Well, between using a fan on it , thenhesitantlyexposing it to some small distant heat, I was able to bring the camera into another mode.It now says"condensation paused', but the camera is still locked in safe mode, and says to remove the power source and , by a message from JVC tech support,they said at the same time you power it up , to be pressing the eject button.But that still didn't work! and they said if that didn't work it needs to go to an authorized JVC service center.I know my service centers around here, and just to look at something cost $100.00, and that's without fxing it.If however, you go for the price they give you to repair it, then your initial fee will go towards the repair. So, I'm still trying to find another way, before I do that.Somewhere I read that you should clean the heads.So, i did that once already.Now, i keep looking inside with a jewelers' light and glasses, but I can't see a speck of anything that needs to be cleaned. I know, throughout this time , the battery has run down ond the message that comes up after"camera in safe mode says to remove and reattatch battery after a minute.However, I don't have a battery recharger, so i can't do that any longer.i did do it while the battery was still charged, but it never helped.So now I'm using the AC cord to power up the camera.Surely this should work the same way, as a power source.So, i keep on attatching and detatching the power cord ...to no avail.But I also read on some other site, that sometimes it takes the camera time to process this.And sometimes a nice knock on the body, kicks it into gear. Of all I've been learning, i now have enough knowledge not to recommend a JVC mini camcorder period.And, even all of these mini dv cam's seem to have plenty of problems.With their error messages etc. they seem to be doomed to be in service before too long. Any other suggestions, though, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Layne

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