My Quasar VM-L143-C Camcorder screen turns black

You may view/download the manual here.

You may download/view the manual here.

To start ensure that you removed the cover from the lens.
Also remove battery and put it back in place to reset the camcorder.

If you get only sound on playback, connect the camera to a computer or TV, or play the tape on a different camera. If you get picture in there, then the camcorder is recording, but the video playback does not work because of a faulty LCD display.
If when you play back the movie on a different camera, or using the compute you still get no picture then the camcorder is faulty.
Faults that can cause black screen can be:
Lens problem. Faulty CCD sensor. Faulty controller board.
All this faults are not easy to diagnose and fix, if there is a fault , then it is better to take the camera to a repair shop.

you can go to http://service.us.panasonic.com/operman/ there you can get the owners manual start on page 60 that is where we got mine i have a quasar vm-L153

the camcorder will show previous recording but not record any new ones only showing snow or as if something is blocking the cap showing like a white snow

reset ur camcorder...

To find this information You can call the customer support telephone number at 1-800-211-7262. Between the hours of 9am-7pm EST. You can also use the customer support e-mail at www.consumerproducts@panasonic.com Give them the Brand name and model number of the camcorder. Tell them that you need a copy of the owners manual and that you are having problems with distorted video recording. They will be able to help you find a solution. I Hope this information helps you with your camcorder problem.

SLIDE BLACK BUTTON TO CAMERA,THEN PUSH RED BUTTON IN. THAT IS IT.

your pause . . . button . . . has come loose from the tiny switch that actually controls pause ; the remote ( it has a battery ) can activate pause , directly from your control chip and is cheaper than the repair ;

Its a stuck iris assy an iris cucuit fault or many small pana cpsm that go bad all the time in these unit. Mke sure the iris didnt het seitched to manual andif it is i auto try tappin the lens a littlethe see if it opens Good luck