Hi Richard, Yes it came with a cleaning tape which I tried a few time, without improvement. I am using Canon 80 minutes cassettes, not the Canon pro cassettes. But that shouldn't make that much of a difference.
Of course the dropouts appear as the typical blocky digital breakup, and audio disappearing for a few seconds, and the annoying time-code break so capturing to hard drive is hell as well. I will try using other tapes as well. If that doesn't help, maybe I should just return it to the supplier and apply for warrantee repair or replacement. I must add that this camcorder doesn't give a solid impression to me at all. To me it feels like a cheap plastic toy. But let's be honest, I choose this one for its low price. My Sony PD150 broke down and I needed a replacement as soon as possible. Maybe I should invest in a >$5000 Sony or Panasonic. Rieni At 23-12-2007 22:24, Richard Peoples wrote: >Hello Rieni, >I don't think anyone wants to stop you from giving your opinion, it was that >in your first post you said you thought the camera was crap without much of >an explanation why. In your second post you did mention dropouts being an >issue. Now we are on to something concrete we can discuss and share opinions >and even maybe solutions to. I always run a cleaning tape on a new camera >before using it for the first time. I even think that the A1 cameras I >purchased came with one but it may have been the H1 cameras that had them. >In both cases I have experienced no drop out issues. Could it be the tape? >I had always thought that tape issues were more likely to be drop out >sources. Now that I think about it I don't remember ever having a drop out >issue with a digital tape, that is not the case with analog formats like >Beta SP and SVHS. Are the problems you are experiencing drop outs or is it >more like a blocky digital breakup? Try running a cleaning tape and see if >that improves things. >Other than the "drop out" issue you mentioned, what other problems are you >experiencing? My personal experiences with the A1 have been pretty positive >with no complaints. >Regards, >Richard Peoples (please note that I am not the Richard with no last name) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rieni > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 3:33 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [AP] Re: Camera Choices ? > > > > > > I produce video since 1991 and I sure know how to tell good picture > > quality from poor picture quality. Also, my Canon is PAL. The other > > guys are talking about the NTSC version. Maybe that explains the > > difference. > > > > Also, if you can't stand opinions being posted about camcorders, stay > > away from posting opinions about other members. > > > > This forum is objective and independent. We share positive and > > negative experiences here. My experience with that Canon camera is bad. > > > > Rieni Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
