Every time I turn on the camera i get a warning that says Dew Detected and it shuts off after can't dry it up! it never actually got wet. Is there anyway i can bypass this?
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Dew warning is normal and means condensation has been detected the camera.
Usually this happens when you take the camera from a warm room to a cold external place or vice versa.
Wait for about an hour or so for the camera to acclimatise.
Also try this, take the bottom cabinet off, with the lcd panel facing you and the camera turned upside down and the cassette housing pointing away from you you will see 2 wide gold cables plugged into the right side of the board, realitively the same size, the gold cable that is between the main pcb and the mechanism assy is the control cable pull it our of the connector and clean it with alcohol, you can even take it one step further and evenly trim just a hair of the cable off all the way across just so that it has a new place to set. This has worked for me over 100 times in the past years. Seasoned camcorder technician 13 years experience. [email protected]
Hi, The camera is telling you that there is moisture inside the unit, place the camera in a warm dry space for 24 - 48 hours to dry out, it should be fine after that.
When the camera's circuits detect condensation on the tape heads, this message is shown and the camera shuts down. This is to prevent damage to tapes, that could stick to the damp head.
It is recommended to leave the camera in a warm and dry place until sufficient time has elapsed for the condensation to evaporate. This may be several hours. Do not leave the camera anywhere too warm that is likely to damage it, like on a stove or radiator.
This issue is commonly caused by moving the camera from the cold outdoors, into the warmth of indoors.
If the symptoms persist, the head may be dirty. try a head cleaner cassette, or failing that, return for service.
Leave the camcorder turned off in a place with constant dry temperature with the door open. Take the battery off and wait a few hours like at least 3. This should work unless it is really damp inside then it may take longer. This happens when the camera is moved from heat to cold or cold to hot temperature. Both tape and camera need to be climatized to prevent this from happening.
LA HUMEDAD CON EL CALOR ALTERA Y HACE QUE EL SENSOR DE HUMEDAD DE LA CAMARA SE ACTIVE. YO PROBE CON UNA SECADORA DE PELO DE MI MUJER Y ME FUNCIONO. LA CAMARA AHORA ESTA BUENA. HABRE EL MECANISMO DEL TAPE (CASETERA) Y SOPLA CON EL SECADOR DE PELO DURANTE UN RATO DENTRO DEL MECANISMO DE LA CAMARA TAMBIEN ALRREDEDOR DEL LUGAR DE LA BATERIA Y ALRREDEDOR DEL BOTOM ROJO REC-VHS-OFF, DEJALA HABIERTA UN RATO Y PRUEBA DESPUES PONIENDOLA A FUNCIONAR. DEBERA FUNCIONARTE CORRECTAMENTE Y SIN EL WARNING-DEW DETECTED
Turn your camera on. When you get the dew detected warning, take your battery off and just hit the spot where your battery was a few times with your palm, not too hard, but not really soft. Put the battery back on and it should be fixed unless you actually do have a dew problem!
If that doesn't work, try drying it out with a hair dryer.
I have the same problem with my PV-DV103. Panasonic wants more to TRY and fix it than the camera cost new. MY advise can the camera and buy one without the DEW option.
Thats what I am searching for presently . If the manufacturer says the camera has a dew indicator in the circuit - buy elseware.
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