JVC camcorder won't work inside at night anymore.

Depending on which model of camcorder you have, it can take far longer than 8 hours to get itself warmed properly inside.
If possible, open any slots it has on it (tape and memory card slots etc.), and take the battery out/off - leave any battery compartment door open too. And leave it in a standard temperature room for about half a day. A memory card type camcorder should take less time than a Mini-DV or DVD model, but the time to 'defrost' can vary a lot from one model to another.

Don't leave it near to a heat source (like a room radiator) to warm if faster, as it has to do it naturally over time. Most DVD and Mini-DV types will give some kind of indication about condensation being a problem though - a warning light may show, or a message saying *DEW* or *CONDENSATION* may appear.
If other buttons seem to work, but just not the ones you mentioned, then it may be they have damp behind them. This may dry out over time again, but also sometimes the tiny buttons need to be cleaned off inside. Not a simple task as the item would need taking apart just to be wiped inside the buttons/contacts.
Hope that helps a little.

Why not re-install the software that you know works ? Improved is not necessarily better.

Yes it still can be fixed, but have it check by the service center, failure in the iris motor unit needs skill to do so sorry, hope it helps

Either the dew sensor is defective or there is some condensation inside the unit. Try opening up the unit and pointing a hair dryer at it from about 12" away (enough to blow warm air inside the unit, not hot air). Let that run for about 10-15 minutes and try the unit again. If it continues to fail, than the dew sensor needs to be replaced. This repair shoold be done by a repair shop as cameras are not the easiest to work on.

Dan

buy a stand for it and usualy on cameras it has a option if your taking a morning or night shot or maybe you should think about getting a new camera and you should try playing around with lens it might justt be geting old .

Cooling comes from what is done outside, if air handler is blowing and you are hearing a sound , may be in the duct work. If you feel warm air in cooling mode then the outside unit is the prob, need more info

Hi, your ccd is bad, good news, JVC will replace it for free. Go to www.jvc.com and select support, then select customer notification from the left side and then select ccd replacement program and follow the instructions, JVC had a lot of these go bad but has done an excelent job of correcting the problem

try to use ulead movie maker or nero movie maker.ive tried on my camcorder and it work just fine. you can change the quality of the dvd of your own choice and burn it like a pro. hope that helps

CHARCOIS

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Just ring them up, send out your camera and in a week or two it comes back working fine! I have done it and can say that JVC support is A*

problem in main board. your auto focus is not working. send in to jvc or get another.. sorry... jvc is pretty reasonable