That's incredible, I honestly enjoying when I get a tape with the cameras I buy. They tell a story as to where the camera came from. But the tape you got is gold, the footage is steady and close. You should upload the show.
One thing I noticed was that I could still use regular 8mm tapes on my d8 with no problems. I played my tapes back on a family members d8 camcorder and it played flawlessly.
Oh wow, Kmart cassette tapes. I forgot about those cheap 3 pack tapes. Use to see those hanging up at the checkouts in stores. I'm surprised you only ever owned 1 metal tape.
I got a Sony DCR-TRV520 from May 2000. It has some issues playing tapes and the Firewire port has missing pins and doesn't work. However the condition is really good expect for some scratches on the ports.
What a great find and price! When I spot cameras, first thing I look for is to see if it has a tape inside, if so, I'll generally buy it for that reason alone! I also peruse the tape section of the store and purposely look for used home tapes...sometimes the content is well worth the price!
I want a Digital8 videorecorder to convert my old childhood videos, problem is these are somehow really rare in The Netherlands, cheapest is about $ 200 used ofcourse.
The sound on the Peter Frampton video was surprisingly good for that small camcorder. BTW, you seem to be very computer savvy, what operating system would you recommend to replace Vista on an old laptop from 2007? (2 mb of ram) The machine is in great shape, but very slow and I wanted to still get some use out it for simple internet and word processing. Thanks.
If you can't or don't plan to upgrade the RAM, then Windows 7 Starter Edition would be fine -- it's a slimmed-down version of Windows 7 so it's faster and more lightweight, but it's limited to 2 GB of RAM and is only 32-bit.
I found the remote and a AC adapter in an e-waste recycle bin last night. Did some online searching and brought me here. Would be interesting to do some recording with that camera. Interesting product.
I've just dug out my two digital8 cameras. A trv 320 and a TRV255 (that does not have analog hi8 playback, but the other one does). Watching some old footage, the microphones were good in these compared to some modern cameras, and the quality still good. I'm going to start using them!
I have the same camcorder, but the lcd was kinda moisty, but still functional. Do you use exposure meter setting button to balance the lighting of the recording? Cuz everytime I set to auto, the recording was so bright, so Id adjust the exposure. And what mode is suitable to any conditions?
Why did you not obtain a HP Prolient DL580 GEN3 which should be able to render faster than your PC and make video editing a breeze provided you have 4x INTEL I7 36 core processors and 3TB of ECC system RAM and installing Microsoft Windows 10 and SONY VEGAS Video editing suite.
I saw Peter Frampton in the day ( I can't remember exactly when) and I was wondering, did you ever upload that video to your music channel? if so, may I please have the link? Many thanks.
Hi , I have one like this and I it's got problems reading the tapes ; will it doesn't accept it at all When I put the tape inside the camera won't response and then it would reopen the tape house again . When there is not a tape it works as it should. Please help me if you know how to deal with it.
I manage to turn on the camera but I don't know how to send data to my computer. My mom use this camera during my childhood but now she don't remember anymore. Can someone help me 🥺
I found this camera and it was my dads. Where is the playback button? I want to see the tape it has inside but I can’t figure how. If you could help me that would be great
Can the Sony DCR-TRV350 camcorder playback and pass analog Hi8 tapes through the firewire port for archiving to digital? I have a bunch of Hi8 tapes I'd like to convert to digital files and I've experimented with lots of USB and firewire capture devices but it seems like using a Sony Digital 8 camcorder would be the highest quality choice if it's capable of playing back Hi8 tapes through a firewire cable. Is this possible?
Do you have the exact model nomber of it? I had one of it but it broke . Looking for one to play my old tapes most of the hi8 camcorder open from the top to take out the tape
I know it's been years since you posted this video, but I have the exact same camera and a bunch of cassettes with my childhood memories in it that I'd love to convert. Could you help me or link me a guide?
Is it normal for the head drum to be so noisy in these cheaper models? I’ve got a slightly newer HI8 camcorder that’s similar to one you’ve covered in another video and it’s much more silent
Nice little update on your recent events... you could probably get a friend with a cart machine to transfer those 4 tracks for you, just so you'll be able to listen to them.
