REINSERT THE CASSEETE

Hi as this goes ther are two things one the heads are totaly gone as you might need to replace them and the rebon on that connects the screan and cam its broken dues to use open and shut the external screan.

if cassete is already in your cam den may be its blocking so that why its not opening..like some mechanical issue

hi, your camera may needs a good head cleaning,

hope that will help..
regards Alan

check if you have the correct type of cassete
in case you have the correct you need to check
the arm-sensor that check if cassete is in
if it is broken you need to replace it

Does this happen with all cassets???
If So then....
1. try using a head cleaner casset.
2. connect the cam to your p.c. and check it for viruses.

Hi, its sound like if you have a mechanism problem it could be the alignment of the mechanism or a sensor ,because as i can see it doesn t detect the tape when you slide in the cass housing..its could be the cassete in switch locate on the door .you may need a tech to fix this.
hope that will help..
regards Alan..

Buy a new card for the rest of the vacation, the new Sony cards come with free recovery software that may help recover the images on the old card?

This is for a Dsc-W50 Camera? That would only happen with a camcorder. Have you tried another tape? Sounds like the drive heads are out of alignment

the switch sensors that switches on when the cassete settles in the door cabient those may be not working properly the qualified person should spray it with contact 90 over the switches to get better results regards , plz don't forget to rate thx