Problem with LCD screen on Sony DCR-TRV350

25 Oct 2006 3:47 PM

dh

Hi,

I have two Sony DCR-TRV350 camcorders, and the
LCD viewer has stopped working on both of them.
The screen is sort of whited out, but not very bright.
The Nightshot is off. On one of the cameras the
screen started working again for a while...the picture
just sort of faded back in and it worked for several
uses, and then it eventually faded out again. While
it worked, the view was upside down unless the
viewer was flipped over to view from the front.
Since it went out again it has lines running vertically
in uneven patterns, and some very blurry indistinct
image can be seen when something moves in front
of the camera. Covering the lens also makes it go
dark, but still with the lines running through it. Both
of the eye viewers still work fine so far.

Thanks for any suggestions or explanations!
David

25 Oct 2006 4:24 PM

Bill Farnsworth

<dh@.> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have two Sony DCR-TRV350 camcorders, and the
> LCD viewer has stopped working on both of them.
> The screen is sort of whited out, but not very bright.
> The Nightshot is off. On one of the cameras the
> screen started working again for a while...the picture
> just sort of faded back in and it worked for several
> uses, and then it eventually faded out again. While
> it worked, the view was upside down unless the
> viewer was flipped over to view from the front.
> Since it went out again it has lines running vertically
> in uneven patterns, and some very blurry indistinct
> image can be seen when something moves in front
> of the camera. Covering the lens also makes it go
> dark, but still with the lines running through it. Both
> of the eye viewers still work fine so far.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions or explanations!
> David

The first place to start is loose or dirty connections.

Bill F.

25 Oct 2006 4:28 PM

Richard Crowley

"Bill Farnsworth" wrote ...

> <dh@.> wrote ...
>> I have two Sony DCR-TRV350 camcorders, and the
>> LCD viewer has stopped working on both of them.
>> The screen is sort of whited out, but not very bright.
>> The Nightshot is off. On one of the cameras the
>> screen started working again for a while...the picture
>> just sort of faded back in and it worked for several
......

> The first place to start is loose or dirty connections.

True, but on those small camcorders those are likely to
be those microscopic ribbon connectors that plug
directly into the equally tiny "edge-connectors". Just
disassembling and re-assembling the thing is something
most of us wouldn't attempt without a service manual.

25 Oct 2006 4:59 PM

Bill Farnsworth

> "Bill Farnsworth" wrote ...
>> The first place to start is loose or dirty connections.
>

"Richard Crowley" wrote

> True, but on those small camcorders those are likely to
> be those microscopic ribbon connectors that plug
> directly into the equally tiny "edge-connectors". Just
> disassembling and re-assembling the thing is something
> most of us wouldn't attempt without a service manual.

Yep.
More the reason to suspect loose or dirty connections. :-)
Could be issues with the swivel point contacts, unless those little
cameras have small mercury switches for the LCD viewfinder
orientation.

Bill

27 Oct 2006 1:51 PM

dh

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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:59:28 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth" <bill.farnswo***@verizon.net> wrote:

>
>> "Bill Farnsworth" wrote ...
>>> The first place to start is loose or dirty connections.
>>
>"Richard Crowley" wrote
>> True, but on those small camcorders those are likely to
>> be those microscopic ribbon connectors that plug
>> directly into the equally tiny "edge-connectors". Just
>> disassembling and re-assembling the thing is something
>> most of us wouldn't attempt without a service manual.
>
>Yep.
>More the reason to suspect loose or dirty connections. :-)
>Could be issues with the swivel point contacts,

Where would they be? I don't want to dig into it too
deep, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to take the viewer
itself apart because it doesn't work anyway. Since two
out of two of the cameras I've got developed the same
problem without being abused or damaged in any way,
I was hoping this would be a common problem that
people would be very familiar with.

