camcorder

Everytime I tried playing cassettes I'd just get this error. Once I managed to play the cassette, but the majority of the screen was corrupt, and then I got the same error again. Does anyone here know a solution? Sony Handycam DCR-HC85E, “Reinsert the Cassette.” C:31:23 error. Thanks!

I have an important video file taken on a Sony Handycam HDR-cx300 that has a valid filename and reads the correct file size. It plays back fine on the camera, but I'm not able to use the file as is written to the memory chip. I can't open it with any of my video software, nor can I convert it to...