have a JVC GR-D70US. It’s about a year since I got it; it is in brand new condition; I’ve used it all of five times, literally. When I took it out on Thanksgiving, it wouldn’t work. I am getting a picture on the LCD screen, but it’s scrambled with these bleary vertical lines. I cannot see through the viewfinder – almost as if the lens cap was affixed. Tape playback is immaculate, so I know it is not the LCD screen itself. There must be something in the viewfinder that is amiss; I’m finding similar report on the internet about cameras of the same age. When I record, I do see shapes and light in the LCD, but they are so smeared because of the scramble, they are pretty much unrecognizable. The JVC rep that answered my inquiry on the site was really quite rude; he said that in order to be evaluated, I'd have to ship my camera to JVC and pay $50 just for the estimate. The camera is only 12 months old; I'm very disappointed.

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