Old VHS recorder, i need help!

so someone gave me this really old Hitachi VHS camcorder. But the problem is, both the battieres it came with dont seem to be working. Im not sure. When I plug it into the power adapter nothing happens and when it does somewhat turn on all i get when i look through the viewfinder is a blank white screen. then it flashes and goes black again........

BUT! i was looking online and saw battiers and chargers for it. do you think its the battery is broken or the charger. maybe i should just go with the charger. help! haha

nickoz wrote:

so someone gave me this really old Hitachi VHS camcorder. But the problem is, both the battieres it came with dont seem to be working. Im not sure. When I plug it into the power adapter nothing happens and when it does somewhat turn on all i get when i look through the viewfinder is a blank white screen. then it flashes and goes black again........

BUT! i was looking online and saw battiers and chargers for it. do you think its the battery is broken or the charger. maybe i should just go with the charger. help! haha

Or you could spare yourself the hassle of a broken and outdated video rcorder and buy something that will last longer and come with all the equipment for easy video making on your computer. If you really want this thing to work, you should look up the user manual.

yeah. i have a Canon ZR-500 DV video camera. i just though it could be cool to get it working to see what its like. thanks anyway