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The mechanism is jammed. Probably due to its age.

Look for the driver compatible with XP at these sites. You can download the driver for your Panasonic PV-SD5000 camera from the following sources: Internet Archive: You can download the driver files for the Panasonic Palmcam PV-SD5000 camera from the Internet Archive website . The files are available for free download and include drivers for Windows XP. Solvusoft: You can download the latest drivers for your Panasonic SuperDisk PalmCam PV-SD5000 camera from the Solvusoft website. The drivers are updated daily and are certified by Microsoft. HelpDrivers: You can download the driver for your Panasonic PV-SD5000 camera from the HelpDrivers website. The website provides a step-by-step guide on how to download and install the driver. It is important to download the correct driver for your camera and operating system to ensure proper functionality.

Here it is and it is also available on the manufacturers web site. https://www.manualslib.com/products/Panasonic-Pvl453d-Vhs-C-Camcorder-2785065.html

You could get it repaired at an authorised Panasonic repair shop. Not the sort of repair a layman can undertake.

This may be bad belts, and what you should check for is the belts on the side of the tape deck toward the lens and pickup(front), and the drive belt in the middle. All the belts are under the circuit board, so you need to remove that to get at them, and then you can replace them with rubber bands of same or slightly smaller size. Use a screwdriver to help get the old belts off, and put new ones on. (In the tight space) Then check if the tape deck opens and closes, and see if the tape moves when you hit play/record. If you put in a tape you know has a video written onto it, then put that in, and try to play it. If you get a noisy or staticky picture, then try wiping the video head drum(Big shiny cylinder that spins, with the small slits in the side.) with some alchohol and a glasses cleaning cloth or paper. Also, wipe the audio/control head, the silver box that the tape runs across just before it goes by the black roller. Also, check for gunk or obstructions that have gotten in the mechanism of the tape deck in the back. Make sure the video drum is spinning, and that the tape is pulled out of the cassette by some small rollers and wrapped around the video drum DURING playback/record. I say 'during' because some camcorders will retract the tape back to the cassette for fast forward and fast rewind. I hope you get your camcorder to work! Thanks! 73 Sincerely, Beauregard42. (<-- My YT channel where I have some tech stuff)

I wonder if the internal battery has failed. Link to Creative Support, see if they do repairs. https://www.google.com/search?q=Creative+Vado+HD+repair ..

See troubleshooting section for help Troubleshooting - Samsung VP-D352 User Manual [Page 9] ' ManualsLib Here is the Service Manual for further help Samsung VP-D351 Service Manual - download free (nodevice.com)

Then what happened ?

There is no software online, it was a 'one hit wonder' and it says the disc that came with it only contained drivers and Ulead Video Studio 7, Ulead Photo Express 5. Fairly typical on such devices. Everything for $100 including the disc. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/275425639098 https://www.manualslib.com/manual/315830/Svp-Hddv-2100.html Driver Guide says it has them. Or you can connect the the camera to the computer, turn it on, then go to Device Manage in Settings and you will see a device with a banged out triangle icon,. Right click and click Find Driver. Microsoft should have one that works. https://www.google.com/search?q=svp+hddv+2600+video+camera+drivers+download ..

The plain 1950's era Argus 300 (see attached JPG)has no fuse to blow. Suggest using ohm meter to go from AC plug to bulb SOCKET's 2 contacts { meaning the CLS bulb's base (where the bulbs 2 side prongs engage) as-well-as to the sockets bottom contact (for the bulb's bottom contact) } w/lamp switch _ON_. - AC plug -to- socket's base contact : ~5-ish ohms (goes thru wire nut)- AC plug -to- sockets bottom contact : ~10-ish ohms (goes thru lamp switch) If one is open maybe that one goes to the lamp switch & it's a bad switch. But if switch is good & one is open ::Maybe the bulb socket (which has has 2 screws for the hot/neutral AC wires) has a loose screw needing to be tightened.And there is a single wire nut present, maybe it needs to be tightened. Regardless, the Argus 300 wiring is very simple. Can't imagine it being oxide related, BUT if so DeoxIT D100L 25ml is an excellent contact cleaner.

Question edited for clarity and toss in some CAPS. Question moved from Cars and Trucks category. It takes 4 x AA batteries. User manual here https://ca.kodakphotoplus.com/products/kodak-35mm-slide-and-film-viewer more here https://www.google.com/search?q=easy+load+slide+viewer+replace+battery ..

From speaking to a repair centre this is a very common problem with Panasonic camcorders.
I got the impression it was a panasonic problem with a connector that needed either cleaning or replacing. 
There are 2 fixes, one is cheap quick and temporary.
The other involves sending the camcorder away to be professionally repaired, it should cost the minimum fee, which was £50 in 2007.  

As for the cheap version, it involved turning the camcorder off and hitting it against a copy of the yellow pages and turning on again.  This worked for long enough to record my 2nd daughters birth.

On the left side of the camera where the little screen is, there is a switch that says tape/card. Put it to tape and then you could record

you definetly have a tape mech fault and this is going to have to go for repairs to panasonic.

Check your battery or charger one of them are not working.

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.

See section 8 of this manual. It will help to resolve your issue. DNW-75/75P (pro.sony)

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See page no 11 of user manual Charge Your Battery - Toshiba PA3790U-1CAM Camileo X100 User Manual [Page 14] ' ManualsLib