20 Most Recent Sony Handycam HDR-HC1E HDV Digital Camcorder Questions & Answers

What if there's no tape inside of the camera, does it still same?

Perform the following troubleshooting steps and check whether it helps;
1. Check whether the issue persists with all the tapes. If the issue persists with a particular tape, the issue is with the tape. change the tape. 2. Check whether the battery is fully charged, 3. If the batteruy is nit fully charged, connect the Camcorder to the wall outlet using the supplied AC adaptor. 4. Then, reset the Camcorder by pressing the RESET button using a sharp-pojnted object while it is turned ON.
5. If the issue still persists, remove the battery pacjk and disconnect the Camcoredr from the wall outlet; then slide the power switch to ON position for at least 30 seconds. Then reconnect the AC adaptor to the Camcorer after 1 minute.
If the issue still persists, service may be requuired. Please cointact ur Camcorder manufacturer to get it serviced.

Tape mechanism problems can be quite complicated but they can usually be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be diagnosed by a qualified service technician.

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Hi, perform the following steps to get this issue resolvbed... 1. Check whether the lens cover is opened 2. check whether the battery is fully charged. If the battery is not fullly charged, connect the Camcorder to the wall outlet using the sipplied AC adaptor. 3. Then, try resetting the Camcorder by pressing the RESET button using a sharp-pointed object while the Camcorder is turned ON. 4. If the issue still persists, turn OFF the Camcorder; then remove the battery pack and discinnect the Ac adaptor from the Camcorder; slide the POWER switch to the ON position for 1 minute. Then, connect the AC Adaptor tro the wall outlet and cjeck whether it helps.
If the issue still persists, service of the unit may require. contact the manufacturer of the Camcorder to get ut serviced.

If moisture condensation has occurred, remove the recordable media (tape) and then turn off and leave the media compartment open for the hour the camcorder is turned off . The camcorder can be used again if the warning indicator does not appear when the power is turned on again.


Moisture condensation normally occurs when the camcorder is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place. It can condense inside the camcorder, on the recording media, or the lens and cause a malfunction.
To prevent moisture condensation when you bring your camcorder from a cold place into a warm place, put your camcorder in a plastic bag and seal it tightly. Remove the bag when the air temperature inside the plastic bag has reached the surrounding temperature.

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Plastic tabs, and small connectors / connector holders don't make a good business.

I've never seen anyone who would sell those mainboard parts. You will most likely have to contact the manufacturer of the mainboard and see if you can get them to sell you the part, or ask another expert, maybe someone on this site knows. But I'll bet this is the best you can get.

Try using tapes of different sizes. a big tape may be exerting stress on the mechanism

The LCD screen may be turned OFF. To turn the LCD backlight off or on, press and hold the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button for a few seconds. After the backlight has turned off or on, release the button.

this is some problem with the internal software or hardware. nohting to do with externals. check it out by doing a hard reset.

It sounds like a problem with the firmware in the camcorder itself. As an authorized Sony repair person, I have gotten no technical bulletin on this model. The firmware is preloaded into the microprocessor IC. You will need to have this unit looked at by an authorized Sony repair center who specializes in camcorder repairs or send the unit to a Sony factory service center. good Luck

At this point, unless you have a blu-ray or HD-DVD burner in your computer (and equivalent player), then you can't save HD to a DVD and have it play back in a regular DVD player. You should be able to transfer the HD video through firewire to the computer, but you might have to wait for a while until you can burn them to HD compatible DVDs. The only other option that I know of is to encode the HD video using a DivX codec (http://www.divx.com/) and just burn the file itself to the DVD, then if your DVD player can play DivX files, then you should be able to play it back on that.

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.

Question edited to add full model designation. Question moved from Sony Computers. This doesn't seem to be a very well known model. It is not even listed on their website. https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/support/cameras-camcorders/manuals/results?query=V569# There are normally two batteries, a small one that just saves memory and runs the operating system, and a larger battery that actually powers the camera. Try contacting Sony direct There is a bit of help here, but not enough. https://www.google.com/search?q=SONY+V569 ..