Hi, camera is fixed. I called a local repair guy, who advised that the CCD was gone, and that 9/10 of these cameras fail for this reason. He recommended that I take the camera to the JVC dealer in town for them to provide a quote, and then approach JVC.
I did exactly this, and they quoted $345 to fix the CCD. I didn't tell them that I had also been elsewhere. I then call JVC Australia to advise the issue I had, and JVC called me back on the same day to say that they will be fixing the camera under warranty, and had already called the dealer telling them to go ahead with the repair.
Of course I am happy with this, and just wanted to thank the people hear that advised me to approach JVC to ask for their assistance. It was good to find some companies that do have some sort of loyalty program.
Regards, Xygt
xygt Jan 15, 5:43 am show options
Newsgroups: aus.electronics From: "xygt" - Find messages by this author Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:13:15 +1030 Local: Sat, Jan 15 2005 5:43 am Subject: JVC DV camera lens stuck? Reply to Author | Forward | Print | Individual Message | Show original | Remove | Report Abuse
Hi, we have a JVC DV camera 16x optical and 700x digital zoom, model # GR-D70AA that is 18 months old now. It now displays a "lens cap" and auto-focus error messages on the display, and also shows no picture on the LCD or the B/W viewfinder. Normal picture if you playback a known recorded tape. There only seems to be one repairer here in Adelaide for JVC, and I don't have a personal loan to pay for the expected quote. Anyone found this before, and there anything I could look at first?
Regards, Xygt