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Summary: Always one lemon in the bunch !!!!
Review: As I type this my RCA Camcorder is in transit to Amazon.Com. I received my camcorder on Feb. 4 of this year thru UPS, and was impressed at how well the box stood up to the journey! Amazon itself did a great job in packing my unit, so it was a big surprise when nothing worked right with this camcorder.
After taking the unit out of its box I pluged it into the wall socket to start to charge the battery, yet could not get the blinking light to come on. ( blinking lights = unit is charging ) After pluging and unpluging many, many, many times I finally got it to charge! "YippY" Now many hours later I unpluged my unit and tried to get it open and insert a tape but NOTHING happens, so I read the manual again and still NOTHING happens! In my frustration I started turning the round, on/off/record button back and forth and "Walla" the secret door for the tape opened. ( the round button is flimsy and hard to turn, and to be blunt Cheap, if you ever used a Sony camcorders on/off button you could see that the quality is night and day between the two units ) So from the start the unit is not working correctly, and this just multiplied as the time with my camcorder grew.
Now I am going to shoot some video with my new camcorder but the Gremlins again return and I cannot get the unit to stay on. Thinking this maybe a battery problem I go out and get a new ... battery and still no luck, so I call the 800 number for RCA and the tech person says send it back to us! I have had this camera just over one day and it is already broke, so in being soo " Teeeeeeeee D " off I work on trying to figure out a way for this camcorder too work. In about an hour I find out that if I slide the battery back and forth and keep the power switch on Play, I can get the unit to power up.
I am now taking video both indoors and out and also using some of the digital features on the camcorder, so far so good. After an hour of taping I playback my tape and see that the video is good yet the sound of the motor turning the tape can be heard very clearly in the background, and even trying to put the, Digital Wind Buffer on did not help. So my tape looks good but sounds awful, not the best matchup for a camcorder, but when the next tape went in, it was the videos turn to fail.
About 10 minutes into my second hour of taping a message flashed accross my viewfinder stating that my heads need cleaning, but in thinking I had time to spare, and that these were brand new high quality tapes I did not stop recording. After I finished taping I played it back over my TV, and in 10 minutes into my video the image came apart on the screen. I found out that the Warning I got to clean the heads off is really the camcorders way of saying, Stop Now, for all that you are recording while that message is on is ruined. Thinking the tapes had something to do with it I used them in another camcorder at a friends home, in the same weather as me and no head cleaning was needed or called for.
With the Winter Olympics getting closer, ( as I was going out to Salt Lake City ) I just cut my losses and bought a Sony Camcorder at a local camera shop, and went on to get some great video of the games. Even though the price was much more than online, the piece of mind that I would have a camera that worked was well worth the price.
Too sum up; the RCA 9360 was a piece of junk from the start, and just got worse as the days went on, but like the old saying goes, " you get what you pay for. "
As for Amazon, the problems I had with RCA really have nothing to do with them as they did not make the unit, but there return policy is why I bought it from Amazon and when the return goes through on my Credit Card, why I will use them again.
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Summary: Big Bang$ at Lil Buck$
Review: Currently I am deployed to Saudi Arabia and wanted to get something so family could see my conditions and so I could film the journey and get the memories on tape when i return home (which is soon). Well this is also my first camera and i think it is not only easy to use but easy to figure out. I havent had any problems with figuring this new toy out. I love the size and the price is just the same as the size(itsy bitsy). The only thing I wish is that i could have the program for downloading my pictures but thats no biggie because i probally will save money getting it separate. All the extra's are perfect since i wanted something that I could understand. Truthfully i did not expect it to have simple neccesties like the light, the AV cable, the strap, The extra's in the photo shoot (like the 9 picture taking thingy's) also the picture disolves, widescreen and more this is truly a whole lot of bang for a lil' buck (what everyone wants).p.s. i did get that small Case Logic bag as well and they seem to go well together!!!
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Summary: Insert Head Cleaner message all the time
Review: First 2 tapes came out fine, from there on I constantly receive the "Insert Head Cleaner" message no matter what I do to clean the heads! Turning the camera off and on again will clear the error message but now only 50% of footage is viewable. Wish I was within 90 day warranty period still!
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Summary: I like my rca 9360 camcorder
Review: FYI, the 9360 is identical to the 9370, except the 9370 has a battery charger. google search for "cc9370 rca manual".
or try amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004Z583/104-4032710-9364765?v=glance
The manual is right there.
Thanks, Amazon...
tim touve
By the way, I also got a similar Panasonic camcorder for about the same price. The Panasonic is nice, and easy to operate, but the RCA has a movie light, which makes the RCA much more flexible.
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Summary: user manual
Review: I am in need of a user manual for my rca mini dv model #cc9360. I can't seem to locate one online anywhere!
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Summary: can't find btry for it
Review: I CAN'T FIND A BTRY FOR IT NOT EVEN RCA
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Summary: Great Value!
Review: I purchased my CC9360 near the end of January, 2002. Since then, I have travelled half way around the world with it by my side nearly every moment. I've filled more than ten hours of tape and played those tapes back numerous times without any problems. The "Clean Heads" message came up once. I immediately popped in the head cleaning tape (purchased separately) and was back in business within seconds! I have used several brands of tape (cheap, internet "finds") without problems. I use many of the various transitions, fades, etc. I appreciate the "blank search" that finds the end of the recorded part of a partially used cassette (this is my first digital camcorder; maybe that is a common feature.?) The only negative I can think of is that I do sometimes hear the whine of the motor when playing back quiet scenes. Seems like a small nit, to me. I also purchased a hi cap lithium battery (1700mah) and external charger, so I always have one battery as a backup.I have not configured my PC with a firewire card yet, but that should be next!
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Summary: So far so good.
Review: Just got this camcorder 2 days ago and it was just the right size for the price. It is not as small as the Canon ZR models but smaller than the Sharp VL-WD450U and the Panasonic PV-DV201. It is the best and smallest camcorder I have seen in this price range. It does not come with a remote, but you can use a RCA universal remote. The pictures and the clarity of the video are great. As for the cons, it sucks that it does not come with the firewire card and cable or video editing software. All in all a great deal, the firewire accessories can be purchased... This camcorder has my full endorsement.
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Summary: So far so good.
Review: Just got this camcorder 2 days ago and it was just the right size for the price. It is not as small as the Canon ZR models but smaller than the Sharp VL-WD450U and the Panasonic PV-DV201. It is the best and smallest camcorder I have seen in this price range. It does not come with a remote, but you can use a RCA universal remote. The pictures and the clarity of the video are great. As for the cons, it sucks that it does not come with the firewire card and cable or video editing software. All in all a great deal, the firewire accessories can be purchased... This camcorder has my full endorsement.
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Summary: Disapointed!
Review: The camera initially showed much promise. Very easy to use; while it worked (for a brief period) good quality, sharp video in bright as well as indoor, low lighting. The built in light is great. The bad: With my first tape, a new Panasonic DV tape, intial playback showed banding and video brakeup. This was recorded on the tape. Thirty minutes into the first tape, a sign appeared in the view finder indication that the tape heads were dirty and had to be cleaned. Sorry but returned the camera and will have to look for another brand.
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