Help with my Panasonic nv-ds1 camcorder ? ? ?

I had the same problem with my camcorder. I removed the battery for about 3 days and when i turned it back on it worked. is there a battery in camera to keep the time and date? maybe it is in safe mode and by removing power for long enough it will reset itself. paul sa

Its the tape is stuck or the mechanism is jammed or the small pan caps have started there demise of your camcorder.. Inside most camcorders there are small surface mounted capacitors made by panasonic and they all I say ALL will leak one day and when they do its not just the cap thats bad but if left unattended it will eat up the Printed curcuit traces on the pc board. Have the unit looked at right away by a camcorder expert and see if its too late to save the board. Good Luck

The number of flashes represents the fault code - for example - F03 ( Fault Code 3 ) will flash the red light Three times and then rest and the again three times. I'm chasing fault codes- but thought that you could move your enquiry forward by counting the flashes. ..

Hope that helps a bit - Greg

i found to get the tape out alight whack should do it then it works fine