Thanks, Mark! I tried pretty much the same technique with rubbing alcohol and a Q-tip. For the Q-tip, I used more a of a blotch technique to avoid any potential fibers tearing off. I also made two passes over the heads, as the first pass definitely helped the image come through, but there was still a lot of noise. The second pass got the image to look clear as day. I hope this helps anyone else with the same problems
Honestly, I prefer QTips because I think they do a better job and I do the same thing as you. I just get a lot of crap from “professional” when I do use a Qtip so to keep the nasty comments down, I use the swab. Keep botching my friend!!! Thanks for watching!
I just bought that exact model and came in today. wooohooo! Do you which cables I need to transfer videos from camcorder to 2020 Macbook Pro with USB C port?
@@TheMediaNerdMT I worked during the video payday in tv from 1978 to 1997. We always were taught that tape cleaning cartridges when used up once throw it away. Sorry to upset you. Thanks for your channel. Very informative and leader in the industry.
Please do not use rubbing alcohol! Often has oils in it. Use 90% instead. No oils and it dries faster. However don't use alcohol on the rubber parts. It can dry them and damage them. Also there are some even better cleaners i know of like acetone but they will kill plastic parts. Finally another good reason for not using the tape style cleaners is they are very abrasive, by design and can wear the heads over time.
Thanks for the comment. Most people watching will only need to clean there camera maybe once or twice to get the transfer job done so a little rubbing alcohol is not going to hurt anything. Also, by the time it takes to put the camera back together, hook up the camera up for transfer, I think the 70% will have enough time to dry. I have been using alcohol like this for years as well and have not seen any effect from oils that may be in 70% (but it does depend on what type of alcohol as well). I have been told by another person that tape cleaners can damage heads but I have been using tape cleaners for over 20 years and have never had an issue with my heads getting damaged. I have looked this up and don't see the proof. Again, most people watching this video have small jobs to do so these precautions don't really matter.
