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Old March 16th, 2006, 09:28 AM   #1
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HD 100 Tape Hits

just bought my Hd 100 and went to shoot some HDV Video. I Used a brand new tape. When I uploaded the video and played it, I was getting several what looks like tape hits. Is this the problem I have been reading about on the threads? Any input would be appreciated.
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Old March 16th, 2006, 09:30 AM   #2
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We had some dropouts on the first tape we used on our camera. Just finished the second tape and there appears to be no problems.

I was recommended from several sources to run a tape cleaner on the camera before first use.
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Old March 16th, 2006, 11:00 AM   #3
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Drop outs have not been uncommon at all for me.
Hopefully the head problem is corrected in the hd100A
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Old March 16th, 2006, 12:09 PM   #4
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On my HD101 I notice some disturbance at the beginning of shots - only within the first second or two of recording. I can live with it...
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Old March 16th, 2006, 10:11 PM   #5
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On my HD101 I notice some disturbance at the beginning of shots - only within the first second or two of recording. I can live with it...
David, is this where you saw the hits? in the first second or two?
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Old March 16th, 2006, 10:45 PM   #6
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When you get a new HD100, It's been mentioned that it's a good idea to run a head cleaner once.

The first tape I used I had some drop-outs.
I ran a Panasonic head cleaner through it for 5 seconds and it now works fine.
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Old March 16th, 2006, 11:35 PM   #7
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You don't even need a head cleaner. The first time out, you should just run a normal tape though it. Do a preview rewind/fast forward so the tape makes contact with the head and just get any manufacturing dust off the head.
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Old March 17th, 2006, 12:41 PM   #8
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Thanks for the posts everyone...the hits happened while I was recording a sunset so the tape had been rolling for a while and it was random during the recording. I will run a tape thru it again this weekend and let everyone know how it worked out.
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