Blue stripes when playback

Blue stripes in playback is an indication that you need to clean the heads. A Panasonic cleaning tape should work fine.

Hi,

Did you try setting the rec mode to SP in the playback menu?

This is from the D250 manual.

Yes, need to clean video head of camcorder.
Put MiniDV head cleaning tape in camera and clean its video head as per instructions on cleaning tape.
Thanks.

Please use good quality video head cleaning tape and clean video head for normal playback.
Video head cleaning tapes are available in many electronic stuff stores.

Mine was similar - with vertical black lines on playback. Visit Bristolcameras.co.uk, enter your make and model and ask for a head cleaner. They sent me one within 4 days and that was over the Christmas period. Reasonably priced too (£3.50 + p&p) and the whole head cleaner can be used up to twice once the tape has gone from beginning to end.

A Q-tip should never be used to clean a video head.  Unfortunately they can pull the tiny head out of alignment.  I believe this is your problem and the repaid may be more costly than a new purchase.

no video record and blue screen

in either case the head condition is bad.. pls inspect the tips on the head whether it is not damaged in the cleaning.inspect the drum hours also..

hi
you should have the heads cleaning,
try to put a cleaning tape and run it for playback then try recording again
thx.

your heads motor ( drum ) cable may have have come loose or is dirty - since the cleaning tape made some difference the heads were dirty or almost worn out ( cleaner tape is abrasive ) so now there isn ' t enough signal ; if your date and time display worked only in play ? ( still works for camera record video ) your guides were out of alignment - and the cleaning tape took your guides even further out of alignment ( alignment here starts at $ 50 + shipping )