DV tapes are now a legacy technology but because they are digital you can still get your videos back without data loss as long as the tapes and camera are in good working order. There are a couple of steps to go through to get these videos in a usable format.
Prerequisites
- Windows 7 PC with a 1394 FireWire port
- WinDV / WinDV 1.2.3 - VideoHelp
- WinDV is a small and easy to use Windows application for capturing videos from DV device (camcorder) into AVI-files and for recording AVI-files into DV device via FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface.
- MKVToolNix + GUI (gMKVExtractGUI or MKVCleaver)
- HandBrake
- VLC Media Player (optional)
- AviDemux
- MediaInfo
- A DV Camcorder (Video Camera)
- Firewire Cables
- Firewire Card
Setting Up Windows
- Make sure you have a FireWire device installed in your Windows 7 PC, obviously.
- Change to Legacy drivers
- This is done because Windows 7 removed the DV functionality from the drivers that were present in Vista, however they are still accessible if you want them. The legacy driver has been completely removed in Windows 10, hence why we are using Windows 7. Vista is far too old to be using.
- Go into the Device manager and locate your 1394 FireWire Drivers
- Change this to the Legacy version
- A reboot is probably not needed but it does not harm to perform one here.
- Install all of the software above so it is ready when needed.
Notes
- Fixing FireWire (IEEE 1394) Problems in Windows 10 and 11. Legacy Firewire Driver, Microsoft Firewire OHCI Legacy Drive, Firewire PCI and PCI E cards and how to install them. David Knarr
- An in-depth tutorial and fixes for the various operating systems
- Windows 10 and earlier will not detect DV camera connected to firewire iLink ieee1394 port - a solution | Microsoft Community
- Windows 10 and IEEE 1394 FireWire Legacy Drivers (Unable to Install the 8.1 drivers) | Microsoft Community
Capture the Videos (WinDV)
For the user of the camcorder (video camera) it was possible to hit a button on the camera that would put a marker on the video stream which was breakpoint (like a chapter). These breakpoints were also present when the user stopped and started the camcorder. WinDV captures the video stream but when it discovers one of these breakpoints it creates another file. Not all cameras add this marker. The files are labelled sequentially (by default) in time order.
- Go into the Device manager and Change the FireWire drivers to the 'Legacy' version.
- Connect your camera to the PC with the Firewire cable.
- Turn your camcorder on.
- Windows will find a new device and then new drivers for it are installed
- The camera should be turned to the correct mode for data transfer if not already.
- When you have done this I if remember .
- Put a cassette in the Video Camera
- Now open WinDV and you are ready to go (i did use open as administrator, but i don't think it makes any difference)
- Click Capture
- when you click capture on WinDV it waits until it gets a signal from the camera to start recording, and when the tape is done will stop capturing.
- Press play on the camcorder and the capture will begin
Notes
- You are more than likely to get many files create but this is normal.
- Windows 10 does not natively support DV Tapes anymore, it was removed. I think the last version that has it is windows 7
- In windows 7 + vista you still need to change the drivers to legacy drivers
- You can install the drivers in windows 10 by using some extracted (tutorials in my links)
- Firewire cards don't always work because of incompatibilities
- Using windows 7 or vista and WinDV is probably the easiest way to capture videos
- Some software allows you to control the DV camera from the PC (possibly virtual dub)
- WinDV - No audio on some scenes / Only 1 scene has no sound, the rest of the tape is fine.
- There can be a mix of working and non working scenes, it does not have to be just 1, this description just makes it easier to explain.
- Cause:
- This is caused by recording over another video with a different sound format (12/16bit) and there being no defined scene definition, so WinDV never changes is sample rate/type hence the lost audio.
- This is caused by the audio type changing while playback is occurring, and this is most likely because the user used the same tape in 2 different cameras and they had different settings. Changing the settings on a camera would also have the same effect.
- WindDV will does not recognise the change in the audio type so audio is no longer recorded because the codec it is using no longer understands the audio stream.
- This issue only occurs when you swap scenes and the 2 scenes have different audio encodings.
