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Dianne Tronell Posted on Jun 26, 2017
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Vertical type lines but clear picture when I play back old tapes; blury view 2 record & playback of new tapes, clear as on nightvision???

When I play back "old cassettes", they show big white fuzzy vertical type lines. Picture is otherwise clear, & can hear it. My other problem is that I am trying to record, but my camera is always blury. I have tried new tapes. The focus is as clear as if I put it on night vision, but I don't want 2 record like that obviously. If I go back to normal, the picture is really blury. Records & plays back this way with sound.

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Try a head cleaning cartridge.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 10, 2007

SOURCE: pink strips through screen and tv when playing back tapes

clean the heads - the '5 stripes' are the symptom of dirty heads.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 08, 2008

SOURCE: Pink and white lines is all that will show up when I try to record or play back

Right.. it is not a video ribbon, they call it flexible wires or flexwire in short..
Sorry you need profesional service

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 10, 2008

SOURCE: Shutter dosen't open, Black Screen while recording

there is a couple other posts on Fixya regarding this issue, the CCD sensor going bad and resulting in no image. i have the same issue and i just stumbled on the (yet to be verified) solution. www.samsungclassaction.com. if the settlement is legitimate then Samsung will repair for free! (and refunds for people who already paid Samsung for repairs). the site asks for contact info but i worry about scams so i'm going to contact Samsung directly.

i hope this is real!

The affected models include:
SCD 23, SCD 27, SCD 103, SCD 107

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 03, 2009

SOURCE: not able to view anything on screen

I work on this model of samsung the lcd problem is a common thing with this camera
The ribbon cable to the lcd from the camera cracks and causes what you are talking about .
Normally the camera will still work buy using the eye viewfinder for recording and playback but you will not hear the sound unless the lcd door is open but then the picture in the viewfinder goes away when this door is open and comes back when it is closed
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 16, 2009

SOURCE: Blurry video recording

Since the camcorder returns to the auto shutter setting and the auto exposure setting when it's switched into Night Capture mode, I would say that might be your problem.  Change your shutter and exposure settings. To do this, switch to Camera mode, turn the menu dial to the setting you wish to change then press enter.  You may have to play with the settings until you get the desired picture. Remember, faster shutter speeds for faster action (stop action), and longer exposure settings for darker situations. Let me know if you need more help.

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