Sony DCR-VX2000 Mini DV Digital Camcorder - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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It looks like the camera's autoexposure is compensating for the changing light levels. As you pan around, the brightness of the scene changes and the camera changes exposure to compensate.Try locking the exposure, using the instructions in the "Shooting with manual adjustment" section of the manual (page 44 in my copy). If you need a copy of the manual, you may download one here.

the lcd panel is faulty. replace it at a service centre

A broken hinge assembly is the most probable cause. This will require disassembling the camera to repair and can be done fairly inexpensively. However, it's not really a user serviceable problem and should be repaired by a qualified service technician.

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This is usually caused by an oxidized, misaligned or defective Audio/Video drum. If you've tried running a cleaning tape through the camera with no success, the camera will need to be serviced by a qualified service technician.

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Tape mechanism problems can be quite complicated. This will require disassembling the camera to repair the tape mechanism and can be done fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired by a qualified service technician.

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the head drum motor are going faulty after a long time using.
in your camera fault is in the machanism [tape deck].
your old head is also o.k.
please change the supply pully & TG plate in the machine.
and realigned the camera with good tape.
try it..i hope you got very good results.
regards
sanjay

the power switch is faulty. replace it at a service centre.

audio "glitches" or dropout is a typical symptom of tape path misalignment. find a good local repair shop (are there any more of us still around?) and they should be able to perform this relatively simple alignment.

Tape running path has been disturbed due to usage or some other reason. re-align it at any authorised service centre.

tape path alignment is very critical for these cameras. audio dropout is a typical symptom of misalignment. find a good local repair shop; if they know what they are doing, it should be a simple alignment job.

It's probably a loose connection between CCD and main board. It's a well know problem with these cameras or youre CCD is go to bad, if this is your cases, sorry but these are classic symptoms of a failed CCD imaging chip, and it's effectively irreparable. Defective optical imager, or CCD imager. If camera was dropped, or suffered an impact - problem can be caused bad electrical connections. Some symptoms that you describe sound like a defective CCD (Charge Coupled Device), this also included distorted images or abnormal colors, scratchy purple lines, blank or black pictures, and/or black videos with good sound being recorded on the camera's flash card.

In order to correct this issue, the repair facility needs to replace the CCD. This is not something you may do on your own; check this article for additional details: Bad CCDs.

Other possibilitie is some dirty or clogged video heads, or defective video heads; if your clean head job isnt work fine, its possible that will need replace it. Some toubleshooting

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Hi,
Did you tried camcorder with another DV cable in its iLink/ DV output port?
Thanks.

Sounds like the DEW warning is activated.
This occurs when you take a camera form a heated room to an external cold environment. Condensation forms inside the camera.
The Dew warning serves to protect the tape and camera. Wait until the camera acclimatizes and the condensation disappears.
There is most likely nothing wrong with the camera.

This can be caused by several things. One common problem is a faulty cable. If you have another Firewire/1394 cable, try that.

A second problem is using the wrong cable. I don't remember if the VX2000 takes still photos, but if it does, many Sony camcorders have a USB connection for transferring the still photos. However, the USB connection will NOT transfer video.

A third problem is drivers. This is usually only a problem on older Windows computers. By older, I mean Windows 98, Windows ME, and the first generation of Windows XP (the first generation is "service pack 1"). However, if you have Windows XP and have done updates, then you probably have the correct driver. If you haven't done updates, then you need to get the update for Firewire/1394.

Finally, if you haven't tried re-booting the computer, that very often is needed -- especially with older (more than five years old) -- computers. Even with modern computers, the computer will often get into a state where it won't recognize peripherals. I recommend shutting off the computer completely, disconnecting the camcorder, and then turning off the camcorder. Then, re-start the computer and after it has booted, turn on the camcorder and after it is on, connect the Firewire/1394 cable between the camcorder and the computer.

Hopefully the camcorder connector is OK. I have broken several Sony Firewire connectors, and it costs about $300 to have them repaired.

Yes it is. The VX 2000 is a nice camera with a value well above the $750 + the cost of the repair.
Tape mechanism problems can be quite complicated but they can usually be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be diagnosed by a qualified service technician.

My name is Rick and I'm a professional repair technician with over 20 years in the business and have repaired many of these. I

This is usually caused by an oxidized or defective Audio/Video drum. Try running a cleaning tape through the camera. If this does not solve the problem the camera will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

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This is usually caused by a defective component in the tape detection circuitry and can usually be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

My name is Rick and I'm a professional repair technician with over 20 years in the business and have repaired many of these. I'm semi retired and work from home with little overhead so I can keep repair costs low. If you decide to have the camera repaired, please click HERE for a directory listing that suits your needs.

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Tape mechanism problems are quite complicated but they can usually be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be diagnosed by a qualified service technician.

My name is Rick and I'm a professional repair technician with over 20 years in the business and have repaired many of these. I'm semi retired and work from home with little overhead so I can keep repair costs low. If you decide to have the camera repaired, please click HERE for a directory listing that suits your needs.

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