mini dv camcorder md80 blue light flashes

kevcampbell

hi all, i have one of those mini dv camcorders i recently got and when plugged in by usb the red light flashes for some seconds and after that the only light that appears is a flashing blue light, i tried to google this to find out if this is meant to be happening but could find nothing

but a review i read said there is meant to be a red light flashing when it is charging but it is defiantly blue

here is the product and to my understanding all these kind of camcorders are basically the same md80 thing http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 ... ss_product

hope someone can help, thanks

kevcampbell

anyone?

chrischris1315

Does the camera work?
Have you recorded anything with it?
Can we see it?

Cheers

Chris

fielonator

I've got one of these, great for snowboarding. I haven't tried it biking yet.

It'll light up either blue or green when it's recording. Sorry I can't be more specific but I haven't used it for a while. The instructions had all the info in them.

keith1200rs

Look in the manual

http://blog.cool2deal.com/wp-content/up ... EUTRAL.pdf

Keith

Anonymous

There's no way that yours is the same as that Amazon link if it's a MiniDV camera. It's just not big enough to house a MiniDV tape.

kevcampbell

thanks keith but do you not think i looked in the manual? :P

and plus that says nothing about a blue flashing light, only says something about it flashes blue when battery is low, my one flashes blue when charging with usb

it also freezes when unplugging from usb using windows 7 64 bit, which means whatever buttons i can press nothing will happen, so it all seems faulty, i am sending it back and getting another one sent again

hopefully the next one will be good, otherwise may not bother at all until i can afford something like a veho muvi or something

thanks all

kevcampbell

it does not take mini dv tapes, loads of people call them mini dv but i guess i will not anymore

it uses mini sd

fielonator

I thought that was a muvi, sorry. I can highly recommend the muvi. Have you given any thought to the best way of mounting it? Either handlebars or top of helmet?

kevcampbell

handlebars, i got some mounts with the product and one of the mounts fits onto the handlebars if you use some foam and cable ties and works quite well, apart from the camera itself :?