skynole 0 #1 July 1, 2003 Hi. My Cam-Eye only works if you jiggle the needle around a bit and hold it in a certain position. I thought it was my Cam-Eye but it works fine on several other cameras so obviously it must be my camera. I suspect that just the LANC connector came loose inside my camera. Anyone else experience this before, and if so, how did you go about fixing it?...Besides sending it to Sony. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #2 July 1, 2003 Do a search of this forum, it has been discussed here before.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMonkey 0 #3 July 1, 2003 try here --------------------- Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverjon 0 #4 July 2, 2003 I have a sony trv20, and it used to do that when I had it exposed in freefall. I got a box made for that type of sony and cut out the foam at that point for the camera and it's work great till 2 weeks ago. The red light went out on exit. It came back on about 10 seconds into freefall, and I thought I lost the exit of the tandem. When I got on the ground, I discovered that it had kept recording. I found out that if I slightly wiggle it and set the male plug parralelle with ground it does fine.The box does have a hole right where the plug goes, so I can reach it to wiggle, when the camera is in the box, just before exit. Hope this helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lintilla327 0 #5 July 2, 2003 Have you got the old cameye 1? this one has a blue light for stand bye mode. If so, then I think you need to get the newer cameye, which is compatible with the PC101. I had the exact same problem when I got the new PC101, had to upgrade to the new cameye (green light for standby). No problems since. Hope this helps--so long and thanks for all the fish.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skynole 0 #6 July 2, 2003 Yeah I read some other posts (thanks Monkey) and I think I might have damaged the port because it was working fine until last weekend and I have a D-box which might have been putting unnecessary pressure on the needle. I've got the Cam-eye 1 but it worked fine until just last week. I'll give it as try with a friend's Cam-eye 2 and see if it works. Thanks for your guys help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lintilla327 0 #7 July 3, 2003 The cameye1 on my new PC101 worked for the first while aswell, then as you described, you had to jiggle it to make it work. The cameye2 has worked no problem all the time (touch wood)--so long and thanks for all the fish.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheMonkey 0 #8 July 3, 2003 there is no problem with cameye I and a pc101 for the basic function of the cameye....the only problem was that you could not shut the camera down by holding the cameye button, and subsequently not start it back up either...but that is it (i originally had a cameye I and never had a problem with it) problem with mine pc101 is the lanc port is fubar, i can turn the cameye plug while the camera is out of the dbox and the cameye works, but in the dbox it is not in the right position to make the cameye work...this is b/c i did not have the dbox drilled out enough to provide ample clearance for the plug and pressure was put on it.... next time i hurt myself i am going to send the camera to sony to have it fixed...let's see, i start jumping again tomorrow, camera should be going out monday --------------------- Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakous 0 #9 July 3, 2003 Quote next time i hurt myself i am going to send the camera to sony to have it fixed...let's see, i start jumping again tomorrow, camera should be going out monday If the rest of you only knew the reality of this foreshadowing!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverjon 0 #10 July 4, 2003 Ah, but Mike, I do know this about TheMonkey... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skynole 0 #11 July 11, 2003 CamEye 2 didn't work so I took it in to a local video repair shop. They told me that the LANC port itself was damged - specifically, their were indentations on the metal "receivers" (sorry for the lack of terminology) most likely caused by excessive pressure exerted on the needle. This goes right in line with the posts I've read with damage caused by pressure applied by the D-box on the needle. I'm going to make some mods to my D-box to alleviate this excessive pressure. Well it's going to cost me $183 bucks to fix (better than Sony's flat rate of $216 or something), mainly in labor costs because a new port is only like $13 bucks. Worst of all, I won't have my camera for the next couple of weekends so I won't be able to supplement my jumping!! Anybody out there using a PC style D-box with a Cam-eye, don't make the expensive mistake I did and make mods to not have pressure applied on the needle by the lining of the box, because it will damage it over time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freakous 0 #12 July 11, 2003 Quote Anybody out there using a PC style D-box with a Cam-eye, don't make the expensive mistake I did and make mods to not have pressure applied on the needle by the lining of the box, because it will damage it over time. Too late! Thanks for the update. Are you having the local shop take care of it or doing it yourself? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skynole 0 #13 July 11, 2003 That sucks! First I tried to take it apart and do it myself. The more layers I took off my camera, the more, and tinyer (word?), screws showed up to remove so I just decided to take it to a local electronics repair shop before I got in over my head. They included a full cleaning of the camera so basically it's just like sending it to Sony but cheaper and no shipping involved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
skynole 0 #11 July 11, 2003 CamEye 2 didn't work so I took it in to a local video repair shop. They told me that the LANC port itself was damged - specifically, their were indentations on the metal "receivers" (sorry for the lack of terminology) most likely caused by excessive pressure exerted on the needle. This goes right in line with the posts I've read with damage caused by pressure applied by the D-box on the needle. I'm going to make some mods to my D-box to alleviate this excessive pressure. Well it's going to cost me $183 bucks to fix (better than Sony's flat rate of $216 or something), mainly in labor costs because a new port is only like $13 bucks. Worst of all, I won't have my camera for the next couple of weekends so I won't be able to supplement my jumping!! Anybody out there using a PC style D-box with a Cam-eye, don't make the expensive mistake I did and make mods to not have pressure applied on the needle by the lining of the box, because it will damage it over time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakous 0 #12 July 11, 2003 Quote Anybody out there using a PC style D-box with a Cam-eye, don't make the expensive mistake I did and make mods to not have pressure applied on the needle by the lining of the box, because it will damage it over time. Too late! Thanks for the update. Are you having the local shop take care of it or doing it yourself? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skynole 0 #13 July 11, 2003 That sucks! First I tried to take it apart and do it myself. The more layers I took off my camera, the more, and tinyer (word?), screws showed up to remove so I just decided to take it to a local electronics repair shop before I got in over my head. They included a full cleaning of the camera so basically it's just like sending it to Sony but cheaper and no shipping involved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
