On 23 Apr 2002 17:01:09 GMT, notjustjay wrote:

>In rec.video.desktop Neuman - Ruether wrote:
>> of lubricants mixed. The heads in analogue gear
>> may be larger, and spin more slowly - and the ambient
>> temperature inside the analogue cameras may be lower
>> (some Mini-DV camcorders run quite warm...).

>I've noticed this -- the TRV25 is noticably warm after a reasonably long
>filming session.

The older camcorders, like the TRV9, drew more current
and were warmer yet in operation - the tape is quite warm
when removed...