On 2 Jan 1999 19:40:38 -0500, skye@lightlink.com wrote:

>Can anone help with advice regarding this particular problem?
[...]
>I have been encountering an exceptionally annoying problem, when dubbing.
>After using the camera in the VCR mode for around 30 - 60 minutes, it
>stops functioning and begins to beep repeatedly. Switching to the Camera
>Record mode does not help. It remains just as inert.
[...]

This is just a guess, but mini-DV camcorders generate a lot
of heat, and there can be a problem if there is not good air
circulation around them when they are on... Since turning
yours off for a while temporarily helped, excessive heat
build-up is a reasonable possible cause for the
shut-down...(?)