Sony DVC Cleaning Tape
by Sony
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SonyAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 1995-11-29
Model: DVM12CLD
Product features:
- Cleans Mini DV camcorder and VCR heads
- Recommended for use if you notice deterioration in image performance
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony DVC Cleaning Tape
Customer Review: You Can Use This 10-130+ Times
Summary: 5 Stars
For the first time in my Sony video camera's 4.5 year life, I get the "dirty head" notice ON MY SECOND DAY OF MY PARIS TRIP (even with annual pro-cleaning)! And alas, with no cleaning cassette with me and no time to hunt for one, I have to leave it in the hotel room. Thankfully, my digital camera takes movies too (but not quite as good as the video camera), but that's another story.
So I search the internet and the Sony cleaner had the best reviews. They're not wrong, so I don't need to add one more. But after seeing a few questions about how many times you can use this thing, I'd thought I'd try to clarify.
Instructions included say (after inserting cassette into the camera of course):
-Press PLAY or START button. Run for 10 seconds. Press STOP.
-Remove cassette cleaner without rewinding it. Put a regular cassette in to check if the heads are clean.
-If not, run the cleaner again. They suggest to run it NO MORE than five times consecutively (again, 10 seconds at a time without rewinding the tape)
My camera says there's 11 (eleven) minutes of tape in the cassette, so if that's accurate (I don't know if it is because I don't want to forward/rewind the tape), you'll get about six 10-second cleanings a minute, so 66 cleanings for one pass of the entire tape. It says you can rewind and use again ONCE, so about 132 cleanings total. Again, that's if there's actually 11 minutes of cleaning tape on the cassette and you let it run for exactly 10 seconds a shot.
Me being the skeptic, if I get five-10 cleanings before the tape ends, that's 10-20 total, that's still a good deal.
So in my estimation, you'll get between 10-132 cleanings from one cassette (lol, how's that for broad range). So far, I've gotten two with plenty of tape to spare.
Hope this helps.
Description of Sony DVC Cleaning Tape
Premium Series offers quality at an exceptional value. Digital HD Video Series is Sony's best performing consumer DV cassette. Color Collection is a great way to differentiate and organize recordings.Camcorder Accessories
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