HC3 Broke down at DVinfo.net

Fred Foronda · January 4th, 2012, 02:11 AM

Don't wanna spend on fixing it. Looking for alternative to this cam, would love to keep it mini dv tapes but by the looks of things tapes are fading out. What should I look into? Considering Canon hf g10.

Art Willig · May 17th, 2012, 08:41 PM

What's wrong with it? Someone here just had their's repaired for $200.

Fred Foronda · May 21st, 2012, 08:29 PM

It records tapping sounds. Seems like the moving parts internally is creating this noise and is being picked up by the internal mic. You can hear it in play back, annoying. I had already paid about 130 to fix the LCD flex cable.

J. Stephen McDonald · January 30th, 2016, 04:40 AM

I'm only about 4 years late with this advice. You should check the carriage that holds the tape and make sure the metal hasn't been bent so that it is touched by the rotating head drum. In these camcorders, there's only a small amount of clearance. I had this problem on an HC9, that was clicking and screeching. I took it in under warranty. The guy at the repair shop listened to my description, then opened the hatch, reached in and bent the carriage just a little bit back into place and said that it was fixed. It's worked fine ever since.

Jack Zhang · February 5th, 2016, 03:58 AM

My HC7 has a vertical sync issue with the LCD screen and the OSS likes to go "supersonic" with it's vibrations. The tape functions still work, and the OSS works under lower temperatures, but if it's left on for too long, the OSS goes supersonic in terms of it's vibrations.

January 4th, 2012, 02:11 AM	#1
Fred Foronda Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 337	HC3 Broke down Don't wanna spend on fixing it. Looking for alternative to this cam, would love to keep it mini dv tapes but by the looks of things tapes are fading out. What should I look into? Considering Canon hf g10. __________________ Making Family Videos Not To Look Like Family Videos

May 17th, 2012, 08:41 PM	#2
Art Willig Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 104	Re: HC3 Broke down What's wrong with it? Someone here just had their's repaired for $200. __________________ "Shoot first and ask questions later"

May 21st, 2012, 08:29 PM	#3
Fred Foronda Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 337	Re: HC3 Broke down It records tapping sounds. Seems like the moving parts internally is creating this noise and is being picked up by the internal mic. You can hear it in play back, annoying. I had already paid about 130 to fix the LCD flex cable. __________________ Making Family Videos Not To Look Like Family Videos

January 30th, 2016, 04:40 AM	#4
J. Stephen McDonald Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 909	Re: HC3 Broke down I'm only about 4 years late with this advice. You should check the carriage that holds the tape and make sure the metal hasn't been bent so that it is touched by the rotating head drum. In these camcorders, there's only a small amount of clearance. I had this problem on an HC9, that was clicking and screeching. I took it in under warranty. The guy at the repair shop listened to my description, then opened the hatch, reached in and bent the carriage just a little bit back into place and said that it was fixed. It's worked fine ever since. __________________ Steve McDonald https://onedrive.com/?cid=229807ce52dd4fe0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/22121562@N00/ http://www.vimeo.com/user458315/videos

February 5th, 2016, 03:58 AM	#5
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: HC3 Broke down My HC7 has a vertical sync issue with the LCD screen and the OSS likes to go "supersonic" with it's vibrations. The tape functions still work, and the OSS works under lower temperatures, but if it's left on for too long, the OSS goes supersonic in terms of it's vibrations.