- Video is unaffected because the video format is always constant and if the bit rate changes it does not matter. there are also key frames at the begining of every scene.
- Solutions:
- You have to record the scenes before and after the audio change separately and then later bring them back together but this time using the same codec and audio settings. This will involve transcoding.
- Start capturing in the new section (to be sure, when audio of the new scene starts) so there is no failed format transition (Preferred)
- Use audio cable to capture audio the old fashion way
- Use another software (untested)
- Try WinDV Type1 capture (untested)
- Links
- no sound in DV captures - VideoHelp Forum
- Joining the discussion late, but starting the camera slightly before capturing is the solution I also found when I had a similar issue (no sound on some transferred DV). There's a known bug in WinDV that effects using the WinDV camera controls and not getting audio; confirmed by WinDV's developer.
- WinDV - help in transferring Type-II AVI - VideoHelp Forum
- No sound in winDV captures, DV-type 2 - VideoHelp Forum
- It's probably a mismatch between audio sample rates. (edit: as I see you are now noticing.) DV can record 4 channels @ 32khz or 2 channels @ 48. Once you have "taught" windv what you are using it ought to be ok. If your tape switches back and forth you will need to restart the capture at each break. 44.1 is very unusual though technically it is in the specs.
- [SOLVED] Strange problem with capturing MiniDV via firewire - missing audio - VideoHelp Forum
- sometimes tapes were re-used and the audio settings had been changed. if the very beginning of the tape was used in 16 bit mode and later recorded over at the 12 bit setting windv or other transfer software will start in 16 bit mode and stay there even if the recording goes to 12 bit mode.
- one way to get around it is to not start he capture on the computer until you hear audio from the recording you want. that way the software will start in the right mode.
- WinDV, Audio capture issue - VideoHelp Forum - WinDV captures and separates all the dv video as desired. However, 2 of the 12 files do not have any sound (2 video segments). The 2 files are at random places in the dv tape. The 10 other files are perfectly fine.
- no sound in DV captures - VideoHelp Forum
- No Sound at all
- Causes:
- Is the relevant codec on your PC missing?
- Does your TV support the relevant codec?
- Solutions:
- Try VLC player
- You could recapture the tape but it is unlikely to be this if other tapes sample fine
- Install missing codecs
- Try playing on another device
- Causes:
Correct DV Video Bitrates (AviDemux)
The video and audio formats must match otherwise errors will occur when we try and merge the videos with MKVToolNix. For the most part you will find your videos are all the same format but occasionally they might not be.
Checking the videos have the same format
Below are some options for checking if the video files are all in the same format:
- Examine the files with MediaInfo (preferred)
- Gives you complete readout of each files specifications and codecs it uses.
- The information provided here will be helpful if you need to converts a video file to a matching format, as you will need to know the new format.
- Use Windows explorer
- Open the folder with the files in
- Change to details view
- Enable the bitrate column
- Examine the results to see if all the bitrates match
- You can try merging the videos and see if you get an error. It will do this before proceeding to do any real work.
Changing the Audio Bitrate (When required)
These instructions are just for changing the audio because this is most likely going to be the only issue you have
- Open Avidemux
- Open the file with the incorrect bitrate (File --> Open)
- Under Audio Output
- Change 'Copy' to 'PCM'
- Click 'Filters'
- Click 'Resampling (Hz) and change to the relevant bitrate (i.e. 48000)
- Click 'OK'
- Under Output Format
- Select 'AVI Muxer'
- Click 'Save'
- You will be prompted to save the new video, select a name and location and click 'OK'
- Repeat this for each video segment you need to re-sample.
These new files can now be used along with your others in the next section because they will all match.
Notes
- How to Fix an Incorrect Audio/Video Sync Setting and Save it Permanently using 'Avidemux'
- How to get started with avidemux, edit and convert any video format - VideoHelp Forum
- Quick And Easy Video Editing Tutorial For Beginners. | YouTube
- How to Cut, Split, or Trim Videos with Avidemux | YouTube
Merging the video files while creating chapters (MKVToolNix)
The videos (and happy memories) have now been recovered into a digital format (corrected when needed) on your PC but are in a weird format which only VLC Player will play and they are still split in to multiple files, 1 for each chapter. If you only have 1 file then not all of this section will apply to you.
