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Has my XL1 bit the dust??

Michael Cook
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Apr 15, 2005, 1:10 PM

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Hey everyone-
I have a 5-year-old XL1 that I treasure... I tuck it in every night before I go to bed, and make sure it's well fed with high quality tapes. Unfortunately, something very wrong has happened to the poor bugger. About a month ago, I noticed a slight "fog" around the edges of the video. I assumed it was a viewfinder problem, but it was actually captured on the tape as well. Now the haze seems to be growing (yes... growing), and is engulfing the entire video. I've changed lenses, to no avail. So I'm guessing I've got a major issue with CCD's here. In which case I'll probably opt-out of getting it fixed and just update. Anyone ever had/heard of this before? I swear, it looks just like I'm looking through some dense fog... WTF?? Any input is greatly appreciated. Crazy

Michael
Lynnwood, WA

Waldemar
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Apr 15, 2005, 7:01 PM

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I have no idea. However, visit www.dvinfo.net. Their information on Canon, particularly the XL series, is the best I've yet found.
G5 1.8. Final Cut/QT Pro/iMovie/Still Life. GL1. XL1-s

Bob Hudson
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Apr 17, 2005, 4:46 PM

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I wonder if it'some sort of fungus or mold? I worked on an old video camera with a pinhole lens the other day. It was only recording very dark shadowy images. So I took apart the pinhole lens mechanism, held it up to life and discovered it looked light it was covered with very tiny diffuse bubbles. Lens cleaning tissue would not do anything. I finally ended up soaking it in soapy water (you can do that with a fixed pinhole lens) and was able to get it cleaned off.

If you had fungus on a CCD I suppose it would have to be replaced.

Considering the price of new camcorders, a repair might be worth it. I don't know what it costs to replace the CCD block on an XL1, but someone reported it cost $600 for a GL1 so I imagine it would be in that range.