vx-2100 Problem « Videomaker Community Forums

scubacat13
Member

Hi. I have a VX2100 and I havent used it for about 3 months... two days ago I pulled it out and shot a Video with no problem.... then yesturday I turned it on and its like you are shooting through sheer neon green panty hose or something.. :-) if you shoot towards a light the screen turns almost all bright green... and I tried to record and it records the green. the only time it goes away is when I put the camcorder in the candlelight 0 Lux mode. I have a video project to do next month. is this something ill be able to fix myself, or will I have to take it to a repair Tech. there is no repair Tech. within 200 miles of me.. :-(
Let me know if anybody has any ideas

Thanks
Scubacat

Posted 5 years ago #
compusolver
Member

Here's how to fix it yourself - look at the lens; do you see neon-green panty hose? Is so, remove and its fixed! (Man, that must've been SOME party!)

Seriously, this doesn't sound good. Nor does it sound like the sort of thing where you want to pull out the tool box, grab a hammer, pliers and screwdriver and dig in.

I don't know what part of Texas you're in, but you may have to do some driving. There are only a few really good independent techs. Fortunately, one of them is in your State:

Mike Warren
Video Services
408B Forby Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76103-3567

817-654-9445 phone
817-535-0382 fax

Mike is a straight-shooter with very reasonable rates. Tell him Hank says, "Merry Christmas"!

By the way, like most of these guys, Mike stays very busy. Getting something back in two or three weeks is considered pretty quick. Better hurry!

Posted 5 years ago #
scubacat13
Member

Thanks for the info I will call him.. asap

Posted 5 years ago #
fejjarific
Member

Just happened tonight. Did they tell you what was wrong with it? Red CCD?

Posted 4 years ago #
scubacat13
Member

yes they did tell me what was wrong with it... there was a recall on the CCDs on certain vx2100s
that were purchased a couple of years ago... if you go to the sony website and go into the service and support tab and you will need to give them the model and serial number of your camera...
and they should e-mail you from there....

it all went very good for me.. and they repaired it for free...
http://esupport.sony.com/?ref=http%3A//www.sony.com/index.php

i hope they are still doing that....
Good Luck

Posted 4 years ago #
fejjarific
Member

For anyone reading this, there was a 'recall' on certain models. You only have til Oct 31st to send them in for repair. I think they have to be broken though.

Posted 4 years ago #
brandon0409
Member

To preface, I just bought my new VX-2100's from B&H in May 2007.

I just took a look at the SOny site mentioned above. It says cameras produced before March 2004. I figure that if I just bought the cameras new from B&H they would have been manuactured fairly recently.

Does this sound accurate to everyone else?

How would I find out when my camera was manufactured?

Posted 4 years ago #