Problem with JVC GR-AX980 Compact-C Camcorder

14 Feb 2006 5:47 AM

Charles Richmond

I have a JVC GR-AX980 Compact-C Camcorder with a serious problem
(a real show-stopper). Something happened to it...I know *not*
what. My wife's relatives had the thing, and goodness knows what
they did with it. Anyway...

Something is blocking the lens and I get a "remove lens cap"
message in the viewfinder. There is *no* lens cap, but something
is blocking the darn lens internally. Anyone have any ideas
what this might be and how I can fix it??? Can the lens be
easily removed from this camera???

I got the camera for under $200 US, so I must *not* spend a lot
to have the camera fixed.

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15 Feb 2006 2:07 AM

Gene E. Bloch

On 2/13/2006, Charles Richmond managed to type:

> I have a JVC GR-AX980 Compact-C Camcorder with a serious problem
> (a real show-stopper). Something happened to it...I know *not*
> what. My wife's relatives had the thing, and goodness knows what
> they did with it. Anyway...
>
> Something is blocking the lens and I get a "remove lens cap"
> message in the viewfinder. There is *no* lens cap, but something
> is blocking the darn lens internally. Anyone have any ideas
> what this might be and how I can fix it??? Can the lens be
> easily removed from this camera???
>
> I got the camera for under $200 US, so I must *not* spend a lot
> to have the camera fixed.

Great excuse to buy a good camera.

I suspect that the problem is electronic, such as lack of video output
from the detector fooling the camera into thinking the lenscap is on.
It's even possible that the failure would have occurred even in your
hands - in other words, a coincidence that it happened while your
in-laws had it..

HTH,
Gino

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14 Mar 2006 11:52 PM

Tom

The problem is with the CCD in the camera. JVC's support website has a
page describing this problem. You must send it in and get it fixed. I
believe this repair is no charge to you.

I have been looking at a JVC model and it also has this problem.
Charles Richmond wrote:
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> I have a JVC GR-AX980 Compact-C Camcorder with a serious problem
> (a real show-stopper). Something happened to it...I know *not*
> what. My wife's relatives had the thing, and goodness knows what
> they did with it. Anyway...
>
> Something is blocking the lens and I get a "remove lens cap"
> message in the viewfinder. There is *no* lens cap, but something
> is blocking the darn lens internally. Anyone have any ideas
> what this might be and how I can fix it??? Can the lens be
> easily removed from this camera???
>
> I got the camera for under $200 US, so I must *not* spend a lot
> to have the camera fixed.
>
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