XP have adequate native drivers for plug and play - camcorder should work just by plugging it in. If it's not recognizing, it could be a number of things:
-bent or broken USB pins
-inactive USB controller
-erroneous system drivers for USB
-camcorder is not plugged into AC power or is not on
-hotsync manager software from cellphones and PDA interference.

Hi,

Once you turn off the camera and remove the batter, does it power on and if you press the off button does it go off ?

Try this

You need to know in which position was camera turned of.
So try turning it on in RECORD OR PLAY position.
It will work then...

This is usually caused by an oxidized or defective Audio/Video drum. Try running a cleaning tape through the camera. If this does not solve the problem the camera will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

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This is usually caused by a failed component in the power circuit within the camera and can usually be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

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Yes you can go to this web site and get the card you need hope this is what you were looking for and thanks for using fix-ya.
http://www.partstore.com/Model/Matsushita/Panasonic/PVGS15.aspx?SearchTerm=True

http://service.us.panasonic.com/OPERMANPDF/PVGS9.PDF
in here you have a manual for this model ..and at the page 70 you have the way to reset it explained..take a look at the right bottom part of the page 70 and reset the camera ...This should default it to the original factory settings and if there is just a preview disabled mode..it should fix it ...this in case it is just a matter of settings and not something physical wrong with it ..

this is a serious problem,the mech unit must be replaced.

Make sure your tape tab is open. See if this works. Sometimes the tab should be closed to prevent eraser or recording over existing film but sometimes the tape tab has to be open to allow for playback or dubbing?

Your tape has a small latch on it that closes to protect from recording or eraser and opens to allow for playing or dubbing. Slide it open and see what happens.

You need 3 cables Yellow, (Video) + Red & White, (Audio L&R Stereo) Or Mini-DIN, for SVHS Video cable, this is ONLY for Video, Audio, is still Red & White. Or Component, where you have 3 Video Sockets, cables, Green, Red, Blue, All video, all color to color, both ends, and again Red & White for Audio. Sometimes there is FireWire, or HDMI you need a cable and the PC MUST also be equipped, You need software and drivers for FireWire, of HDMI..

Hi, after looking at the manufacturer's site, I didn't see a download for a specific driver for the pv gs15. However, you might try to run a free scan here for Panasonic drivers and see if it has the driver you are looking for. Good luck, hope this helps!

best bet to deal with the battery replacement is to download the manual from panasonic and follow their guides, they usually instruct you on how to install the button batt ery at initial start up as this is what holds the date/time in memory when you are charging the main operating battery. go to the following link and enter your specific camcorder info: http://service.us.panasonic.com/operman/

regarding the power supply. You need 6 volt DC. but you need to know the polarity of the line feeding into the camera and match that from your power source, if you have the polarity backwards, you can ruin the camera. You can also cause problems if your external supply has too high of an Amperage rating as an excessive amperage can overheat your camera circuits. verify the amp rating of the camera and verify that the VCR dores not exceed that my more than a few amps.

This is not the capstan moto but the belt from the capstan motor to the idler gear. you need to change it with the correct size.
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Luwangula

PV-A16 is available in ebay.

if you dont have time to get it fixed, tap on the side where the tape goes in. I had to tap it a couple of times before everything started work fine again.

Anyone have any idea where I can get the software for a Panasonic PV-GS15, to be able to pull video from my camera to my PC? Or do you kno w any way around software??

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