Panasonic NV-DS38 Mini DV Digital Camcorder - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

it is located next to the eject switch

You have to set the camera menu to allow an EXTERNAL input to be seen. Al

??? What seems to be the problem? Need more info. I think this camera rocks even 9 years on!

UNPLUG CAMCORDER BATTERY PLUG BACK IN.

I tried to find out exactly what the NO SERVICE error is on the net, but couldn't run anything down, and the panasonic support site didn't find your model camera, so I hit a dead end. The only thing I can see to do is have you contact Panasonic Support, and find out what this message means, and where you could have it serviced, if need be. Possibly it's some setting, or something you could fix like a corrupted hard drive (there are free "memory repair" programs. You might see what Panasonic has to say first, but if they suspect a corrupted hard drive, here's a link to the site:
http://www.tech-pro.net/how-to-recover-photos.html

Here's Panasonic's support site:
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/support/Cameras-Camcorders/Digital-Cameras.75479

Wish I had more, but hope this helps.

Have you tried a different card? Is the card correctly formatted for use with the camera?

no vcr and read ( please re operate after pus hing reset button

Try batterys plus or cell energy.

Hi,

click on the link below to download a manual :
https://support.panasonic.co.nz/docstore/NVDS28_DS38%20book.pdf

You need a firewire driver, you need to get that from the manufacturers web site, or the DVD that came with your camera.you need the one for your camera.

I´ve had same trouble, nothing help me to get tape on, then I tried to recharge the battery (new spare battery, only had 2 earlier charge) and voilá, it work´s again. So there was somekind of trouble with the new battery I got, that is not original part I don´t know if that matters,

Yes that is correct.

You have to use a separate charger as the "DC in" socket is on the camera body underneath the battery.

This is a repost for this problem,

G'day,

I also have the same problem and after almost buying a replacement I thought I would try one time to get it to go.

What I did was start the cam without a tape in it, let it bring up the little red icon indicating no tape inserted, (it hadn't started flashing "PLEASE RE-OPERATE AFTER PUSHING RESET BUTTON" at this stage) then I inserted my tape. Hey presto, it works although for how long I don't know. I'll immediately start burn my tapes to disc while the going is good.

Hope this helps someone

rear operation unit must be replaced,problem in flat cable inside it

Where on the camera did you connect the power lead???? I can't find it.

its that cable is not working so pls chang the pci card r firewire cABLE

only hardware support we can done that ex... pinnacle av dv ,snazi av dv


that two pci card r support s video composit dv also

first u change ur firewire cable then chenge you pc slot in computer try it

When you switch it on the red led will light up but within 10 seconds it will flash and then a message on the screen will come on to tell you to reset then tell you "in service".
This will repeat itself forever to frustrate you no end but I have stumbled onto tricking it into working, ie get the led on without progressing to flash. Try switching it on and as soon the led comes on, switch it off, do this a few times, then leave the switch on and voila it might stay on like it did for me.
Just now I have ran it for an hour, switch it off then after 30 seconds turn it back on and it stays on.
I thick the reset button is all bull. Let me know how it all went or am I all bull for your NV-DS38.

Just next to the tape eject button