The only so called "quick fix" is to try cleaning the sensor, however this is only successful in about 50% of the cases as if it doesnt work then the only other options are a complete reset of the camcorders logic system, or failing that then the disabling of the dew sensor, both these tasks requiring an element of case dismantling although the disabling procedure is much more complex and info (any) is only provided to DIRECT e-mail addresses for technical reasons. Anyone carrying out the disabling procedure should note the following. - AN IMPORTANT POINT CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION. The instructions provided are really aimed at technically minded people of a "practical" nature who are acquaint at working on smaller electro-mechanical devices of a precision nature, or who have a flair for this sort of thing, and so in the interests of not making the situation any worse I would strongly advise anyone who does not really come into that category NOT to attempt this work, as it involves separating the case and the unscrewing the main circuit board to gain access to the board below it, this requiring the disconnection of ribbon cables etc, it is also necessary to carry out the precision soldering of two "very" narrowly spaced PCB pins, so the possession of a fine tipped soldering iron is also absolutely essential! So taking the above into consideration the qualification mentioned is really a MUST!! It should be emphasised that there are NO shortcuts into getting over this problem other than what's been aforementioned, and even if the memory reset does affect a cure it can only be adopted as a stop gap measure as the CPU could lock up again at some point in time, and unfortunately in many instances does!!

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