Hi, just wanted to say I love these forums and all the great info, and I was wondering if anybody else has had this problem which I recently encountered:
I was in the middle of a wedding shoot, when the LCD screen suddenly flashed white and then all power was lost to the GL2 (it did not respond in either the camera or vcr modes, and I was also unable to eject the cassette). It only took two weeks to get it back from the Factory Service Center, with a statement that part #FU3204 had been replaced. I did call the center, and they said that the part was a fuse, but now it should be fine.
And yes, everything seems to work, but now I'm paranoid that it could happen again during a critical shoot. (And, since the eject mechanism didn't work, the tape was in the camera for at least a week if you count the back and forth shipping time)
Thanks for any advice...

Wow a very rare occurrence indeed. I've never had any cam blow out like that on me. I'm sure it was just a fluke...

I've never heard of this happening to a GL2. However, nearly all consumer electronics have some types of fuse circuits, often to protect more expensive subsystems from power problems.

Thanks for the responses--it must have been a freak accident. I guess my main concern now is that if the fuse blew during recording (and then I was unable to eject the cassette), could there be some consequential damage (or just extra wear) on the video heads or other internal moving parts?

Since the camera is working properly and since Canon service has checked it out, I recommend just resume having fun! A power problem would not wear the heads or other parts. Shoot!

Hmm . .Ken? I wonder if David knows about this possibilty?

.. Hey David!!!

. . . grazie . . . . .

I think we should just take the battery of our camera, take out the tape, place camera back in case (without shaking it) and take up water-colour painting - then again, those pigments might be carcinogenous........

Robin.

FWIW: The GL1 has three fuses. I suspect that the GL2 is similar.

Thanks again for the resonses (and Robin, that is hilarious, where do come up with that crazy stuff?)