Gray Lines I have a Canon ZR200 its a digital camcorder, when i go to record the screen displays gray lines across the screen. Its only when i go to record or view previous recording. Some one told me to get a cleaner tape but it did not work. Can you help me?

This problem is exactly what we are experiencing. The digitally recorded items are fine with no lines on the small screen or the TV via the cables. When tapes that were prerecorded (and viewed in good condition before) are put in to play both the small screen and the view transferred to the TV screen through the cables have thick horizontal lines evenly spaced down the screen. The speech is slightly distorted every few seconds and at the same time the pictures slightly distorts and pauses as well.



Any suggestions? This problem is exactly what we are experiencing. The digitally recorded items are fine with no lines on the small screen or the TV via the cables. When tapes that were prerecorded (and viewed in good condition before) are put in to play both the small screen and the view transferred to the TV screen through the cables have thick horizontal lines evenly spaced down the screen. The speech is slightly distorted every few seconds and at the same time the pictures slightly distorts and pauses as well.

Any suggestions?

ZR200. While recording, everything seems fine. When play back or watch on TV, five evenly spaced thick grey lines appear with some voice disturbance. Tried head cleaner minidv dry tape with no luck. Tried remove and reinstalling battery - no help. Any idea? ZR200. While recording, everything seems fine. When play back or watch on TV, five evenly spaced thick grey lines appear with some voice disturbance. Tried head cleaner minidv dry tape with no luck. Tried remove and reinstalling battery - no help. Any idea?

I just started having this same problem out of the blue. Has anyone called Canon? First when you tried to play back a tape it wouldn't play anything. Then I fast forwarded and then rewound and it started playing with the gray lines. Thought it might be a dirty head but from reading here it seems cleaning the heads is not the solution. Any ideas on a fix? I just started having this same problem out of the blue. Has anyone called Canon? First when you tried to play back a tape it wouldn't play anything. Then I fast forwarded and then rewound and it started playing with the gray lines. Thought it might be a dirty head but from reading here it seems cleaning the heads is not the solution. Any ideas on a fix?

I have the same problem and my camera is fairly new. I spent a good chunk of money on this camera and what do I get? I get a playback mode that have gray lines and no pictures. I am going to call canon but I am glad to hear I'm not the only one have the same problem. Maybe we can get a rebate since this is such a common problem. We have to get together on this one guys. Well I will post a update if I hear from Canon anytime soon. I have the same problem and my camera is fairly new. I spent a good chunk of money on this camera and what do I get? I get a playback mode that have gray lines and no pictures. I am going to call canon but I am glad to hear I'm not the only one have the same problem. Maybe we can get a rebate since this is such a common problem. We have to get together on this one guys. Well I will post a update if I hear from Canon anytime soon.

Have just experienced the same problem with MV800i. Originally viewed the tapes thru viewfinder and transferred onto PC...all OK. Discoveredthat I had not transferred all video, so inserted tape back into camcorder only to discover thick grey lines across the viewfinder screen and also visible on PC. Audio slightly distorted also. The remaining video was of a recent trip overseas, so this is all the footage we have. ANy help would be greatly appreciated. I also inserted another 2 tapes that we used (that transferredto PC earlier OK0, and they now have grey lines also !! Must be a camcorder issue.

PLEASE HELP !! Have just experienced the same problem with MV800i. Originally viewed the tapes thru viewfinder and transferred onto PC...all OK. Discoveredthat I had not transferred all video, so inserted tape back into camcorder only to discover thick grey lines across the viewfinder screen and also visible on PC. Audio slightly distorted also. The remaining video was of a recent trip overseas, so this is all the footage we have. ANy help would be greatly appreciated. I also inserted another 2 tapes that we used (that transferredto PC earlier OK0, and they now have grey lines also !! Must be a camcorder issue.
PLEASE HELP !!

Same problem - screen looks fine but in playback, they are thick gray horizontal lines across the screen. I also put in tapes I had previously viewed that were fine and had the same problem. Am calling Canon now and will update once I talk to them . . .


Same problem - screen looks fine but in playback, they are thick gray horizontal lines across the screen. I also put in tapes I had previously viewed that were fine and had the same problem. Am calling Canon now and will update once I talk to them . . .

I am yet another owner having the same problems. At one point I had grey bars across the screen and they didn't appear when I downloaded to my computer. After some more use the screen went completely grey. I purchased a head cleaner, used it once, and my camera worked like new. After one hour of recording it went back to the grey lines, only this time they appeared on my computer, in the view finder, and on the LCD. I tried several different tapes and cleaned the head again - no luck. I talked to Cannon about the issue an they had no resolution and requested me to send the camera in and pay a minimum of $175 to look at it. Frustrating. If anyone else has luck with Cannon, please post. I am yet another owner having the same problems. At one point I had grey bars across the screen and they didn't appear when I downloaded to my computer. After some more use the screen went completely grey. I purchased a head cleaner, used it once, and my camera worked like new. After one hour of recording it went back to the grey lines, only this time they appeared on my computer, in the view finder, and on the LCD. I tried several different tapes and cleaned the head again - no luck. I talked to Cannon about the issue an they had no resolution and requested me to send the camera in and pay a minimum of $175 to look at it. Frustrating. If anyone else has luck with Cannon, please post.

I also have been having this problem with my canon, it's not that old and I have lots of priceless video that I have not been able to transfer to dvd yet. I would like a solution! I also have been having this problem with my canon, it's not that old and I have lots of priceless video that I have not been able to transfer to dvd yet. I would like a solution!