drum hours, threading etc

[henryspencer]

Hello, I'm new to the forum and to all things techincal in terms of filming etc

i purchased a Sony HVR-A1E second hand on eBay recently.

The seller stated the camera hadnt been used much

i've had a look at the 'status check' and tbh, i'm not entirely sure what the figures indicate

bascially, they're as follows

operation - 40x10H

drum run - 12x10H

threading - 1x10H

in your opinion, are these figures consistent with a camera that has been used, but not cained?

thank you in advance

[Gareth]

I've no idea what these figures should be, I've had my Z1 about a year and its had a lot of use

operation - 14x10H

drum run - 9x10H

tape run - 8x10H

threading - 31x10H

[Gareth]

www.dvinfo.net/conf/sony-trv950-pdx10-companion/36625-what-threading.html

I dont understand how the threading figure is so low, either the previous owner must of recorded on the same tape or onto a hard drive???

[henryspencer]

cheers for your reply