Fixing handle looseness

[Miklos Philips]

The handle on the JVC HD100 is kind of loose on one side and I can't figure out which screw to tighten or what to do. Very annoying, it fels like the camera is going to drop everytime I pick it up and when adjusting the viewfinder, which is attached to the handle - the whole thing moves with the handle... I tried the philips-head screws on the front of the camera but can't do anything with them - they're super tight as it is and they won't move. I don't want to send the camera in for warranty repair...

Could anybody help me out with this? Thanx!

[Matthew McKane]

You need to send it back for repair. Tampering with it yourself voids the warranty. Send it back and it will be fixed.

[Alexander Kristiansen]

Originally Posted by Miklos Philips

The handle on the JVC HD100 is kind of loose on one side and I can't figure out which screw to tighten or what to do. Very annoying, it fels like the camera is going to drop everytime I pick it up and when adjusting the viewfinder, which is attached to the handle - the whole thing moves with the handle... I tried the philips-head screws on the front of the camera but can't do anything with them - they're super tight as it is and they won't move. I don't want to send the camera in for warranty repair...

Could anybody help me out with this? Thanx!

This is an error with the construction and will probably happen to a lot of JVC-GY-HDXXX cameras. If you want to do it youself, you need to unscrew all the screws on the casette-deck side. When you have removed the cover, you'll see the two screws near the handle and they will most likely be loose. I recommend you add some lock-tite to the screws before you tighten them.