The files created by WinDV are labelled (by default) in time order so we can still use them to create chapters and this is one of the reasons for the multistep approach.
We will now use MKVToolNix to combine the video parts into one MKV file with chapters:
- In the input window add the first video fragment/file.
- Select the file you have just added in the input window and click 'Append Files'
- Select all of the other files/chapters you want to add
- Set the view to details to sort by date/time, so do they start oldest first
- Now select them all (excluding the first file which is already added)
- They can now be added in one go, instead of one by one (unless you want too !!)
- Set (Output Tab --> 'Generating chapters') = 'One chapter for each appended file'
- Set the output location and file.
- Now to run click on 'Start multiplexing'
- This software will now create a single MKV file with chapters using the original uncompressed codecs, hence the large size.
Transcode to a Usable Codec (HandBrake)
If you want to archive just leave the files as is or you need to re-code to a modern format.
Audio should be capture: 48kHz, stereo, 384kbps - the cameras usuaully record the sound at this rate
This section needs improving with specific settings
When transcoding a video with interlacing, you need to know the field order. On a digital format you can check this with MediaInfo. They should be as follows
- VHS: Top Field first
- DVD: Top Field First
- DV: Bottom Field First
The file we created above will play and have chapters in VLC Player but the codecs used are very old and not many Televisions or consumer kit will play the DV codec so we must now convert them into one they will use.
I used HandBrake to transcode (convert) my video files (MKV) with great success. I use the following codecs:
Video: H264 - MPEG-4-AVC(part 10) (avc1) :: H.264 (x264)
Audio: MPEG AAC Audio (mp4a) :: AAC (avcodec)
- Open HandBrake
- Select the H.264 MKV 1080p60 preset
- You can use Fast 1080p60 which is the default of HandBrake, Just make sure you change the format to MKV. when you make a change (Modified) will appear next to the preset.
- Both of these options will define the maximum size of the video and by default upscaling is not enabled.
- Both of these options I think generates the same file type if MKV is selected.
- Deinterlace options here
- Scaling filter here
- Set a save location and filename.
- No other settings need to be changed.
- Click 'Start Encode'
HandBrake will now create a new MKV file, maintaining the chapters. This MKV will have a massively reduced filesize with the additional benefit that this file will play on most modern TVs and devices.
H.265 is not present on all new devices, but the number that support this improved codec is growing.
Notes
- General
- Remux
- Changing Container
- no transcoding (changing of codecs) occurs.
- Remuxing Files to MKV | Plex Support - Remuxing, in our context, refers to the process of changing the “container” format used for a given file. For example...
- Muxing
- Is the merging of multiple sources/files into one container file (i.e. MKV).
- Transcode
- Re-encoding the video/audio stream to another format
- MKV
- Is a container.
- The data within can use different codecs for sound, audio
- This container can hold subtitles and other assets etc...
- .264 and .265
- Are not supported by medium to old TVs
- I am not sure what a modern Vestel TV (LG, JVC) supports.
- Vestel TVs do not like ExFAT. They like FAT and NTFS.
- Remux
- DV Format and Hardware
- DV - Wikipedia
- KB Corel: About DV (IEEE-1394) connections with Studio
- Has a picture of the port
- Possible labels:
- 1394
- iLink
- DV
- Firewire
- DV uses lossy compression of video while audio is stored uncompressed and should be transferred (as per this tutorial) and not captured via other means.
- DV Format Explained with Examples - Free Video Workshop - DV format facts. What are the different types of DV formats. How is DV compressed? Explore the different types of DV tapes and more.
- MiniDV Wiki: All You Need to Know About mini-DV Tape Format - Free Video Workshop
- What is a mini-DV? Learn more about this digital video format which allowed the easily capturing of digital video to a computer via an IEEE 1394 connection.
- The mini-DV resolution is 720 x 480 pixels (NTSC) and 720×576 (PAL) with interlaced scanning.