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>unless those little
>cameras have small mercury switches for the LCD viewfinder
>orientation.
>
>
>Bill

27 Oct 2006 5:16 PM

Carey Robson

Did you mess around with the D page programming?
Sincerely,
Carey Robson

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<dh@.> wrote in message news:if34k2tpdj7e2o67h6o11ceu5pb1n67gth@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:59:28 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth"
> <bill.farnswo***@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>> "Bill Farnsworth" wrote ...
>>>> The first place to start is loose or dirty connections.
>>>
>>"Richard Crowley" wrote
>>> True, but on those small camcorders those are likely to
>>> be those microscopic ribbon connectors that plug
>>> directly into the equally tiny "edge-connectors". Just
>>> disassembling and re-assembling the thing is something
>>> most of us wouldn't attempt without a service manual.
>>
>>Yep.
>>More the reason to suspect loose or dirty connections. :-)
>>Could be issues with the swivel point contacts,
>
> Where would they be? I don't want to dig into it too
> deep, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to take the viewer
> itself apart because it doesn't work anyway. Since two
> out of two of the cameras I've got developed the same
> problem without being abused or damaged in any way,
> I was hoping this would be a common problem that
> people would be very familiar with.
>
>>unless those little
>>cameras have small mercury switches for the LCD viewfinder
>>orientation.
>>
>>
>>Bill

29 Oct 2006 2:07 AM

Martin van derPoel

Hi There,
I have had 2 TRV520 cameras (still have the last one)
Both had trouble with the ribon connector that connects the little flip up
keyboard to the camera. In all it was replaced about 5 times.
My symptoms were that the keys would not do what they were supposed to do
(fast rewind instesd of pause), at first this behaviour was sporadic but it
became more persistent as time went by,
I know of an other person with exactly the same problem but on a slightlyt
different model.

Have you tried swiveling the panel slowly whilst playing back to see if the
display comes good or at least changes its behaviour?

Regards,

Martin.

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<dh@.> wrote in message news:if34k2tpdj7e2o67h6o11ceu5pb1n67gth@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:59:28 GMT, "Bill Farnsworth"
> <bill.farnswo***@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>> "Bill Farnsworth" wrote ...
>>>> The first place to start is loose or dirty connections.
>>>
>>"Richard Crowley" wrote
>>> True, but on those small camcorders those are likely to
>>> be those microscopic ribbon connectors that plug
>>> directly into the equally tiny "edge-connectors". Just
>>> disassembling and re-assembling the thing is something
>>> most of us wouldn't attempt without a service manual.
>>
>>Yep.
>>More the reason to suspect loose or dirty connections. :-)
>>Could be issues with the swivel point contacts,
>
> Where would they be? I don't want to dig into it too
> deep, but maybe it wouldn't hurt to take the viewer
> itself apart because it doesn't work anyway. Since two
> out of two of the cameras I've got developed the same
> problem without being abused or damaged in any way,
> I was hoping this would be a common problem that
> people would be very familiar with.
>
>>unless those little
>>cameras have small mercury switches for the LCD viewfinder
>>orientation.
>>
>>
>>Bill

25 Oct 2006 11:17 PM

lr

I had a Sony PD-150 and my LCD acted this way, so I thought it was the heads
that were dirty, I tried a cleaning tape, but it never got corrected. I
switch over to Canon instead.

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<dh@.> wrote in message news:3s0vj297avh29es03at7ocrpmm1nfsr9a6@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have two Sony DCR-TRV350 camcorders, and the
> LCD viewer has stopped working on both of them.
> The screen is sort of whited out, but not very bright.
> The Nightshot is off. On one of the cameras the
> screen started working again for a while...the picture
> just sort of faded back in and it worked for several
> uses, and then it eventually faded out again. While
> it worked, the view was upside down unless the
> viewer was flipped over to view from the front.
> Since it went out again it has lines running vertically
> in uneven patterns, and some very blurry indistinct
> image can be seen when something moves in front
> of the camera. Covering the lens also makes it go
> dark, but still with the lines running through it. Both
> of the eye viewers still work fine so far.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions or explanations!
> David

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