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Old March 27th, 2006, 11:33 AM   #1
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Cannon lens records only black screen

I was recently shooting a personal shot for my parents christmas party and when I went to go test my cannon z28 which is one of my older camcorders...its recording screen was showing and shooting only a black screen. I checked the battery but it was alright and the lens would zoom in and out alright so I don't know what the problem is since I can playback old recording on the camera...I just can't shoot new ones
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Old March 27th, 2006, 11:43 AM   #2
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Lens cap on? Iris closed?
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Old March 27th, 2006, 11:51 AM   #3
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Can you check the model number of the camera? I am unaware of any Canon DV or Hi8 camcorder model "Z28." There is a ZR series of DV camcorders, including a ZR20, ZR25, ZR80 and ZR85 among many others.
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Old March 27th, 2006, 06:58 PM   #4
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Can you check the model number of the camera? I am unaware of any Canon DV or Hi8 camcorder model "Z28." There is a ZR series of DV camcorders, including a ZR20, ZR25, ZR80 and ZR85 among many others.
ya sorry its a Cannon ZR65 I made mistake on the model number
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Old March 27th, 2006, 07:01 PM   #5
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Lens cap on? Iris closed?
LOL..no the lens cap isn't on...and the iris is open so i'm going to just take it in since its still under warranty
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Old March 28th, 2006, 08:42 AM   #6
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Canon will fix this for free, including shipping both ways, even if the camera warranty period has expired.
The CCD is a Sony chip that is prone to failure over time and has been recalled.

Details here on the Canon site:
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...7&modelid=8620

I had the same thing happen, to a ZR65 I'd purchased used from eBay ... cheap. After describing the issue to the rep on the support line, they sent me a pre-paid shipping label, and sent back the repaired camera a week or two after I shipped it in. No charge.

Good luck.
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Old March 29th, 2006, 01:40 AM   #7
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Canon will fix this for free, including shipping both ways, even if the camera warranty period has expired.
The CCD is a Sony chip that is prone to failure over time and has been recalled.

Details here on the Canon site:
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...7&modelid=8620

I had the same thing happen, to a ZR65 I'd purchased used from eBay ... cheap. After describing the issue to the rep on the support line, they sent me a pre-paid shipping label, and sent back the repaired camera a week or two after I shipped it in. No charge.

Good luck.
Cool thanx I actually talked to them yesterday and they are going to replace the complete camera...so thanx for the info
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