- Audio is recorded at different sample rates with the best quality being 48 0000Hz at 16 bits.
- The horizontal resolution of mini-DV when viewed on television is around 500 lines, compared to VHS’s 240 lines and Hi-8’s and S-VHS’s 400 lines.
- MiniDV Wiki: All You Need to Know About mini-DV Tape Format - Free Video Workshop - What is a mini-DV? Learn more about this digital video format which allowed the easily capturing of digital video to a computer via an IEEE 1394 connection.
- Hi8 vs MiniDV : Difference Between Hi8 and MiniDV Video Formats - Hi8 vs MiniDV - main differences between the Hi8 and MiniDV tape formats. Tape width, video quality and compression ratio are covered.
- Digital8 vs mini DV : Difference Between Digital8 and mini DV Explained - YouTube - Digital8 vs mini DV : Learn the difference between Digital8 and mini DV.
- HandBrake
- is a transcoder
- maintains chapters
- lots of presets for different devices
- support most (if not all) video formats)
- has a batch mode
- AAC or AC3
- MKV, AAC Or AC3 - VideoHelp Forum
- With DVDs I usually convert to MP4 as the files are lower then 4gb. I try to keep the audio intact, if i can't then I use AAC.
- Use AC3 when you want 5.1 etc.. see link above
- HandBrake defaults to 'AAC (avcodec)
- MKV, AAC Or AC3 - VideoHelp Forum
- HandBrake default formats for MKV
-
Video: H264 - MPEG-4-AVC(part 10) (avc1) :: H.264 (x264)
Audio: MPEG AAC Audio (mp4a) :: AAC (avcodec)
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- MKV standard codec
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Video Mpeg4 AVC (x264)
AC3 (lav)
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- VLC Player
- How to transfer your old DV/Hi8 cassettes to modern hardware â THE FULL GUIDE w/ problem solving - YouTube | kleines Filmröllchen
- The most comprehensive 2021 tutorial on how to “digitize” DV and Hi8/Digital8 tapes with your old camcorders and modern hardware, almost for free. With lots of tricks and tips on how to avoid frequent mistakes and fix common errors.
- Uses VLC player to grab the DV stream.
- Find out Video Resolution and Frame Rate using VLC - Find out video resolution and frame rate, which contributes largely towards the quality of a video. Determine your video quality using this method.
- VLC Player can potential build MKV with chapters.
- How to quickly convert MKV to MP4 file using VLC? JVC camcorder stuck in 'safeguard' mode? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - JVC camcorder stuck in 'safeguard' mode? Vintage Television and Video
- I can use VLC player to convert MKv to MP4 or OBS Studio
- How to transfer your old DV/Hi8 cassettes to modern hardware â THE FULL GUIDE w/ problem solving - YouTube | kleines Filmröllchen
- DV Capture Tutorials
- How to transfer DV to Laptop without having a Firewire port - YouTube - How to transfer DV to Laptop without having a Firewire port. We will be using Pinnacle MovieBox.
- Convert Old tapes to Digital with a Mini DV camcorder - YouTube - How to use a Sony DCR-HC96 to convert Video 8, Hi 8, and VCR tapes to Digital to store in computer.
- Dummy Question - How do I capture video from my mini DV tapes? - VideoHelp Forum
- MiniDV to PC - VideoHelp Forum
- Q:
- I've got a Panasonic NV-DS65 video camera and some old MiniDV tapes with some recordings that are pretty close to my heart and it would gut me to lose the footage. I've been looking into trying to put the footage onto my PC and it works. I can record the footage using recording software but I can't get the audio to be put along side the video. I know this is a question that has been asked here a lot and I have consulted the other posts first but I simply can't get the audio recording to work...
- A:
- If these tapes are truly important to you and installing an old OS isn't an option, my next suggestion would be to just install a Firewire card with your current OS, and to rent Adobe Premiere Pro for a month, ($60US, but be sure to cancel it before it auto-renews for another month,) assuming that you can't capture all of your tapes in the span of a week, which is how long Adobe's free trial lasts.
