-make sure that your tape is clean and dry
-clean the tape head inside the tape deck if you have a video head tape cleaner
*tape head: the one that reads the tape inside the camcorder.its the metal thing at the bottom inside the tape deck.
-or you can use a soft and dry Q-tip to clean it(dont use any liquid cleaners)
*or if confused where the tape head is....just clean all metal parts inside the tape deck and make sure you do it lightly with a soft dry Q-tip.

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Jun 05, 2011 • Sony Handycam DCR-HC30 Mini DV Digital...

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How do i get rid of mild fungus in Sony Hybrid handy cam DCR-SR65 lens

Bring it to the camera photo repair shop where they can disassemble, clean your lens. They have the tools and cleaning solution to get rid of lens fungus. I hope my advice give you some idea.

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Mar 18, 2011 • Sony DCR-DVD755/E DVD Camcorder

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I have a sony handy cam model DCR-HC90E PAL,I have tried to clean the head with the head cleaner cassette several times but the display of my video is not clear,it has thick lines on vertical blocking the...

This is a capstan problem on the tape drivers, you need to have it serviced rather than cleaned.
David

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Jun 23, 2010 • Sony Handycam DCR-HC42 Mini DV Digital...

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Driver for:Handy cam vision video hi8, steady shot ccd-trv 608 ntsc usb FOR WINDOWS VISTA BUSSINESS

on the sony website it says the driver is already in vista and xp
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=CCDTRV608&SelectOS=29

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May 05, 2009 • Computers & Internet

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My camera does not show what i have taped

Regarding no picture in playback is problem mostly of dirty / clogged video head in Sony handy-cam and can be corrected by using good quality video head cleaning tape.
As far as memory stick picture concern, I think lost pictures (42)would be in other folder on memory stick.

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Jan 12, 2009 • Sony Handycam DCR-TRV320 Digital Camcorder

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Sony handy cam

If your Sony tells you it is recording yet on playback there is nothing there other than a blank screen, I had this problem and this is how I solved it.
1. Clean the heads two or three times with head cleaning kit
2. Leave the tape door open, with tape out or in, and warm the camera up for about 2 hours minimum.
3. Put in a previously recorded tape and see if it will display that film. If not, repeat 1 and 2. Persevere.
4. Once Stage 3 works (you might have a few "dirty" lines on it for a few seconds, and it is playing normally, try recording.
This worked for me. The heads were dirty and the camera cold but I persevered and thankfully it is OK (but for how long?)
Hope this helps. It seems to be rooted around dirty heads and coldness.

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Jan 03, 2009 • Sony Handycam DCR-DVD108 DVD Camcorder

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Problems viewing Hi8 tapes

Seems video head of your handy-cam is dirty or clogged. Use good quality video head cleaning tape to clean video head.

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Oct 21, 2008 • Sony Handycam DCR-TRV280 Digital Camcorder

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Sony handy cam CCD-TRV46E PAL

Please use Video Head Cleaning cassette to clean its video head. I'm sure, you get error sign of Dirty Video Head in view finder while recording.

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Aug 09, 2008 • Video Cameras

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Sony handy cam n50

Sony video camera serial No 1336920 N50 software needed

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Jan 21, 2008 • Sony Handycam DCR-TRV33 Mini DV Digital...

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Camcorder

if all the indicators i.e. battery condition, play mark, counter, etc are visible on the screen then it can be a simple problem of dirty video head. try using a head cleaning cassette or do the head cleaning manually, Open the cover by removing three screws on the right hand side next to the viewfinder. Slide it little towards front and pick it up. The video head will be visible.

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Sep 15, 2006 • Sony Handycam CCD-TRV107E Camcorder