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Camcorder not working off battery




By jacobs26 on Oct 29, 2007

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my video camera will no longer work off the battery  (the battery is new and charged) it works perfectly from the mains could you please help my wife is exspecting our third child this coming sunday so i really need the camera thankyou chris 01132 862805 mob 07834918548    email chris@monovista.co.uk
Comments:

Oct 30, 2007

- the terminals are clean and ther is no standby power light on thankyou

Nov 01, 2007

- my camcorder will not work off the batteries (new and charged)the terminals are clean there is no standby light on

Nov 05, 2007

- the battery is new and tested the camcorder is not new but works from mains power.when the battery is on there is no standby light on the terminals are clean thankyou

Clarification Request

Posted by Fret on Jan 28, 2008

Hi, I have the same problem will not work on battery since putting in an SD card. Have tried 3 batteries with charge in them, but the camcorder works fine on mains voltage adapter. Does anyone know of a fix for this

Same Problem

Feb 18, 2009

-   I have the same problem. I am definitely sure that the batteries are okay.
I even tried to externally wire connect the battery to the power adapter socket and it worked. Which means that battery has juice. However, it doesnt work when connected to the battery slot.-   kumar_mohan

Jan 31, 2009

-   I have the same problem. The camera works fine on ac power but will not do anything on battery power. I have had the battery checked and it is ok. I also bought a new battery and had the same problem. I have now bought a new seperate charger to charge the batteries and they are fully charged and the camera will still not turn on with batteries, only with ac power hooked up.-   jsmith0

Aug 10, 2008

-   I have the same problem. I tried 2 batteries fully charged. No light. I bought 2 new batteries and it won't start up with these either. The light still won't go on. It only works off a power cord. I changed the internal battery. It just won't work on batteries. The terminals are clean....-   devro

Jun 20, 2008

-   I have the same problem camera was used to record a friends wedding, worked great. Then upon returning home the camera will not turn on or charge. no stand by lights... nothing....really frustrating the camera really wasn't used much at all-   macaleb21

Jun 15, 2008

-   i pluyg in power cord it works but wont run on battery pack i have 2 new 1s and the orginal 1 none work and charger sez there fully charged ,its not the battery pack could it be because my battery back up isnt in it ....the little 1 for memory.....-   barger_bunch

Solution #1

posted on Oct 29, 2007
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likha

Rank: Wiz 
Rating: 82%, 584 votes
hi

did you check the battery terminal? maybe it more stain! clean the battery terminal first!. did you notice the standby power light?
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Solution #2

posted on Nov 01, 2007
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jmorgan123

Rank: Guru 
Rating: 90%, 1057 votes
So is the battery new, or is a new camera altogether? Since you say it no longer works, but the battery is new, makes me think that you purchased a new battery for the camera? I would take the battery back to the store and tell them to replace it, since it's new. There's not much you can do to fix this, other than replace the battery. This kind of thing does happen even with new batteries.
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Nov 18, 2007

- I'm pretty sure you need a new battery. I understand you have a new one, but it can be bad. I would take it back and exchange for another one.
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Solution #3

posted on Jul 02, 2009
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giok

Rank: Apprentice 
Rating: 0%, 0 votes
With My JVC GY HD 110U the batteries wouldn't work because of a small yellow plastic tip from the power adaptor breaking within. I saw that someone else had the same problem and disassembled the camera in order to remove it. Instead, I chose to heat a safety pin and melted it into the ring. After cooling for a couple of minutes I was able to pull it out. It's a surgical procedure and you need to be careful not to melt the camera body. You can rest the needle along the center pin on the way down. You'll need pliers, needle and flame.
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Solution #4

posted on Aug 31, 2008
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Guest

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get rubbing alcohol and q-tip and clean the connecting contact. this solved my battery/no power problems on dcr-hc28 dv cam.

Solution #5

posted on Dec 19, 2007
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cassie13

Rank: Apprentice 
Rating: 0%, 0 votes
Is there a place to download a complete manual for the Everio GZ-MG13ou. I cannot find the one the came with the camcorder.
Cora Shields
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9 Other Users Have The Same Problem - Continued

Comment by peridot, posted on Feb 28, 2008

Hi,
Pretty much the same problem. I plug it in to charge and I've got no juice whatsoever. The little green light won't come on and it won't power up. Do I need a new battery or a new power cord? It was working fine and then one day I went to use it and it wouldn't charge at all. I'm hoping it's just that the battery is completely dead. It's the one that came with the Camcorder.

Comment by Guest, posted on Feb 25, 2008

The problem I have with my DCR-TRV720 is the power will not come on with the battery or the charging unit pluged in. no signs of life at all. Just got back from Cuba, it worked fine there. Is it possible the wind off the beach carrying salty air, damage my camcorder, as it did not work after arriving back in T.O.

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How do I take stanby off of my camera. It records but there is no picture whatsoever, only sound.

Comment by Guest, posted on Nov 27, 2007

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