OT: Cleaning Tapes

matt24671b wrote on 11/19/2007, 8:41 AM

Those camcorder cleaning tapes are expensive! Any need to use a Canon one for a Canon camcorder, or are they all the same? Thanks!

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jrazz wrote on 11/19/2007, 9:09 AM

I used a sony one in my old JVC cams without issue- well, other than it helped to clean up my dirty heads :)

To answer your question, I don't think it matters. I do beleive some offer wet and others offer dry cleaners. You might want to look into the difference.

j razz

UlfLaursen wrote on 11/19/2007, 11:23 PM

Hi

I use Canon tape for my Canon and Sony tape for my Sony - might not matter, but I don't want either Canon or Sony to be bale to say that using another brand could be the course of problems some time.

But it might not matter after all...

/Ulf

craftech wrote on 11/20/2007, 7:46 AM

While I don't think it matters that much which brand tape cleaner you use don't forget that it is the tape residue you are cleaning so with that in mind you should use a Sony tape cleaner in any camcorder in which you are cleaning up the residue from Sony tapes and a Panasonic tape cleaner in any camcorder in which you are using Panasonic tape, etc.

John