My Panasonic NV-DS65 doesnt play or record

[email protected] · Guest

no - I am starting to lose hope. If I get no solution by the end of April, I'm going bite the bullet and pay the $200 to get it fixed.

I will never buy a Panasonic product again - obviously this is an inherent fault with the product and Panasonic are denying responsibility.

[email protected] · Guest

No sorry - I am still waiting to hear back from someone with the magic answer. I am prepared to wait to the end of April and then regretfully, will spend the $200 to get it fixed.

One thing I do know and that is that I will never buy another Panansonic product again - ever.

Cheers
Michael

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AlCam · Guest

My DS60 is only 18months old and also doing the same thing.
Playback for 3 secs and then the power led flashes twice every other second.
I suspected the battery but when I ran it from the mains power supply it did the same thing. There are no fault icons on the display it just stops operating.

I have seen this fault on several other forums but none have a resolve posted.

[email protected] · Guest

Just received a bill to fix my DS65. It's going to cost me AU$335.
I have just also found out that this problem is typical for video cameras that don't get used very often. For some reason the electronic circuit faults when it's not beeing used. Can't explain how but it happens.

gary allen · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

when I found this sight and saw that others had exactly the same problem with their Panasonic DVC I was more than slightly annoyed that there seems to be nothing that can be done about it!! I was quoted around £200 to repair and was told that this wasn't a guarantee for much life after!! I was basically told that it woulkd be better to throw it away and buy a new one!!!!. Is it me or has the world gone mad? I have had the camera for 2 years, bought to capture the early years of my twins at about £460 and it is now completely useless. Has anyone found any solution?? Mad

[email protected] · Guest

I just had my camera repaired last week. It cost me AU$335. which is about
50% of what it would cost me to buy a new one.
They basically changed the "chassis" and adjusted the torque setting on the
tape reel. They also told me that I had to use new tapes from now on. The
camera works fine now however I am not confident it will last very long as
they only gave me a 3 month warranty on the repair. I am thinking of putting
it in Ebay before it breaks down again.

I will never buy another panasonic product again!!!!!!! Stick with
Pioneer,Sony, Samsung etc........

Good luck with your camera

Let me know if you need more information as I have the part number of the
chassis that was changed.

Guest

Guest · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 9:25 pm Post subject:

the real problem is not with the cameras..its with us..All cameras should have a 5 year guarantee on parts and labor..why do we buy products that come with either 90 days on labor and 1 year on parts.
if we as a public refused to buy the products unless we were given the terms we would not have this problem//go into the stores and start complaining.
if we were to ban and stop buying these products we would be the ones discussing decent warranties..and another warning is when u r asked to buy an extended warranty. and we do it..
Ben Franklin once said.." If the people lead..the leaders will follow"

Agatha · Joined: 04 Sep 2006 Posts: 1

Guys!
I had the exact same problem tonight with my Panasonic NV-DS65 after about 3 months of not using it, with the power light blinking after 5 seconds of play or 19 seconds of rewind, followed by the camera shutting down. After searching on the net and reading all your posts I nearly lost all hope, until I FOUND THE ANSWER!!!
I searched in google for "panasonic video camera blinking power" and found this:

I'll quote: