I've got about 30 tapes recorded at HD quality from this cam, which now has the common fault of its model - a touchscreen that only 'works' when folded back against the cam's body, but then with no button functions.
Consequently, I can't play the tapes for Firewire capture as the capture window (in MoviePlus x5 and Windows Movie Maker) can't access the camera's tape controls saying the connection 'failed to initialise'.
Unless anyone has any suggestions on a DIY fix for this, I would imagine my only other option is to find a sub-£250 Sony cam that could play these tapes as the repair or replacement of the original device is too expensive to conisder. I'm hoping that Sony may have had cheaper models that could also play the same tape. Or even another brand that could play them?
Many thanks.
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I`d suggest frigging the camera door switch to pretend its shut and then using its controls (if I understood correctly - in a rush / pizzaman at door )
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Thanks for your replies, guys, but the touchscreen buttons no longer work, so there is no way of controlling playback or changing the cam's settings, which were previously set to export HD as I'd been able to cap a few tapes before the screen became unusable. I can still see the buttons, but they don't register pressure, so can't be used.
I'd hoped that the capture window tape controls would take over, but that isn't possible either on the two programmes I've so far tried - hence looking for another cam, though I now understand that any 'hdr' model will be able to play the tapes. (Will try HDV Split, SMRPIX. Thanks.) -
I understand the problem is usually the ribbon cable that connects panel electronics to the main body. Seems a replacement cable is about £10. There are several videos on the net about how to replace it.
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Wouldn't you have also received a remote control when you bought this? Some models may just control tape R/P motion, but some also control the menu system. Worth a look.
Scott -
Many thanks, all.
smrpix - HDVSplit controls the cam okay, but doesn't capture anything - when I check the folder afterwards, there are just text documents with settings info in, but no video files. Perhaps. like Movieplus and Win Movie Maker, the capture proces won't work, although the tape controls do. Very frustrating!
JVRaines - yes, everything online I've found about the fault suggests the ribbon cable, but I've not found any videos that show the fix being done, so if you have a link, would you mind passing it on? US posters pay around $300+ to have it fixed though I can find no UK results for this kind of repair. Again, if you know of any, please let me know.
Cornucopia/Scott - the cam was a hand-me-down gift from a family member and there was no remote with it. Will look online to see if they can be bought separately.
(Sartori, thanks too for your suggestion, but the buttons don't function.)Last edited by japniz; 17th Jan 2016 at 07:31.
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JVRaines - very many thanks for the vids. Very interesting to watch, but they're well beyond my ability, let alone finger-tip size.
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can't check over here as the hc1e is the european version and none are listed on ebay here in the states but a used working unit is probably your best bet. when done resell on ebay, you never now you might actually make money if you bid right.
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Thanks, aedipuss. I'm tracking several models on ebay that are listed as coming out in the years after the HC1E (and look to have the same spec and look very similar) and am resigned to doing just that and re-selling, though I am going to try the remote control suggestion too, which is about £13 from Hong Kong.
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Check the manual first to make sure the remote control avenue is worth it...
Scott -
Thanks all. I've now bought a second hand cam and am using Sony Vegas Studio, which recognises the new model and controls the tape transports okay. Once done, I'll resell it and hope to recoup some of the cost. (Didn't need to try the remote, in the end, Scott, but thanks for the idea.)
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