Camcorder problems
I always had this problem since I have my Panasonic NV-MX300! I do not know how to explain the problem so I will demonstrate it with this movie
Noticed the squares appearing two times at the beginning? This can be only from the camcorder. I do NOT have this on the tape if I play it with my camcorder (the same as used for recording, as mentioned, the Panasonic) on TV I do not have these problems. It can not be from the software, I had this in Pinacle, Vegas on windows and also on the Mac in iMovie and Final Cut so there is no way this could be from software or the OS. Neither could it be the hardware, it occurred on my old PC (1.7GHz), Laptop(3GHz), Mac Mini and on the iMac.
I once had to capture a movie from a different camcorder, also Panasonic but a different model and there I did not have this problem. So what is this and how do I solve this? Or is there some external device I could use to capture the tapes?
Hi !
I have exactly the same problem….on two diffent PC (laptop DEll810 & asia 1.8GHz computer). This problem appear only if I use the dv interface & save a avi file.
tested with Studio 9 and Ulead studio 8
What do you mean with “I use the dv interface” ?
I found a solution, but kind of forgot to put a link so here it is: http://cristian.livadaru.net/2006/10/24/camcorder-problems-solved/
anyway, after I captured the complete video again I still saw 1 of these effects. But it isn’t that bad as it was at the beginning.
Hi, and I found this :
http://dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=7723&goto=nextoldest
If you have any idea how to upgrade to firmware vers 1.6 ……..
and I will try your battery solution.
Thank You
Charles
Hello,
I try your solution, on a video of about 50mn : ok I found less “glitches”…..
thanks for the link. I will try to get an firmware update. hopefully this will bring a final solution
let me know, as soon as you have THE solution. I found a lot of person on web forum with the same problem, I did’nt find yet any “clear” response for this problem. I will try this evening on an other PC……
Charles
well if it’s the same problem as I have then a different PC will not help.
I had several different PC’s with complete different HW! (PC with amd and intel, Mac with PPC and Intel)
You have right it’s the same problem
Charles
[...] Ok voila une adresse qui résume très bien le problème : Cristian Livadaru’s blog » Camcorder problems J’ai exactement le même phénomène, et quelque soit l’alimentation (secteur/batterie) le modèle de PC ou de carte d’acqui DV, j’ai lu sur un forum autrichien : MX300 PAL firmware 1.6 solves DV OUT Glitches & IMPROVES OIS by 2X! [Archive] - The Digital Video Information Network que ce pb était résolu par le upgrade en firmware 1.6, mais cela est il encore faisable chez Pana ? je n’ai tjrs pas de réponse de la part de Panasonic…… Charles [...]
Hi,
I gave your blog adresses on a dv forum in France to try to find out some people with the same problem…No answer or solution yet. I explain to Panasonic technicians my problem to change the firmware of the mx300 ;I’m still waiting for an answer….
Charles
Thanks, saw that already and my girlfriend translated it to me since I don’t speak a word French. I have contacted a authorized Panasonic service about this issue and they also answered quite fast but told that a Firmware 1.6 doesn’t exist but I should bring them the Camcorder so they can check it.
ok, I hope you’ll be more lucky than me with your local Panasonic representative.
I tried to find out how to upgrade the firmware of the camera or to display the firmware version but unsuccessfully….I know that programmer have in 99% of software a “trick” to display this sort of information.
Charles
HELLO
Happy nw year !
and good news, Panasonic write a email to a friend and explain him that they can change the firmware to vers 1.6 (in the technical office)I’ll bring my camcorder this we in Lyon .
Charles
email from pana :
Monsieur,
Seul un technicien est habilité à déterminer s’il s’agit effectivement du
défaut de fabrication constaté par Panasonic -en fonction de la panne
constaté et du numéro de série.
Afin de faire vérifier votre appareil, nous vous conseillons de vous
rapprocher d’un centre technique agréé par notre Marque dont vous
trouverez les coordonnées dans la liste ci-jointe.
Sincères salutations,
Le Service Consommateurs.
it’s now ok my camera was upgrade to vers 1.6 : no more glitches problem….
from Pana :
“il sufirait à la station technique d’utiliser le logiciel de service (Tatsujin) version 1.6 pour que le caméscope se mette à jour. Nous vous invitons à dire au technicien que ce logiciel est disponible sur le site PSWin.”
thats means that the local panasonic technical service have to load from the PSWin web page the Tatsujin vers 1.6 in order toupgrade the camera.
Thanks a lot for your comments! It really helped a lot. I am now in Berlin and hope that Panasonic Service in Berlin will be a bit more cooperative then the one in Vienna.