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Where to get Sony Camcorder repaired?

  • 16-06-2009 4:08pm
    #1
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭


    Apologies if this is the wrong forum.

    I have a Sony MiniDV Camcorder (DCR-PC107E) and it's not working - there's no image appearing on the viewfinder or the swing-out screen, although the menus are appearing, so maybe the CCD has died.

    Does anyone know of anywhere I could get it repaired? Sony Centre would be the last resort.

    Thanks,

    DW.


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  • #2
    ciencin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭ciencin


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    Apologies if this is the wrong forum.

    I have a Sony MiniDV Camcorder (DCR-PC107E) and it's not working - there's no image appearing on the viewfinder or the swing-out screen, although the menus are appearing, so maybe the CCD has died.

    Does anyone know of anywhere I could get it repaired? Sony Centre would be the last resort.

    Thanks,

    DW.

    Sony will charge you around €70 ish for them to take a look at your cam, dont know any other places that will do camera repair unfortunately.

    Are you sure its not a dirty heads problem? I had nearly the same problem with my old sony cam, I ran a head cleaning tape for 10 seconds and it fixed the problem.


  • #3
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    I still should be seeing an image on the LCD/in the viewfinder when taping, which I'm not.

    After a little research, I've found that Sony made a batch of CCD chips in 2004/2005 that were faulty, and my camera is one of the affected batch. The same chips were also used in Cannon and Panasonic equipment.

    Sony in Ireland charge €70 hello money, as you said, but I managed to blag a free diagnostic with Sony in the UK using a UK address and freepost (will send unit from Newry).


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