20 Most Recent Sony Handycam DCR-HC20 Mini DV Digital Camcorder Questions & Answers

This is most likely due to a defective switch inside the camera and can be repaired 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 LCD / Touchscreen module is no longer available from Sony for this Model. However, I have a limited supply of them as well as an aftermarket supplier.

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No, you should not clean video head manually, it will be damage/ broken easily.
MiniDV Video Head Cleaning Tape is available in amazon.com, click that link to view tape image and price info.
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This is usually caused by a defective CCD image sensor and can be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

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Assume you have Sony DCR-HC20 camcorder and it does not show you live view to record, I hope camcorder is playing back old recorded tapes perfectly with good quality picture on its LCD.
If it is true then your camcorder has ccd imager chip failure and ccd imager needs to be replace to get live view in LCD monitor.
Qualified camera tech will replace ccd imager chip.
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does your camera ..fall some where ?
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if nt then get it checkd as this problem comes usually when the lens assembly of the camcorder gets faulty.
get it checkd by some proffesional person only.

I can simulate this fault E61:10 by pulling out the CCD ribbon cables. This is an error that is pointed to no signal from Camera CCD assembly. Very gently remove the screws for the LCD cover assembly and remove. If you look in the upper left corner you will notice a ribbon cable connection. There is one more connection that should be checked, and it is located in the top portion below the CCD assembly. Make sure that all ribbon cables are currently attached firmly. Take specail care in opening your camera.

If you can still work the controls from the LCD screen and see images from previous recorded tapes, but NOT see any current image thru either the LCD screen or thru the viewfinder then its a faulty CCD Image Sensor. Sony had a bad production run of the sensor chip from 2002 to 2004 affecting products from 2002 till who knows when. This affected other camera manufacturers too since they bought their sensors from Sony. A Sony "service advisory" in October 2005 would fix for "free" anybody coming forward with the problem. This freebie ended in October 2007. Mine went just last month. Cost to fix by Sony...$160 + shipping. There are quite a few non-working handycams on EBAY for an average of $15. Seems to me this was big enough to be an Official Recall.

if you have windows xp. just download driver here:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=DCRHC20&upd_id=1452&os_id=4
and use windows movie maker to capture videos. also turn on the usb stream of your camcorder on the setup menu.

if you have windows vista you need a firewire or ilink cable and port on your pc. check this link:
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11040679

Question edited for clarity, add full 'make model (what it is)'. Question moved from Cars and Trucks category. Searching for your manual keeps bringing up this manual https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/2698/26988801M.pdf Looking at that manual Page 16, it states the battery pack as 'NP-FP50', and that turns up batteries for $15. https://www.google.com/search?q=NP-FP50 ..

If it were worth repairing, as a Sony agent, I would replace all of the capacitors and clean up the board then reset the mechanism and test. Probably too old being 2001 vintage.

Question edited to add full model designation. Question moved from Sony Computers. This doesn't seem to be a very well known model. It is not even listed on their website. https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/support/cameras-camcorders/manuals/results?query=V569# There are normally two batteries, a small one that just saves memory and runs the operating system, and a larger battery that actually powers the camera. Try contacting Sony direct There is a bit of help here, but not enough. https://www.google.com/search?q=SONY+V569 ..

The best thing you can do now is to take it to a specialist and get them to do the repairs. Camcorders have a lot of electronics in them and can be easily damaged if your a not an experienced repairer. You might also have to consider that this camcorder might not be repairable.

The record / playback heads probably need cleaning, using a compatible cleaning tape. Failing that, it is either damaged or broken.

TRV260 nail-polish head attack: eek. Acetone is a powerful solvent capable of dissolving plastic parts, plastic gears, housing and insulation. Besides that, it leaves a residue of microscopic crystals which have probably contaminated the highly-polished metal head drum. Not to mention gumming up the bushes and bearings. With your next camera, rather use a head-cleaner DV-tape.