Canon Optura - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 5

never buy a canon. i have the same issue and it is not easy to fix. i dissasembled the thing already but too complicated. the lithium memory battery inside too is non user replaceable as it is illustrated in the manual. you got to have it serviced to replace it because that small battery is soldered. poor buyers....

Tape mechanism malfunctions can be due to many factors. A bad gear is the most likely cause and can be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it’s not a user serviceable problem and will need to be diagnosed by a qualified service technician.
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Sounds like you have a "dead" camcorder. This can be caused by a circuit protect (tiny fuse) being blown or a bad board. This will need to be repaired by an experienced technician. <a href="http://www.austintelstarservices.com">www.austintelstarservices.com</a>

It sounds like something has jammed the tape door mechanism preventing it from opening. This is a very delicate part of a mini DV camcorder. I would highly recommend taking it to a electronics repair shop where it can be checked out. If you try and force the tape out you will probably cause considerable damage to the tape transport system making your camcorder unusable.

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Rear top right hand side (above the record button there's a little door that has "DC IN" embedded in it.)

This looks like AC power getting into the camera, keep the cut-down power pack well away from the camera.

The problem you have is related to frame rate. I believe your sony camcorder has a lower framerate compared to the Canon Optura and that is the source of the problem. There are software that are capable of increasing the framerate and may be its time for you to get one of them. I remember using Adobe Premiere when I had my MAC at the studio so it might be the answer to your problem.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2198857_rate-file-adobe-premiere-pro.html
PS: It is available for both MAC an windows so make sure that you buy the MAC version.

Dear Movie maker,
Well seeing you did have only drop-outs in sound, but did get a picture, now you have nothing.
This does look like you have moved quite a bit of the dirt within camera pic/sound heads, I did say moved (not removed) because these dry cleaning things we use today do only move dirt not get shut of it.
I think you should put that cleaner in camera again, and give it a really good run through, let me know how that goes okay?

You have a capacitor that is non functioning in your camera. Since it is not working correctly the circuit is not complete to have the power to run its way through to have it function

yes thats is an easy problem to fix..
no parts need to be fix
this is a mechanism problem
from here thats all i can say i did not see the camera
and heaven if i want to its impossible
hope that will help

regards Alan.

The USB cable is to download still images only. To download video, you need (1) a firewire cable, (2) a firewire port on the computer, and (3) a video editing software program used to download and edit the video.

yes i think; if you can find a good tech he should be able to make the mechanism alignement and clean out debris could be in the mechanism but he can charge you more because its as been open..
and clean the mode switch all that can be done with out parts replacing beleive me i know! because i fix a lot of camera and cam corder
hope that will help you..
regards Alan...

I had the same problem. I cycled through the eject process until it finally gave me back my tape. I had to send it back to have the tape carriage replaced

Sorry but the only way to transfer the tape is to be able to play it in a compatible camcorder or player. Then use one of the analog to digital converters "available on the internet" to transfer it to a PC.
Best bet is to ask some friends if they have an old camcorder that will be able to play that video cassette for you.
Sidenote: If the cassette is fairly new it might already be recorded in digital format, in which case you only need a compatible camcorder or player and a USB or Firewire cable to import it into your Mac

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You need a firewire (DV) cable and port on your computer. The USB will only read whatever is on the SD card.