hey...i tried putting my camera in the oven and it was a complete failure. in fact, the plastic part of the cassette holder of my GR-D31U even melted a little. so i tried unscrewing all of the screws and unplugging the main connector plug. after about 30 minutes of sitting out with the plug unplugged, i assembled the camera back together and everything worked fine!!! :D

JVC CAMCORDER CONDENSATION ERROR PROBLEM I have this problem with my JVC camcorder as well. I actually took it apart and unhooked the wire that provides power to the internal memory as has been suggested. It did work, however, that wasn't necessary. And a year later I still have about 15 tiny, tiny screws which I haven't put back in place. (but it works anyway ;o) Before you try else, take the battery out and leave the unit sit overnight or longer. This should act as a "soft reset" by draining the internal battery of any power. Put the battery back in, and the message should be gone. If not, remove the battery and let it sit for 24 hours or longer. The purpose of doing this is to simulate a "soft reset" or "reboot" of your camcorder. Since JVC does not provide a "soft reset" button, draining the power from the internal battery should accomplish the same thing. I get this error after I use the camera every 2 or 3 times. And each time I remove the battery overnight and in the morning the problem is gone. I suspect the "condensation" error has nothing to do with condensation, but rather is a software bug in the camera. So, don't put your camera in an oven. Don't take it apart, Don't throw it away, or don't pawn it off to someone else on Ebay. This solution works for me and is pretty simple. Hope this helps, Brian.

I can confirm Saso's suggestion as working.. I attempted it today and the camera works fine now.. thanks for the tip on my camera gr-d31u, its a black ribbon cable

Hi I was web searching to find out how to get rid of condensation report on my JVC GRD90 and I found you also tried the blow dryer, not working for me. My daughter taped a great school project and now we cannot upload it because of the condensation, wondering did you ever figure out how to get rid of it, PLEASE E-MAIL ME BACK AND LET ME KNOW, I'M DESPARATE! ccccdavis@comcast.net

YOu should put the video camera in the oven at the lowest setting for about a half hour. This will dry it out completely. Take the battery out and the film also before doing this. It worked for me. Make sure the oven is at it's lowest setting, mine was 170. Good luck!!