Repair Service & Maintenance


Backporch repairs nearly every type of Broadcast and Professional video equipment: lenses, cameras, robotic cameras, cart machines, viewfinders, camera backs, camera adaptors, camera control units (CCUs), tripods, distribution amplifiers, converters, mixers, switchers, routers, edit controllers, monitors (CRT, LCD and PLASMA), projectors, VTRs, disc recorders, etc.

Our factory trained engineers are adept at component level repair. We repair circuit boards instead of replacing them – saving you time and money. We specialize in HD Broadcast equipment such as the Panasonic VariCam, D5 tape machines, Sony CineAlta Cameras, HDCAM and SRW (HDCAM-SR) tape decks and XDCAM products. We also repair HDV, DVCAM, BetaCam, BetaCam SX, MPEG IMX, Digital Betacam (DigiBeta), DVCPro and U-Matic equipment. Our capabilities are too extensive to list. Please contact us if your gear is not listed here.

Specialists in legacy VTR’s and SAMMArobot, SAMMAsolo Generation 3, Generation 4 and Generation 5.


Service Agreement

Please complete and return the service agreement with your equipment service or repair:

Complete VTR Repair & Service

Servicing the broadcast industry’s most-used VTR Machines

Sony U-matic |  3/4 Inch

  • VP-5000
  • VO-5800
  • VO-5850
  • VO-7600
  • VP-9000
  • VO-9800
  • V0-9850
  • BVU-900
  • BVU-920
  • BVU-950

Sony Betacam SP

  • PVW-2600
  • PVW-2650
  • PVW-2800
  • BVW-60
  • BVW-65
  • BVW-70
  • BVW-75
  • UVW-1200
  • UVW-1400
  • UVW-1400A
  • UVW-1600
  • UVW-1800

Sony HVR Decks

  • HVR-1500
  • HVR-1500A
  • HVR-M10U
  • HVR-M15U
  • HVR-M25U
  • HVR-M35U

Sony PDW Decks

  • PDW-1500
  • PDW-70MD
  • PDW-F70
  • PDW-75MD
  • PDW-F75
  • PDW-U1
  • PDW-U2
  • PDW-V1
  • PDW-F1600
  • PDW-HD1500
  • PDW-F30
  • PDW-HD1550
  • PDW-HR1

Sony HDW Decks

  • HDW-1800
  • HDW-M2000
  • HDW-2000
  • HDW-A2100
  • HDW-M2000P
  • HDW-250
  • HDW-D1800
  • HDW-M2100
  • HDW-500
  • HDW-M2100
  • HDW-F500
  • HDW-S2000
  • HDW-S280

Sony DVW Decks

  • DVW-500
  • DVW-A500
  • DVW-510
  • DVW-A510

Sony SRW Decks

  • SRW-1
  • SRW-5000
  • SRW-5100
  • SRW-5500
  • SRW-5800
  • SRW-9000
  • SRW-9000PL

Complete Camera, Lens & CCU Repair

Servicing the broadcast industry’s most-used VTR Machines

Sony HDC Camera’s & CCU’s

  • BRC-H700
  • BRC-H800
  • BRC-H900
  • BRC-X1000
  • BRC-Z700
  • HDC-1000
  • HDC-1400
  • HDC-1500
  • HDC-1500R
  • HDC-1700
  • HDC-2000W
  • HDC-2400
  • HDC-2500
  • HDC-2570
  • HDC-500
  • HDC-700A
  • HDC-750A
  • HDC-900
  • HDC-910
  • HDC-930
  • HDC-950
  • HDC-F950
  • HDC-X300
  • HDC-X310
  • HDCA-750A
  • HDCU-1000
  • HDCU-1500
  • HDCU-700A
  • HDCU-900
  • HDVF-150
  • HDVF-20F
  • HDVF-30
  • HDVF-500
  • HDVF-500
  • HDVF-75
  • HDVF-C30W
  • HDVF-C700W
  • HDVF-C750W
  • HSC 100RF
  • HSC-100R
  • HSC-300R
  • HSC-300RF
  • HXC-P70
  • HXCU-FB70
  • MSU-700
  • MSU-700A
  • MSU-750
  • RCP-700
  • RCP-701
  • RCP-720
  • RCP-721
  • RCP-740
  • RCP-741
  • RM-BR300

