Get a strong light to shine down into the mechanism. If your camera is like mine was, you may see a brownish material on or around the solder joint - if you do, this is flux used in soldering which was applied too heavily, and not heated long enough to burn off. Before you start, remove the two batteries - the main battery and the little CR battery located under a small plastic slide at the upper right of the battery compartment.
If your eyes happen to be elderly like mine, I put on one of those magnifying head-bands not absolutely necessary if your eyes are normal.
Heat up the soldering iron - make certain the point is tinned has a thin film of solder on it. Carefully just touch each solder joint for a couple of seconds - just enough for it to melt, and then quickly remove the soldering iron. You don't want to leave the iron in contact with the solder too long or it may melt other insulation around the terminal. You are just touching each joint separately, don't solder them together.
This all probably sounds more complicated than it really is - but it's actually just a 5 minute operation. If you've not done much soldering, and feel uncomfortable about trying it, you may want to take it to a radio, tv or computer repair shop and ask them to do it for you. Of course, reinsert the batteries when your done. A couple of people reported that they were not secure about taking a soldering iron to their camera, so just poked the contacts with an ice pick or screw driver, and it began working again.
Try this when you are away from home and suddenly the DEW Message comes on. Sometimes just removing the small CR battery which keeps the time display, will get it working again, though most report it only works for a little while. When you remove the main battery, this little battery is located under a small plastic slide at the upper right of the compartment.
One person reported that out of desperation he put the camera in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours and that it began working again. My experience is that there is a better connection when the camera is cold than on hot days, however this too, is probably not a permanent fix. Another said: I wrapped aluminum foil around the contacts in order to lower the resistance and it worked. I haven't tried this myself, so would appreciate feedback from those who have found it successful.
And finally, another person reported cleaning the contacts with a cotton swab soaked with alcohol mineral spirits , got his camera working again. You may want to try some of these other reported fixes, however re-melting the solder joints are more likely 'the long term fix.
Like me you will be trying it at your own risk - I'm certain I voided Sharp's warranty, if they have any. Of course your camera isn't working now, so there isn't much to lose, is there? Peace, Alan [email protected].
The proper fix on this camcorder is to order the dew sensor and simply replace it. It has a plug at the end of the wires that is plugged into the printed circuit board, and the entire sensor is secured to the chassis with only one small screw. Should take no more then an hour for a novice to do. Good Luck. Good luck and let me know how it worked out for you.
I fixed the problem om my camcorder by re soldering the the connections on the sensor. Phone Does anyone know the part number for this sensor? Does anyone know if the sensor on the vl z3 s is the same as on the 5? However, I don't think the sensor itself is usually the problem - more so the poor solder joint between the sensor and the rest of the camera:.
Commercial repairs are expensive and often more than a new camera would cost. Get a real slim soldering iron with a fine point. The following useful soldering tip was posted on a review site by someone code named Deadsharp. This tip extension can be inserted past the tape carriage with no danger of hitting the delicate plastic bits.
Worked like a charm. Accomplishing the same thing, another person said, "Just run a bead of solder between the contacts and essentially cut the dew sensor out. Worked on my camera. Another person reported cleaning the contacts with a cotton swab soaked with alcohol mineral spirits , got his camera working again. Just recently on our new forum, someone had success placing a small magnet near the dew sensor for a minute or so, and another reported it worked for him as well.
You may want to try some of these other reported fixes, however re-melting the solder joints is more likely 'the long term fix. Thanks for replying. I had seen the various suggestions and decided I'd probably try replacing the sensor unit as it looked a bit easier than buying and learning to wield a soldering iron. Since my post I tried scratching around the solder joints with a small screwdriver and it has been okay since then. I was only trying to resurrect this so I could back up videos for my mother in law - I think I've got her convinced to get one of the tapeless devices that are around now.
Thanks to OMlet's suggestion i soldering the joints and it's now up and running. I was on the verge of binning it, once again many thanks OMlet. I too purchased a sharpveiwcamZ when I was in Heidelberg Germany in The problem of Dew occor since and camera doesn't work.
Now sggest me what is to be done. One more query-Is it possible to change from casset system to chip or card system? With technology changes and the ability to video edit I wanted to pull out the 8MM just to find the same issues everyone else had with the dew problem. Advanced Search. Results 1 to 6 of 6. Thread: Transfering video from Sharp video camera to PC. Join Date May Posts 3. Transfering video from Sharp video camera to PC Please help, I have searched and I can't seem to find any straight answer.
I have a Sharp Viewcam z 7 that I am trying to transfer video from to my windows media center pc. I plugged it into the USB and it could not install the hardware. I dont have the original disc that it came with. When I went into windows movie maker in capture video it recognizes that the camera is hooked up, however it shows nothing on the screen. I have it playing on the camcorder but for some reason it isn't showing on the computer. Do I need the software from the camcorder? I looked online and with sharp it says i have to pay for it and they will mail it to me pretty silly if you ask me, since if i have the camera the software should be free.
I am really confused and need to have this up by tomorrow night, so if anyone has any advice or ideas at all I would appreciate it immensely! Right camera? I read that it would be worse quality, but I am worried that even with the fire wire it will not work.
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