- The reason I suggest Adobe Premiere Pro for the capture is that Adobe's DV capture capabilities are some of the best available, and I know that it doesn't screw with the data that you're capturing in any way.
- Q:
- Fixing FireWire (IEEE 1394) Problems in Windows 10 and 11. Legacy Firewire Driver, Microsoft Firewire OHCI Legacy Drive, Firewire PCI and PCI E cards and how to install them. David Knarr | Studio1
- This article contains a lot of information for connecting Camcorders, Editing Deck, Scanners, Hard Drives and Audio equipment. Along with covering different Firewire ports, what Firewire cards work best and the Legacy Firewire Driver you will need. Please read the article first, then go back and follow the instructions to correct the problem.
- How to capture DV & HDV video tapes on a Windows 11 PC using FireWire to Thunderbolt 3/USB-C - YouTube
- In this video I show the best way to capture your old mini DV camcorder tapes using a PC running the latest version of Windows 11 (22H2) using the adapters required to go from FireWire (i.Link, IEEE 1394, etc) to Thunderbolt 3 or (USB-C plug). Below are time stamps and links to the hardware and software you'll need.
- Thunderbolt 3/4 --> Thunderbolt 1/2 --> FireWire 800 --> FireWire 400/600
- A lot of stuff you can skip.
- How to Transfer mini-DV tapes to Computer without a Camcorder - Free Video Workshop - Find out how to transfer mini-DV tapes to computer without a camcorder through this easy guide.
- Windows and Drivers
- FireWire port-based device does not work correctly in Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 - Microsoft Support - Fixes an issue in which legacy 1394 bus drivers (1394bus.sys and Ochi1394.sys) are lost in Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.
- FireWire card and Windows 10 - Encoding old MiniDV's
- I have a few older camcorders that use FireWire cables to connect to a PC. In the past, before Windows 10 and older versions of Vegas, I didn't have any issues connecting and encoding/transferring videos from older tapes. Windows 10 and new PC's don't play nice with FireWire cards, as I have learned from personal experience and posts on forums.
- So is there another way to connect an old camcorder with a FireWire cable to my brand new PC with Windows 10 so that I can import old tapes?
- DV capture with Windows 10 - VideoHelp Forum
- Between XP and Vista the support for DV capture was dropped and everything I've found over the internet is useless so far, from what I've discover is that you need to install the legacy IEEE1394 OHCI drivers from Microsoft.
- Windows 10 for DV is a useless piece of junk! With linux and dvgrab it works like a charm!
- Import mini DV tapes into Windows 10 Movie Maker - Microsoft Community | Microsoft Answers - Trying to import video from an old Panasonic Vid camera using mini DV tapes into Windows 10 Movie Maker (MM). When I click 'import video' in MM I get a message saying, 'the video device is currently in use. Close any other programs and try again'. The thing is, the video device is not in use. I've tried turning off and back on again but I have the same result. I'm getting nowhere, can anyone help please?
- Does Windows 11 support FireWire 1394? - Microsoft Community
- I trying to get some Digital8 video tapes from my Sony DCR TRV725E to my PC where i've installed a FireWire PCi interface.
- Windows 11 does support FireWire 1394. The issue you're experiencing with ClipChamp and Microsoft Teams may be specific to those applications. It's recommended to contact ClipChamp support for further assistance. Meanwhile, you can continue using WinDV or try alternative video capture software for your FireWire camera.
- Other DV Software
- ScenalyzerLive 4.0 20060412 Free Download - VideoHelp - ScenalyzerLive (short: ScLive) makes capturing video and selecting useful scenes from your DV-tapes very easy, comfortable and FUN! Sclive is the "missing link" between the Camera and your editing-program.
- HDVSplit 0.77 beta Free Download - VideoHelp - HDVSplit is a utility for capturing HDV stream from your camcorder with scene splitting by timestamp.
- Adobe Premiere Pro 24.1 Free Download - VideoHelp - Adobe Premiere Pro software is a nonlinear video editing application. Powerful real-time video and audio editing tools give you precise control over virtually every aspect of your production.
