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Wills Petti · April 4th, 2005, 01:33 PM

Hi,

Hope this is the right place to post this.

Need your help with troubleshooting camera problem.

I have a Sony Vx1000 and just replaced the viewfinder ribbon cable and now the viewfinder works but now everything is red (was color and normal before) do you think it's the cable or maybe I screwed something up while fixing it and exploring (damm my curious nature).

Wil

Rob Lohman · April 5th, 2005, 03:22 AM

I've moved your thread to the Sony VX/PD forum.

It sounds like you either connected it wrong, not secure enough
or you broke something. As has been said time and time again
on this forum which you just experienced, most camera internals
are NOT user servicable! Even with good electronics knowledge
it is easy to break something inside a camera if you don't know
how it is put together (and how it should come apart etc.)

This probably calls for a decent repait job at an expert or Sony
themselves.

Why did you do this in the first place? If nothing was broken you
may have created the need for an expensive repair.

Wills Petti · April 5th, 2005, 09:05 AM

Actually the veiwfinder was totally broken.

I did take it in to get serviced but the guy I brought the camera to (the only place in the city that did Sony products) said that the part I needed was discontinued and the replacement part that he had didn't fit.

So I thought I was SOL. Then I found the part on ebay and also found a step by step direction guide to change it, and it wasn't that hard.

I have since opened it up again and made sure the connections were secure.

Do you think that the cable is no good? Would it be worth looking for another cable or do you think it's something else?

But on the plus side, I can see some images in viewfinder and see the menu, as opposed to nothing like before.

Any help would be great.

Wil

April 4th, 2005, 01:33 PM	#1
Wills Petti New Boot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 7	camera troubleshooting Hi, Hope this is the right place to post this. Need your help with troubleshooting camera problem. I have a Sony Vx1000 and just replaced the viewfinder ribbon cable and now the viewfinder works but now everything is red (was color and normal before) do you think it's the cable or maybe I screwed something up while fixing it and exploring (damm my curious nature). Wil

April 5th, 2005, 03:22 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I've moved your thread to the Sony VX/PD forum. It sounds like you either connected it wrong, not secure enough or you broke something. As has been said time and time again on this forum which you just experienced, most camera internals are NOT user servicable! Even with good electronics knowledge it is easy to break something inside a camera if you don't know how it is put together (and how it should come apart etc.) This probably calls for a decent repait job at an expert or Sony themselves. Why did you do this in the first place? If nothing was broken you may have created the need for an expensive repair. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 5th, 2005, 09:05 AM	#3
Wills Petti New Boot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 7	Actually the veiwfinder was totally broken. I did take it in to get serviced but the guy I brought the camera to (the only place in the city that did Sony products) said that the part I needed was discontinued and the replacement part that he had didn't fit. So I thought I was SOL. Then I found the part on ebay and also found a step by step direction guide to change it, and it wasn't that hard. I have since opened it up again and made sure the connections were secure. Do you think that the cable is no good? Would it be worth looking for another cable or do you think it's something else? But on the plus side, I can see some images in viewfinder and see the menu, as opposed to nothing like before. Any help would be great. Wil