Canon ZR60 - I bought this in 2004 and it worked fine. However I put it away and just brought it out again. Everything seems to work fine except for the fact then when I try and record there is just a black screen. Looking at various posts on the website this seems to be a recurring problem with the camcorder even if used consistently. It has not had any jarring, nor heating problems in the time it was stored. Due to present circumstances, I cannot afford a new one and the dowloaded images from my previous tape worked fine on Windows XP for what I need to do. Please advise.

This is usually caused by a defective CCD image sensor and can be repaired fairly inexpensively. However, it's not a user serviceable problem and will need to be repaired qualified service technician.

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