- Stoik Video Capture 1.0 Free Download - VideoHelp - STOIK Capturer allows you to capture video from DV camcorder through FireWire interface or any analog video source such as TV tuner card, video card, webcam etc.
- Enosoft DV Processor 1.5.4 Free Download - VideoHelp - Enosoft DV Processor is primarily designed to perform real time processing on DV streams, either from an attached DV device or from existing DV AVI files.
- DVdate 8.3.7 Free Download - VideoHelp - DVdate is a nice utility for all video avi-files, but specially useful when dealing with DV video clips. Retrieve basic video information like the codec, image size, duration, audio format.
My Camera Notes
Sony Digital8 CCD-TRV228E
- CCD-TRV228 Specifications | Sony UK - Get the detailed list of (technical) specifications for the Sony CCD-TRV228
- Support for CCD-TRV228E | Sony UK - Find support information for CCD-TRV228E.
- There no sound from the camcorder during playback on a TV. | Sony USA
- IMPORTANT: If the camcorder is connected to the TV using an S-Video or a component cable, the red and white audio connection also must be used.
- S-Video and component cables only carry the video signal to the TV.
JVC GR-DVL100E
- JVC GR-DVL100 INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL Pdf Download | ManualsLib
- View and Download JVC GR-DVL100 instructions manual online. JVC Digital Video Camera Instructions.
- Page 34: 'Connection To A Personal Computer'
- E04 - Safeguard Mode
- How to Get a JVC Camcorder out of Safeguard Mode | It Still Works - JVC's digital video camcorders are sensitive and complicated electronic devices. They contain both powerful digital video processing chips and intricate parts that work together to focus and zoom the lens and handle the DV cassette that the camera uses for recording and playback. These cameras contain sensors that can detect issues in their operation. When they detect an issue, they can put the camera into a special "Safeguard Mode" that shuts it down until it can be reset.
- JVC GR-DV800U Error Message Fix/Bypass - YouTube - Possible solution to JVC GR-DV800U error messages (E01,E02,etc.). It may possibly work for other JVC camcorders with similar error messages. This solution allowed me to retrieve several hours of DV tape footage from an old camera that is plagued by error messages. Now it is functioning normally with an occasional error which I suspect is caused by the tape tension sensor.
- E04 Unit in safeguard mode | Pechorins
- Q: I am using a GR-DVL-100 now for three years. I had no problems untill (I suspect) that I attached a Hahnel Lithium Ion battery (HL-408). Since I used this battery (as second battery device) problems started. Maybe it is coinsedence I do not know. It is good to know that more people have problems. I'll ask my lawyer if they come up with repair charges!Best regards,Perry
- A: Here's what i found. I was able to clear the message by opening and closing and ejecting the cassette. I also had to play with the battery at the same time. Keeping the cassette door open and then pulling out the battery. After is did this a couple of times i got the message to clear. I too haven't used my camcorder for some time and now that the error message has cleared the camcorder tells me that i need to clean the heads. Hope this helps. Below is the message i found that pointed me toward ejecting the cassette. Good Luck, i'm off to buy a tape head cleaning cassette. An error indication (E03 or E04) appears. - (E03 or E04 UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE REMOVE AND REATTACH BATTERY) This massage a malfunction of some kind has occurred. In this case the camcorder's functions become unusable. - Eject the cassette once and re-insert it, then check if the indication clears. When it does, you can resume using the camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer or service center .
- Re[2]: E04 Unit in safeguard mode | Pechorins
- Q: Yeah, I have seen this problem 2 weeks ago after not using my GR-DVL100 for several months. The unit is about 5 years old. After I read comments on the topic, I went to buy the head cleaner. The problems seems to come on and off, but haven't given up trying. At least, the picture now show but with no sound, and at a bit faster speed. Look forward to see the end results.
- A: Remove and reattach battery.
- Re: E04 Unit in safeguard mode | Pechorins
- Here's what i found. I was able to clear the message by opening and closing and ejecting the cassette.
- I also had to play with the battery at the same time, keeping the cassette door open and then pulling out the battery. After is did this a couple of times i got the message to clear.
- I too haven't used my camcorder for some time and now that the error message has cleared the camcorder tells me that i need to clean the heads. Hope this helps.