Sony DVW Cameras

  • DVW-970
  • DVW-790
  • DVW-700
  • DVW-700P
  • DVW-700WS
  • DVW-700WSP

Canon Cameras & Lenses

  • CJ12EX4.3B
  • CJ20EX7.8B
  • DIGISUPER 100
  • DIGISUPER 100AF
  • DIGISUPER 22 xs
  • DIGISUPER 27
  • DIGISUPER 27AF
  • DIGISUPER 60 XS
  • DIGISUPER 76
  • DIGISUPER 80
  • DIGISUPER 86AF
  • DIGISUPER 95
  • DIGISUPER 95 TELE
  • HJ14EX4.3B ITS-RE/ME
  • HJ14EX4.3B Series
  • HJ15EX8.5B KRSE-V
  • HJ17EX6.2B Series
  • HJ18EX28B IASE A
  • HJ18EX7.6B Series
  • HJ21EX7.5B Series
  • HJ24EX7.5B Series
  • HJ40X10B IASD-V
  • HJ40X14B IASD-V
  • J35X15B IASD Series
  • KH13X4.5 KRS
  • KH16EX5.7 IRSE
  • KH20X6.4 KTS
  • KJ10EX4.5B IRSE
  • KJ13X6B KRS
  • KJ17EX7.7B Series
  • KJ20X8.2B KRSD
  • KJ22EX7.6B Series
  • KT17EX4.3B IRSE
  • KT20X5B KRS
  • KT20X5B KTS
  • UHD DIGISUPER 86
  • UHD DIGISUPER 90
  • YJ13X6B KTS
  • YJ13X6B Series
  • YJ20X8.5B Series

Fuginon Cameras & Lenses

  • A13X4.5 BDERM-M48B
  • A13X4.5 BERM-S48
  • A13X6.3BERM
  • A13X6.3BRM
  • A17X9BRM
  • A18X7.6BERM
  • A18X7.6BRM
  • A20X8.6BERM
  • A20X8.6BERM -28
  • A20X8.6BRM
  • A22X7.8BDERM M-28
  • A42X13.5BERD
  • A42X9.7BERD-S
  • HA14X4.5BERM
  • HA16X6.3BERM
  • HA18X7.6BEMD-DSE
  • HA18X7.6BERM-M6B
  • HA22X7.2BESM
  • HA22X7.3BERM
  • HA22X7.3BRD/PF
  • HA23X7.6BERM
  • HA25X11.5BERD
  • HA25X16.5BERD
  • HA27X6.5 BESM/PF
  • HA27X6.5BESM
  • HA42X13.5BERD-S48
  • HA42X9.7-BERD-U48
  • HAS18X7.6BZD-T58
  • HAS18X7.6BZD-T5D
  • HAs18X7.6BRM-M6
  • HS16X4.6BERM
  • HS18X5.5BERM
  • HSS18X55BRM
  • HTs18X4.2BERM-M48
  • HTs18X4.2BRM-M48
  • S13X4.6BERM
  • S13X4.6BRM
  • S17X6.6 BMD
  • S17X6.6 BRM
  • S20X6.4BERM
  • S20X6.4BMD-D18
  • S20X6.4BMD-D18 1/2″
  • S20X6.4BRM
  • TH13X3.5BRMU
  • XA101X8.9BESM
  • XA101X8.9BESM/PF
  • XA16sX8 BRAM
  • XA17X7.6BERM
  • XA17X7.6BRM
  • XA20SX8.5 BRM
  • XA20SX8.5BMD-DSD
  • XA22X7BES
  • XA4X7.5DA-1
  • XA50X9.5BE SM
  • XA66X9.3BESM
  • XA72X9.3BESM
  • XA76X9.3BESM
  • XA88X12.5BESM
  • XA88X8.8BESM
  • XA88X8.8BESM/PF
  • XS13X3.3BRM
  • XS13X3.3BRM-M
  • XS17X5.5BRM
  • XS17X5.5BRM-M
  • XS8X4AS-XB8
  • XT17SX4.5 BRM
  • XT17SX4.5BMD-DSD
  • XT17SX4.5BRM
  • XT17SX4.5DA-R11
  • XT20SX4.7 BRM
  • ZA12X4.5BEMD-DSD
  • ZA12X4.5BERM
  • ZA12X4.5BERM-M6
  • ZA12X4.5BEZD-T58
  • ZA12X4.5BMD-DSD
  • ZA12X4.5BRD-S6
  • ZA12X4.5BRM
  • ZA12X4.5BRM-M6
  • ZA12X4.5BZD-T58
  • ZA17X7.6BEMD-DSD
  • ZA17X7.6BERD-S6
  • ZA17X7.6BERM
  • ZA17X7.6BERM-M6
  • ZA17X7.6BRD-S6
  • ZA17X7.6BRM
  • ZA17X7.6BZD-T58H
  • ZA22X7.6B RM
  • ZA22X7.6BEMD-DSD
  • ZA22X7.6BERD-S6
  • ZA22X7.6BERM
  • ZA22X7.6BERM-M6
  • ZA22X7.6BEZD-T58
  • ZA22X7.6BMD-DSD
  • ZA22X7.6BRD-S6
  • ZA22X7.6BRM-M6