Camera not working!

Noel Evans · June 26th, 2007, 03:24 AM

Havent flicked your standby switch to lock by any chance?

Bill Watson · June 26th, 2007, 05:39 AM

Take it to your local panel shop or mechanical workshop and give it a good blast all round with the compressed air nozzle.

Trish Kerr · June 26th, 2007, 06:26 AM

Still sounds like the standby switch - which I discovered by hitting accidentally - and now use all the time

Trish

Eric Weiss · June 26th, 2007, 06:39 AM

stand by switch. i've been caught in the rain at least 4 times, ungodly humid conditions and major dust/ sand. the a1 is a beast.

Bill Pryor · June 26th, 2007, 08:59 PM

Yeah, if it plays in VCR mode, that's the standby switch. But that kind of dust is not a good thing. Might be a good idea to send the camera in to the Canon service place and have it cleaned.

Cal Bickford · June 27th, 2007, 12:08 AM

lol, k it was my standby switch! OMG i'm starting to have serious questions about my videography abilities.....

Eric Weiss · June 27th, 2007, 07:28 AM

Cal..I think we have all been there.
It happened to me on a shoot with the Gl2 years ago.
I had no idea what it was and started pressing and flipping everything I could to turn the damn thing back on. It's actually a handy tool once the stress of discovering it subsides.

Luke Ross · June 27th, 2007, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Weiss

Cal..I think we have all been there.
It happened to me on a shoot with the Gl2 years ago.

Ya, same thing with my GL2 a few years back at a wedding... Freaked me out, luckily I just started moving every switch, which there weren’t a lot of on the GL2. :)

I just got my XH-A1 Last night, and I am glad I ran into this thread seeing as though this camera is all new to me. It’s just one of those silly things, which can feel disastrous.

Dean Waterman · July 19th, 2007, 06:15 AM

I was using my camera the other day with no problems, on record and playback. However, when I took it out of the case again, it will only let me turn the dial to the playback and power on. If I turn to the record side, it will not power on, and the little gray button will not come out and release.

Has anyone had this issue? If so, how did you fix it. I will call CANON if I must, but I hate being on hold forever.

Phil Kay · July 19th, 2007, 07:06 AM

I did the very same thing - I bet the thumb button is set to LOCK.....

Dean Waterman · July 19th, 2007, 09:35 AM

You Are Right!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

Chris Hurd · July 19th, 2007, 09:50 AM

Merged several separate threads together which discuss this topic.

Laurent Genoux · July 19th, 2007, 12:48 PM

Hi all,
First: Help!!!!!
I'm actually on a holiday trip , I've been recording with my cam for 2 days until now. I just wanting to power it on in A mode. The screens kept black , both LCD and the Viewfinder. It will come on in vcr mode and play back the tape but you can't watch the movie when you press play nothing happens.MH turned it of and an a few more time and suddendly the screen reappeared in A mode. I wanted to get out the cassete which wasn't also anymore possible. Switched back to vcr and got it finally out. At the moment the recording mods aren't working A, TV ,AV none of them, the HDV logo and the green led are illuminated but nothing else black LCD and viewfinder.In this state you can pull the eject button for the cassette an open it but the cassette remains in the cam and isn't coming out.
Powered it off again an ON in A got back the LCD screen I tried to record something, the red dot appears on the screen but the timecode isn't running anymore.If you press END search it doesn't work either the camera remains and does nothing.
And yes the button is in standby position.
Right now I'm rertying to get it work and the LCD screen redisappeared...
Help
Many Thanks
L.G

Laurent Genoux · July 19th, 2007, 02:34 PM

Little update of the problem.
I have now found a solution for the Black LCD in A,tv,.. mode .
I have to get the cam in vcr position and then quickly turn the weel over to A mode without a stop now I have again the image on my LCD but still can't record or eject the cassette . I think that this is defenitely not a manipulation error.The camera doesn't even as filled an entire DV in it's life it's brand new.
What do you guys think about it?
thx for help
L.G

Laurent Genoux · July 20th, 2007, 02:37 PM

No one who can help me?or at minimum say that this isn't a manipulation error?
Thnx
L.G

July 19th, 2007, 06:15 AM	#54
Dean Waterman New Boot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 17	Help! XH A1 Will Not Power ON in Record Mode I was using my camera the other day with no problems, on record and playback. However, when I took it out of the case again, it will only let me turn the dial to the playback and power on. If I turn to the record side, it will not power on, and the little gray button will not come out and release. Has anyone had this issue? If so, how did you fix it. I will call CANON if I must, but I hate being on hold forever.

