I have a 6yr old sony handycam hdd , on startup it is very blurry ( lens is perfect , camera did not fall) it cuts out and if u tap camers it comes back on,,, also reds come out a different colour on the screen ,, id like to fix this as it has seen relateivly little use can u help???

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Take the Tape out
Leave the cover open.
Take the battery out.

Leave this for about any hour or so. The rollers inside has moist. Alternatively use a hair dryer but not to close.

This will work

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I think a wire connecting LCD screen with the cam is disconnected. Plz do not attempt to rectify the problem urself. Must see sony workshop.

SOURCE: blurry pictures....

reset the camera and try taking pictures using by soft pressing the shutter instead of a hard press... on digital cameras, hard fast pressing will cause the picture quality to be not as good

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A common problem in the Sony camcorders is a stuck iris assy, the part of the lens assembly that regulates the light coming into the camera. It sounds like that is the problem with your camcorder. It can be verified by zooming your lens out and it and shining a light into the lens to see it you can actually see the CCD at the back of the lens. It helps if you know what you're looking for, but if all you see is black, then the iris is stuck closed and you will need a qualified tech to look at the unit. Please, if this information has answered your question, I would appreciate a good rating. Thanks!

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Hi!

You need to have things with you before you can proceed to use it as a security camera. As your's is a analog camera we will require a video capture card connected with your pc/laptop.

After you have one connect that with your pc and pTo get the video into your computer, you need a analogue to digital video capture card....otherwise, connect the camcorder to a CD or DVD player/recorder, and use the CD/DVD as a source for your video editing... Otherwise, you need a later model of SONY "Digital 8" digital camcorder which plays analogue tape, and with this your computer can capture the video via firewire

For details on how to record using a software and video capture card please look at this link---
Handycam as Security camera

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Rylee