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Canon ZR70 MC
Canon ZR70 MC
  • 3 out of 5
"My screen is blank"
  • 3 out of 5
"Blank screen for the last 6 months. Worked well prior."
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Vickie Chisholm (vlchisholm) 2 pts
December 10, 2006 12:12 PM
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The view finder and LCD are just a blank screen as though the lens cap is still on. How do I fix this? Everything else works. The camera will playb

I can playback video and review pictures via the camcorder However I the screen is black as though the lens cap is on. However it isn't. What could be the problem?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
December 12, 2006 5:48 PM
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I'm sure you've checked this, but according to page 146 of the manual (troubleshooting) the may be due to not having the camera set for "camera." Absent that, you may also want to check with support for an RMA return and repair. Is it still under warranty? Was it dropped recently?
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Bill Teeple 23 pts
December 16, 2006 12:57 PM
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Check out:

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=227&modelid=8620&keycode=2112&id=29819

There is a Service Advisory on this issue - free fix from CANON and they will cover the charge - bad CCD
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Steve Curll 0 pts
December 24, 2006 11:46 PM
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Imagine, my ZR 70 MC showed these symptoms on Christmas Eve,2006. Ouch! As of October, there are now 12 Models which fall under this advisory. They think high heat and Humidity are to blame. I guess 4 hours of Hawaii video might qualify. The link does give a phone number to have it fixed free,no shipping costs. Thanks, Bill Teeple

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcategoryid=227+modelid=8620&keycode=2112&id=29819
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mqf 0 pts
December 26, 2006 3:37 PM
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Aha!

Mine actually exhibited this black screen about October 2005. Never got it repaired since it cost more to do shipping and probably pay for repair costs so I bought a new camcorder.

Anyway, thanks for this tip!
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Sad mom 0 pts
December 29, 2006 4:22 PM
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Big Basketball game for my son. This camcorder went black. I thought it was me and felt really bad for missing the game because I was playing around with the stupid thing. All of a sudden it started again, but we missed most of our Christmas because it did it again! I don't live in humidity or used it in any humid areas. Thanks for the website. I am willing to give it a try - we are not financially rich and can't just go buy another!
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
December 29, 2006 4:49 PM
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Outstanding find, Bill.
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
January 3, 2007 9:07 PM
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You may also want to contact Canon to see if you can return it for RMA and just get a new one.
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BML13 0 pts
January 8, 2007 1:58 PM
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Has anyone experienced this with the new HV10?

This just happened to me last night. I bought the HV10 a little more than 3 months ago and probably used it 5 times.

Its v. frustrating as the HV10 cost me $1200.

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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
January 8, 2007 3:25 PM
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Good news is, it's still covered under warranty.
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Melissa 0 pts
February 25, 2008 3:48 PM
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When I play back what I just recorded, I can here the talking, but the screen is blank. It shows when I video but will not playback what was just filmed
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