Why are there black bars across my mini dv display?

Question

Why are there black bars across my mini dv display?

Answer 1

Are the black bars on the viewfinder display? Close the LCD panel and check. If yes, it could be you need to clean the heads...

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-DVM12CLD-Mini...

If no, it is probably a bad connection to the LCD panel... You should contact the manufacturer for repair. It may be cheaper to get a new camera.

Answer 2

the DV system is segmented on tape. if you have 1 dirty head it will cause the problem you see, although most players default to blue bars instead of black.