PaRtZ Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Ok I just got a new camera (thanks Andy) its a panasonic NV-DS60. So i thought Id try it out and managed to blag a tape from school, only it was a sony one. I put it in and it played back what was already on it fine. So I went out to film, came back and there's scan lines all accross it as in the whole tape even what was already on it :ermm: The instruction thing said to get a video head cleaner but it says furhter down that I should only use panasonic tapes Do I need the cleaner tape? or can I just ignore this and buy a few panasonic tapes instead? Thanks :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skandy32 Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 yeah you need a head cleaner. (about 10 - 15 pounds ) those lines are there because the 'head' was too dirty to record the full picture, once its cleaned it'll all be ok! In terms of the manufacture of tapes - it doesnt matter at all. They just say panasonic ones for advertisement. The cheapest tapes on themarket are either 'Maxwell' or 'sony' ones. You can usually pick up a bundle of 5 for 15 squids.... hope ive helped :ermm: :ermm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 If youre getting funny coloured squares and blotchings on the tape, and you havent tried a new tape... er... do that. Knackered DV tapes do the whole coloured square distortion thing. No, it doesnt matter what brand tapes you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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