20 Most Recent Canon GL2 Mini DV Digital Camcorder - Page 9 Questions & Answers

Do you have a lithium battery installed, open the lcd and you will see a gray cover. Take the cover off (pops off using your nail) and either the battery is not there or it is installed incorrectly.

Is your camera in lock mode? It's easy to accidentally bump that lever when you're adjusting angles.

you need a fire wire IEEE1394 and Program to download video on your computer

remove the card and clean the area where u insert the card in the camera.if any dirt.and if under warranty sending it to the service center is much advisable,

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If the camera is in autofocus, it might be hunting focus. This usually happens when you zoom out. You can avoid this by putting your camera in manual focus while zooming out.
Hope this helps!

You cannot use USB to transfer video, the USB is used to take pictures on/off among other inserts. You have to use the firewire to transfer any and all video.

Press the volume wheel on the bottom back left to bring up the menus.

normaly whatever editor you are using will be able to import it. windows moviemaker is preinstalled on all pcs so thats free and you can use that.

it will cost very less only i think wait i will tell you

What do you mean you lost the menu? Can you not see it? Push the button that says EV display.

turn down the volume or dont use s video us fire wire it eorks way better

I am one of the lead technicians at VideoOneRepair.com. We are a repair shop that specializes in only Sony and Canon Prosumer camcorders.

The problem that you are experiencing is a common complaint on the Canon Gl2 camcorder. There are two different common parts that can cause zoom problems. One is that the zoom control on the side grip goes faulty and will need to be replaced ,this repair parts and labor is $195. The second problem is a bad flex PCB and this repair parts and labor is 306. Both of these repairs include cleaning and servicing. The return shipping is free. We also grantee the entire camcorder for 6 months parts and labor.

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I have the same problem on my Canon XH-A1 and sony TRV33. I wonder if this problem applies to all camcorders?

From what I know, and card over 2gb needs a different reader. in this case, I am guessing that the card is an SD card. If you look carefully, you will see HC right below the SD logo. these are High Capacity SD cards, totally, different from traditional SD cards. so what you need to do, is find a 4gb regular SD card (highly doubt one exists) or get a smaller regular SD card (2gb Max I think)

does that appear in all kinds f tapes

The flashing overlap on your screen is telling you that you have a digital fader effect (D.EFFECTS) selected. To remove the effect, simply press the D.EFFECTS/BARS SELECT BUTTON and select D.EFFECTS [OFF].

For further information, check the manual under Using Digital Effects.

you need pro fix, sorry.. [:0(

An instruction manual is available for download at www.canon.com
Your camera, according to the manual, has a single input for microphones, and in the internal menu, AUDIO DUB has to be set to MIC. IN. when using an add-on microphone. An MA-300 hot-shoe microphone accessory can be used, and then the input controls would be on this device, not the camera. Your camera can also record in two different audio qualities: 16-bit two channel or 12-bit four channel. If you are using an accessory you may need to select 12-bit in the internal setup menu in order to have enough channels to add on the additional microphone(s).
Finally, and hopefully not, the camera may have an internal hardware problem, and so would need to be serviced.

Flexwire in electronic viewfinder (EVF) is broken, you need pro fix.