JVC Cameras - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Question edited for clarity. Removing the battery will effect a form of reset, but it sounds as though it needs professional repair. https://www.google.com/search?q=JVC+GR-D73+Camcorder+repair ..

Battery for cameras are normally made a specific shape or size so they only fit that camera and yours is just like that. The batteries to wear out and degrade so much that they came be fully charged (or never charge) and dissipate that power in 4 minutes from full to 'not enough power to operate'. The only difference with batteries is the number of Milli Amp Hour figure, the more mAh, the longer the camera works on a charge. The spec on yours is

GR-FXM40EK Camcorder Battery 6 volts 2100mAh

It was launched in 2003 and has probably been sitting in a cupboard for 10 years. The first thing to do it get a replacement battery and charge it up. In the leads that you got with it, there may be one to run it on mains power through an adapter. A battery is $10 a battery and charger is $33. https://www.psaparts.co.uk/camcorder/jvc/gr-fxm40ek-battery-adapter-charger.html https://www.google.com/search?q=JVC+GR-FXM40EK ..

IF you have 2 disks stuck in it you are not going to be able to remove them without damage unless you take the unit apart.

I think the VHS-C (compact?) cassette is suppose to fit inside the JVC CP6U adapter if that is what you're asking?

to put into a computer

Power cycle all components: camera and desktop/laptop.

'MGI photo III se' is, I believe, software, not a driver as such. Are you sure that the drivers you have installed are compatible with your OS?

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You may download the manual at http://resources.jvc.com/Resources/00/01/15/LYT1994-002A-M.pdf