Capture Problem!! Footage has Disappeared!!!!

Hi there,
I realize this isn't directly to do with adobe (however I'm using CS4), but I know that there are some really smart people on this forum, and I'm hoping a fellow adobe user will help me out of this disastrous situation I find myself in.
The past 3 three jobs this has happened, although not 100% of the tapes used have been affected....
I am filming on Canon XH-A1s, I have gotten a message on one of the jobs (although not all of them), that the heads are dirty. The message went away though and for all I knew the filming went well. However, afterwards when I went to rewind the tapes I had just recorded, the footage seemed to have disappeared!!! It still shows the tape as being 40 minutes in, however there aren't any numbers that would indicate footage on the tape, and all I can see is a blue screen... on some of the tapes if I try to rewind or fast-forward slowly I can see the footage reappear momentarily. I am not sure if this is something to do with the fixed heads message.
This is very important footage I flew across the country to obtain. If anyone could tell me how to fix this problem both by preventing this from incurring in the future, and how to possibly resurrect the footage that'd be great.
Thanks,
Aaron

Thanks for the response Harm it was very helpful.
I am definatly going to proceed with getting our cameras professionally cleaned and re-aligned.
What do you mean when you say re-export my projects to tape? I believe, as you said, cleaning and re-aligning the cameras should prevent the problem from re-occuring, but how do i get the footage off these tapes!!! All I am getting is the blue screen but I know the footage is on there.
Thanks for the advice on tape use as well. We stick to using Sony HD tapes, they are dry I believe so shouldn't be a problem with Canon camera.
Thanks agian,
Aaron

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