I have no picture on the screen or view finder only black it will record audio only. It will play back tapes that I've recorded. Any ideas?

SOURCE: Recoding and viewing

sir , the lcd flap of the camera has been spoilr\ed due to this the image is not coming on lcd , only u have to take the image through view fider , lcd fpc has to be changed / repaire u can contact me also [email protected]

SOURCE: unable to record.

Hi,

To my understanding, this is a known/common issue with this particular brand/model. It would seem that the CCD is defective. Further, I believe Sony is repairing it as a settlement of some sort.

Am not sure if still covered, but you can try (866) 703-7669, or go to www.sony.com/ccdservice.

Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

Good luck and kind regards.

Thank you for using FixYa.

SOURCE: Black LCD and view finder

excuse my English, go to the next page: http://esupport.sony.com/perl/news-item.pl?news_id=161&mdl=DCRHC30

SOURCE: I HAVE A SONY DCR TRV25E AND AM UNABLE TO RECORD

Sounds like its fried, there is probably not a fix for the problem that will not cost more than the camcorder.It could be the power converter on the device, a voltage regulator or capacitor might have gone thus cutting power the certain parts of the device like the screen and CCD.

SOURCE: For the handycam DCR-PC101E, on

If you are qualified to open the Camcorder then you can follow what I am going to say. The most important thing is to have the right precision screwdrivers so that you can open the side of the camera that has the LCD screen. The problem with it most likely to be the socket that goes to the LCD screen inside the camcorder that is no longer connecting properly so that you have to put it back an seal it with some reinforcing tape. if you are not sure on how to do this please tell me so that I can send you instructions and the pictures to show you how it's done.