# Jammed Hitachi Camcorder VM-H655LA

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 5, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jammed-hitachi-camcorder-vm-h655la/205764 "2003-10-05T22:46:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rayray5884](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jammed-hitachi-camcorder-vm-h655la/205764/1 "2003-10-05T22:46:33Z")

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Has anyone ever encountered a situation where the camcorder will not eject the tape? Everytime I press the eject button there is a loud buzzing sound but it doesn’t feel like anything is trying to move at all. If you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![hibernicus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hibernicus/32/2802_2.png) [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jammed-hitachi-camcorder-vm-h655la/205764/2 "2003-10-06T00:24:42Z")

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> \*Originally posted by rayray5884 \*  
> \*\*Has anyone ever encountered a situation where the camcorder will not eject the tape? Everytime I press the eject button there is a loud buzzing sound but it doesn’t feel like anything is trying to move at all. If you have any suggestions let me know. Thanks in advance! \*\*

I don’t know the model, but if it is a relatively new machine a likely cause is ingress of sand or similar material. In any case, you will almost certainly need to have it repaired by a qualified technician.