DVX100B Evenly spaced blue lines upon playback

[Ashbury]

Has anyone encountered this problem? Could it be dirty heads or maybe using a sony dv tape and not knowing if the previous owner of the cam used a different brand of tapes? Does anyone have any insight? I'd appreciate it, thanks!

[Barry_Green]

Clean the heads, that's usually the result of dirty heads.

[Ashbury]

Thanks for the quick response, Barry! Do you suggest a tape cleaner or manually cleaning the heads?

[Barry_Green]

Either should clear up the issue. Depends on what you're comfortable with.

[Ashbury]

Hey Barry, I cleaned the heads manually. Seems like I still have the glitchy lines. Wondering if I should switch tapes and start fresh? I took a few photos, does anything look weird to you?

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