Sony Handycam DCR-HC28 Mini DV Digital Camcorder "camera switching modes" Questions

Can't Get Camera off Standby the camera defaults into standby mode when you slide it into 'camera' mode. To record, we have always simple pressed the start/stop button and it would come out of standby

switching from REC to just a red dot and switch to a green dot for STNBY. Is my camera possessed? Wow my friend do you need Ghost Busters? er no this is mostly a case of the main switch being on lock,

I get the camera cover to open, but the camera doesn't record. It only works in the cassette mode ie play, stop, ff... Check the tape carefuly. on the flat side of the cassette that faces upwards when

...record mode only see a black screen in record mode....what causes this? first check the iris of the camera if it is opening,you will see this when you look inside the lens of the camera when you turn ...

...into play mode. This does seem to be a broken switch that you use for play mode, I have one on my camera, it may be the tag broken off that hit the

...tape to my iMac using my iDVD program & use the new OneStep feature. But my iMac won't recognize my camera in iDVD. My iMac says in the iDVD program to put the camera in VCR Mode but how do you do ...

how can i record in vcr On the power switch. Does it say camera/ player or Camera vtr. If it says player you can not record in vcr as you put it. In the earily days when camcorders were $800 and over

Black Display Screen My camcorder will play back just fine but when you switch to the camera mode the display screen stays black just like the lens cover is on and says standby in the display? Even if

handycam camera will not take film cassett there is switch on camera to make it recordable..change it from save mode to record mode

My camcorder will no longer record. When I press the record button it just switches modes. The mode switch assy includes the record button. You either have a bad connection or a bad mode switch assy. ...