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Never Buy any Panasonic Digital Camera or Camcorder

Davy Posted Oct 11, 2005

I advice to all the buyers , not to buy any panasonic new camcorder or camera like NV-MX500 , NV-GS400 , NV-GS75 , NV-GS11 , NV-MD9000 etc

I am a repair technician in India .I'm repairing camcorders from last 18years Before 2004 , we advice all our customers to buy Panasonic Camcorders as there was full support from the Panasonic company and ther Panasonic camcorders were very good. Every Service manual of Panasonic was available. After 2004 , when the trend of Digital camcorders and camera comes to play in India , we found that Panaosnic Camcorders are useless to buy. We considered the following problems: a) From 10 of our customers who buy NV-MX500 Camcorder from market for $1500 , 8 customers has the following problem: i) After 1-2 months, we found that the camcorders has a problem of CCD . The CCD cost is approx 500$ . We refuses the customers to replace the CCD Block Assy as it's price was very high . Then one of our customer forces us to put the new CCD . We refuses but we agree to replace it if the customer can get a right one. The customer called me that he has found one camcorder who has problem in mechanism and the CCD was OK . We agree to replace the CCD from one CAMCORDER to other . We checked the camcorder with mechanism fault if the CCD was Ok. The CCD contaisn no problem . We replaced it . After 2 days the customer told me that his camcorder has some problem in picture that is it's colour are mixing up or losing colours . We decided that the replaced CCD was also gone damaged. ii) One of our customer got replaced his CC from other city and after 10 days he found that his CCD got damaged .. b) There is a new camcorder of Panasonic NV-GS75 One of our customer buys that 10days before and now the camcorder is with us which is fully dead . There is a problem in main card which i am sure will have a cost more than that of a camcorder . Panasonic Company is not even providing Service manuals of Main board and mechanism . They simply write that you have to change the whole Main board and mechansim if certain symptoms of problem occur . This means that if there is a problem of fuse in a main board whose cost is 1$ , you have to replace the ain board whose cost is approx. that of a camcorder?? If there is any problem in mechanism which can be repaired for 10$ we have to pay $300-$400??? Is that right?? NV-MD9000 , NV-GS11, NV-GS60 and all other camcorders have problem of "Push the reset button"(flashed on LCD after 2-3 months . This problem is due to some company defect in soldering in Main board. We are able to correct this problem but if we took the same camcorder to company service centre they say that the main board of the camcorder has to be replaced . In the service manual , it is written to be the same. So above are the incidents that occur with me and it is my experience that one should not buy a new Panasonic camcorder . Regards, Davy

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    You are THE MAN. Thanks for your information. I,m Panasonic fanatic from my first M7. I had M8000, M9000, NV-V10EN and the last one I bought NV-DV203D some years a go, and no more Panasonic after founded what you say. Same thinks happened to Canon and JVC camcorders and now to Canon digital cameras. For your information, in all Canon printers happen some error after some time. Thanks to Internet , today you can found a lot of information about how the Companies are trying to make us, they slaves. Some have a chip inside checking some times or cycles of use and after make the machine refuse to work. Again, thanks a lot for your information.

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    helo my friend i have problem with my camera.panasonic .maybe you can help me he play casset which he recording before very good but when you want to take film he dont show the piccher only you can see noice and parazit inside display.i mean when you want recording but when he play casset everything is ok.can you tell me what is the problem.exactly? THANK YOU VERYMUCH.

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    hi, after seeing your comments and feeling with Panasonic camcorders, could you please advise on NV-DS77 DV camcorders. also it has a problem now- that it does not transfer to the PC with the firewire. any idea or is it a costly repairs? thank you in advance. tc

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    hi, i am a student of film and televsion instute of india i wanted help , i want to buy a 3CCD camcoder , i found out sony is the best but it is too expensive the second best option is panasonic , now after reading your article i am confussed i would like you to suggest which camcoder should i buy my budget is twenty thousand to thirty thousand. thanks

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    Hello! I have four units of Panasonic AG460. This SVHS camera is very good.The image quality is absolutely fantastic. I produce mi videos normally . The clients was pleased when received the finished DVDs.None of people needs to know that i still use analog cameras . We use external bateries attached in a belt . Yesterday , an operator plug the wires inverted on the batery, and the camera do not power up again. I know this is a problem in the power on circuitry. Did you saw this problem before ? Do you know how to fix ? Do you have the diagram of the part of the circuitry that you think the damage is ? Best regards, Leonardo Diniz Pereira Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

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    WE have Panasonic AGDP 800 Video camera, there are lines appearing on the screen when it is "on" and they goes when it comes hot, now the lines has become more What is the solution to this matter, the camera is only 6 years old, and the Panasonic in Singapore has no parts for this camera Jaswant Singapore

    Comment 1, Last comment by Don Jun 30, 2007

    Hi Davy ! Do you still repair Panasonic Lumix digital camera ? Thanks in advance Rabi

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    i manage to buy a digital camcoder and was about to buy nv md9000 because of its characteristics and price that fit exactly my needs ,and here thank to i'm warned about it so can you help to find an other one not more expensive and with the same characteristics thank you for help

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    Dear Davy I 've one doubt panasonic md 9000 model will be produce the reset problem.how can resolve this problem ? some body says this problem to be cured by software.how can resolve this? have any driver software?pl tell me how can solve this?

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    This is not correct. Panasonic does replacement under warranty, if you bought it from right source.

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