My camera has started saying the lens cap is on when it is not. It started doing this only occasionally at first and now it is every time. It still records sound but no video.
The internal iris is probably stuck closed. This is not a repair for anyone that has not worked on cameras before. The lens assembly must be removed and the iris section dis-assembled, and cleaned. Once that is done, it must be re-assembled. There is a possibility that the iris control motor is bad too. You can try tapping the side of the camera close to the lens area to see if you can free the iris, just don't hit it too hard.
My camcorder will not come on. I pluged in the charger and installed a new battery and nothing...
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My camcorder will not come on. I pluged in the charger and installed a new battery and nothing happens.I have two that does the same thing.