the picture flickers when playing vcr ,also whole screen turns blue and no picture but has sound

benskins, April 2006

hi i had this prob with mine after approx 2 years
manufatcure problem got in touch with canon service sent it back fixed it for nowt brill
now it chews tapes . not affiliated with previous problem

yorkiray, December 2009

I have a MV6i MC camcorder which had similar problems. It was 2 years old (out of warrenty) so I took it to my local repair engineer, not Canon's reccommended engineers. It was the tape drive mechanism that had worn out. He said that Canon camcorders had a weakness in this area and the repair cost £100. I wrote to Canon to complain but got no reply

Ian B Vipond, June 2006

rich-thanks alot for help i'll do that

benskins, May 2006

I have a possible similar problem with my canon mv6i mc. When I play back my recording, the image breaks up into blocks, flickers and becomes distorted, no sound though. Yet at other times it records fine. I have used a tape cleaner, but the problem can re-occur. It might be that we both have a problem with the CCD's image sensor in which case if you contact Canon they will repair for free even if the warranty has expired, check for nearest repair center by going to canon's homepage. http://www.canon.co.uk/ I'm going to send mine away as I am getting fed up with it working and then not working. Hope this helps.

Rich, May 2006