20 Most Recent Canon ZR70MC Mini DV Digital Camcorder Questions & Answers

I had the exact same problem, and just by dumb luck, I managed to get the tape compartment to pop open after trying hundreds of things. Maybe this will work for you too...who knows??? What I did was to first remove the battery and AC power to "reset" the camera (I guess). I then put the battery back in place and WHILE HOLDING THE CAMERA IN THE UPRIGHT (AS IF USING THE CAMERA FOR VIDEO) POSITION, I pushed the "Open/Eject" latch. VIOLA!!! Like I said, it may be dumb luck, but I haven't had the problem again. It may be that gravity helped to take the stress off the ejecting mechanism...dunno???? BTW, when I was having the problem, the mechanism would "click" 3 or 4 times while trying to move the tape out. Good luck!!! I hope this helps someone!

It could be possible that the tape is in the wrong way or that the tape is the wrong size those are both reasons that it may not be closing

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If it has indeed been dropped, then sadly it is probably beyond economic repair

Is the battery good? A open battery will stop power up even with the AC adapter plugged in.

Have you fixed it?

That obviously depends on the length of the tape. With an 80 minute tape, you can record for 80 minutes in SP mode or 120 minutes in LP mode. With a 60 minute tape, the numbers are 60 minutes and 90 minutes.

You may download the manual from here.

Here is the drivers page for your product:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=SupportDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=227&modelid=8619#DownloadDetailAct

Hope this helps,
David

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You may download the manual and more from here.

Hi jaslavitt

Thanks for your question at Fixya,

Please find the solution to your problem as follows :-

What you can do now , is remove the batteries first and then put them back in and then which you hold the camera in a position as if you are recording the video , press the eject button and the tape can come out, it gets stuck sometimes , however when the above process is done properly it works fine.

Hope this helps ...:) In case you have any queries , feel free to contact me.

I don't know if this is related to the recording problem, but I believe the red blinking icon may be telling you to replace the backup battery. It's a button-type battery and is located under a small panel located in the area where the LCD folds into, just below and to the left of the buttons there. The battery is a CR1616 battery. Try replacing it and see if it resolves the recording issue.