Ugly tape - cause for alarm?

[Guest]

DVX100 - pretty much right out of the box -
I record some stuff, turn camera off - record again -
the end of the previous taping is all messed up with
the horizontal lines of nasty dv noise -

and it's a Panasonic tape -

is this normal? try another tape? clean the heads?

 

[Zoomforce]

Re: Ugly tape - cause for alarm?

I had a crapload of dropouts for the first 5 or so minutes of my camera.. I suggest recording about 15 minutes and then seeing if it goes away.

 

[jaronheard]

Re: Ugly tape - cause for alarm?

i know this has been repeated over and over but only use panasonic mq tapes in this camera to prevent head wear and minimize dropouts.

 

[Taylor Moore]

Re: Ugly tape - cause for alarm?

Hey Jeff,
Great last name, aside from that I had the same issue with my DVX out of the box...once you record for awhile it does away.