I shorted out 3, that's right, 3 of my mini-dv camcorders today with a broken pin on a firewire cable. What is the process of getting this fixed? They are not under warranty, so that is out of the question. Is it a big job? All of the other components around it seem to work fine, it is just the DV 4 pin.
There may be a fuse or fusible resistor on the firewire port, if you're not comfortable working with tiny surface mount components though you should look for a service shop specializing in photographic and video equipment.
I remember someone here a few months ago who had a problem with a mini firewire connector and thought they shorted out their camera. Turns out that the cable was messed up in such a way it pushed some of the pins in the camera's firewire connector out of place. He was able to see that there was a physical problem and fixed it by repositioning the pins. Although your problem could be electrical as well and I'd take James' advice on taking it to a repair shop.
- Mike
To clairfy. I mean I'd take it to a shop if the problem wasn't obviously physical.
- Mike
Get a strong diopter magnifying visor a strong light and look at the connector. If the connections are not bent and touching there really isn't anything you can do other than send it in for service.
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On one of them, it sometimes connects but doesn't go through all the way, so I think it is the pins - but they are so small, I cannot possibly see or fix them myself.. On the HD and the other miniDV camera, I think one of the pins is broken or pushed back, because there is no connection at all. I try moving it around and nothing. I am going with Mack Camera, I hope they are reasonable in prices...any other suggestions? Canadian or US?
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