- Below is the message i found that pointed me toward ejecting the cassette.
- Good Luck, i'm off to buy a tape head cleaning cassette.
- "An error indication (E03 or E04) appears. - (E03 or E04 UNIT IN SAFEGUARD MODE REMOVE AND REATTACH BATTERY) This massage a malfunction of some kind has occurred. In this case the camcorder's functions become unusable. - Eject the cassette once and re-insert it, then check if the indication clears. When it does, you can resume using the camcorder. If the indication remains, consult your nearest JVC dealer or service center."
- JVC camcorder stuck in 'safeguard' mode? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum
- Q: hey gave me a JVC GR-DVL100E (European spec?) digital camcorder. I don't think it's been used in quite a while. When I power it up I get a blue screen with: "E04 - unit in safeguard mode", then it tells me to "remove and reattach battery". But doing that does not reset the camera and the messages persist. Any ideas chaps?
- A: I've got a couple of JVC's camcorders, and I've seen this fault with them before. It's something in the tape drive getting stuck, on one of mine it was the eject mech jamming because of one of the gears was missing a tooth, to get around that I just have to give the tape some help in and out! On another one it was a damaged ribbon cable causing it, also in the tape drive. Try ejecting the tape mech and see if it's opening and closing correctly. Might just be because it's not been used for a while.
- SOLVED: E04 unit in safeguard mode - Fixya
- Q: When i turn the camera on i get in the screen that the camera is in ( E04 safeguard mode remove and reattach battery) i got like two years with this problem, in the beginning i just remove the battery and put in back and start and some times i just put the cable from the charger and work just fine, but lately that dont work i check the manual but dont said nothing about it other than remove the battery any suggestion in what can a do?
- A:
- I tried every method I could find from people posting on the web, but the method that worked for me is this.
- Eject the tape and close the tape holder.
- Turn the camera off and remove the battery.
- Put the battery back in. Leave the camera off.
- Open the tape holder.
- Slide the tape in, but as you press the holder in to accept the tape, keep your finger pressing in on the holder, being careful not to slow the tape holder from moving downward.
- Turn the camera on.
- If it doesn't work the first time, press more firmly to help the tape holder accept the tape.
- That's it. This method seems to work for me and lets me use the camera for a long while. If the camera is sitting unused for more than a few hours, I have to do it again. And each time I insert a tape, I make sure that I keep pressing as the tape holder lowers the tape.
- I tried every method I could find from people posting on the web, but the method that worked for me is this.
- The thread has a few good ideas.
- SOLVED: I am recieving error E04 "safeguard mode" - Fixya
- Q: The camcorder is in safeguard mode and even when I remove the battery the camcorder remains in safeguard mode. How can I get the camcorder out of safeguard mode so I can use it again?
- A: The thread has a few good ideas.
Samsung VP-D361 - Digital Video Camcorder
- Manual (PDF) - Not an official site.
- SAMSUNG VP-D36 SERIES USER MANUAL Pdf Download | ManualsLib - View and Download Samsung VP-D36 Series user manual online.
- VIA IEEE 1394 Card not Recognising Samsung VP-D361i - VideoHelp Forum
- Q:
- I have just purchased a IEEE 1394 Card - brand Ritmo. Windows detected it and installed and it is in device manger as VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller and working properly.
- My Samsung VP-D361i camera came with Ulead Video Studio V9 which I have installed but when I go into capture it will only find my ATI Radeon card and no other source. I have looked in device manager under sound and video game controllers and there is no reference to my camera. I also loaded the Samsung DV Media Pro Driver 10 from the Samsung site and still no good.
- Can someone please let me know if I have a driver issue with the IEEE card or if it is my camera.
- A:
- When you check, have you connect the Cam to the Ritmo 1394, and turn on the cam and put it in playback mode?
- You can also use WinDV ( from tool section ) to detect you DV cam. ( After connect the Cam to the Ritmo 1394, and turn on the cam and put it in playback mode. )
- There are lots of compatibility problems with firewire cards. Try another card with a different chipset.
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