Canon camcorder weird blinking icon

[maclover001]

Hi,
I have a Canon ZR950 miniDV camcorder, and there is a red blinking icon near the center of the screen that I cannot seem to get rid of. If you have a Canon camcorder, can you tell me what it might mean?

I tried to reproduce it in the attached image. What does it mean?
It's in the bottom-left of the screen, but it is closer to the center.

Thanks

 

[Gymnut]

Hmm...is that a low battery indicator?

 

[maclover001]

Hmm...is that a low battery indicator?

Definitely isn't. It even does that when its plugged in, and both in record and playback mode. I looked in the manual's diagram of indicators, and it is not in the chart.

 

[Courtaj]

"No tape" indicator?

 

[Gymnut]

Does it prevent recording or playback? I wonder if there's a reset button on the ZR950 like there is for the HV20/30.

 

[maclover001]

It can record, playback, and transfer fine. Everything works. If it weren't for that icon, I'd think everything is fine. However a blinking red icon in the middle of the screen probably means I should do something.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Could it be an error related to the memory card?


Lethal

 

[ClassicBean]

I think that means the date/time battery needs to be replaced.

 

[maclover001]

I think that means the date/time battery needs to be replaced.

THANK you sir

I'm thinking of exchanging this thing for an HV20. Anyone have any experience?

 

[ClassicBean]

I've got the HV20. Great camera. I'm a big fan of MiniDV tapes over anything hard drive based and the price was great.

I also just added a wide-angle lens which is awesome. It screws on and off really easily. Just a word of caution, though, that it adds a lot of weight to the camera (I think the lens alone is double the weight of the camera).