July 19th, 2007, 07:06 AM	#55
Phil Kay Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Peel,Isle of Man(UK) Posts: 194	I did the very same thing - I bet the thumb button is set to LOCK..... __________________ Canon XH-A1,SGPRO flip,Apple imac,FCExpress http://www.pbase.com/philkneen

July 19th, 2007, 09:50 AM	#57
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July 19th, 2007, 12:48 PM	#58
Laurent Genoux New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lux Posts: 7	Help me plzz!! Important Hi all, First: Help!!!!! I'm actually on a holiday trip , I've been recording with my cam for 2 days until now. I just wanting to power it on in A mode. The screens kept black , both LCD and the Viewfinder. It will come on in vcr mode and play back the tape but you can't watch the movie when you press play nothing happens.MH turned it of and an a few more time and suddendly the screen reappeared in A mode. I wanted to get out the cassete which wasn't also anymore possible. Switched back to vcr and got it finally out. At the moment the recording mods aren't working A, TV ,AV none of them, the HDV logo and the green led are illuminated but nothing else black LCD and viewfinder.In this state you can pull the eject button for the cassette an open it but the cassette remains in the cam and isn't coming out. Powered it off again an ON in A got back the LCD screen I tried to record something, the red dot appears on the screen but the timecode isn't running anymore.If you press END search it doesn't work either the camera remains and does nothing. And yes the button is in standby position. Right now I'm rertying to get it work and the LCD screen redisappeared... Help Many Thanks L.G

June 26th, 2007, 03:24 AM	#46
Noel Evans Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 157	Havent flicked your standby switch to lock by any chance?

June 26th, 2007, 05:39 AM	#47
Bill Watson Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Noosa Queensland Australia Posts: 248	Take it to your local panel shop or mechanical workshop and give it a good blast all round with the compressed air nozzle.

June 26th, 2007, 06:26 AM	#48
Trish Kerr Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 294	Still sounds like the standby switch - which I discovered by hitting accidentally - and now use all the time Trish

June 26th, 2007, 06:39 AM	#49
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	stand by switch. i've been caught in the rain at least 4 times, ungodly humid conditions and major dust/ sand. the a1 is a beast.

June 26th, 2007, 08:59 PM	#50
Bill Pryor Contributor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 4,449	Yeah, if it plays in VCR mode, that's the standby switch. But that kind of dust is not a good thing. Might be a good idea to send the camera in to the Canon service place and have it cleaned.

June 27th, 2007, 12:08 AM	#51
Cal Bickford Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 157	lol, k it was my standby switch! OMG i'm starting to have serious questions about my videography abilities.....

June 27th, 2007, 07:28 AM	#52
Eric Weiss Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Philly,PA Posts: 360	Cal..I think we have all been there. It happened to me on a shoot with the Gl2 years ago. I had no idea what it was and started pressing and flipping everything I could to turn the damn thing back on. It's actually a handy tool once the stress of discovering it subsides.

July 19th, 2007, 09:35 AM	#56
Dean Waterman New Boot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 17	You Are Right!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

July 19th, 2007, 02:34 PM	#59
Laurent Genoux New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lux Posts: 7	Little update of the problem. I have now found a solution for the Black LCD in A,tv,.. mode . I have to get the cam in vcr position and then quickly turn the weel over to A mode without a stop now I have again the image on my LCD but still can't record or eject the cassette . I think that this is defenitely not a manipulation error.The camera doesn't even as filled an entire DV in it's life it's brand new. What do you guys think about it? thx for help L.G

July 20th, 2007, 02:37 PM	#60
Laurent Genoux New Boot Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lux Posts: 7	No one who can help me?or at minimum say that this isn't a manipulation error? Thnx L.G