Hi. I bought the same camcorder to transfer old tapes to my computer, but no luck. When I plug in the FireWire it displays "DV IN" on the LCD screen, and computer does not detect the device. The camcorder's menu has no option to enable DV OUT instead. An older DCR-TRV130 I have, connects to the computer just fine. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
You can turn off the beeps in the menu, but at this concert there was no prohibition against recording anyway. In the video I see other people with cameras as well.
If your computer has a FireWire (a.k.a. i.Link, IEEE-1394) port, it's easy -- just get a cable and plug it in. Otherwise you'll need a FireWire-to-Lighting adapter, FireWire card, or video capture device.
i remember those kmart tapes have a few around. my parents got the red ones, blue ones and the rainbow ones. blue was 60 minute, red was 90 minute and the rainbow ones were 90 as well. they do hold up well for a standard cassette
oh, that's _funny_. that camcorder had been at the one closest to me for DAYS. even at 25% off I couldn't justify picking it up. at one point the AC adapter did exist on the opposite shelf from where I last saw it (next to the typewriters) and it did have a nice large-capacity gray battery installed on it. I just left it and figured you might come across it if you dropped in. there wasn't really anything all too interesting at the thrift shops this week, but I did manage to get a real steal deal on a 2DS up front. original box and paperwork, just missing the adapter for 50 bucks. found the adapter in Watchung. Just a question for you, did you get the P-touch from the one in Watchung? I went back there on Wednesday and it was gone... but I did manage to hook up a 10v supply from an HP peripheral with center negative and get it to print me some new labels with interesting results for some of my computers, on Tuesday. u.pomf.is/jkxlzo.JPG
Have you ever had issues with camcorders "eating" tapes all of the sudden? I have an old Panasonic one which decided to almost destroy one tape due to that and I had trouble getting it out, it was somehow wind around the motor inside weirdly... Now the tape is all wrinkled up on an almost 10 cm long path. Besides, still haven't figured out how to get Firewire working on those camcorders, still nothing detects them :(
I assume you're using a Windows PC? If your FireWire is actually installed (ie. it shows up in Device Manager), then any capture software like Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas's capture program, or WinDV should automatically detect it when it's plugged in and turned on in the playback mode.
Yeah that's the problem, I tried various different PCs and so on, even programs, drivers, etc. but none of those things worked for some reason... I suspect that the old Firewire card I first tried somehow managed to fry the chip due to a short... I hope not, but I guess that's what happened :/
Windows (confirmed up to 8.1) still has built in drivers for DV camcorders and all popular Firewire/1394 cards. You don't need any additional drivers. Mac OS X also has Firewire support. Capture works fine under both systems. In theory at least, many Linux distributions also have Firewire support. I've never had DV camcorder control or import work 100% correctly on a Linux host, however.
EpicLPer, are you by any chance connecting your camcorder to the small 4-pin connector on your FireWire card (ie. using a 4-pin to 4-pin cable)? If so, that's your problem - I've never gotten such a configuration to work. You need to use a 4-to-6 pin cable and plug the camcorder into a large 6-pin port.
Ohey uxwbill, didn't expect you here, nice videos btw! :) Also yes, I also already tried Linux, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10 (with the manually downloaded drivers) and so on on different PCs and Laptops, I even bought a VIA Firewire Card just for this case for my big main PC, nothing... So yeah, not sure anymore.
I got a Sony handycam CCD-TRV37 (the camera of my childhood) at a thrift store. It came without a battery or cord but I have a maniac with a battery and charger and it works off that, but every time I try to put a tape in it goes down then comes back up. Any ideas why it maybe causing this? It also seems to "run over" something as it goes down but nothing seems in the mechanism path.
Try the "whack-a-Sony" fix. Remove the battery (or AC adapter) and tape, close the door, and firmly slap the bottom of the camera a few times. Then put the battery and tape back in and see if it works.
what OS did you use for converting the files to computer? I have a TRV250 in great condition but cannot convert the videos onto windows 7. tried several "tricks" but still dead ends. Is my only option a firewire?
No, the DCR-TRV250 does not have analog Video8 / Hi8 playback. Only the 300 series and higher models (DCR-TRV310, TRV320, 330, 340, etc.) are guaranteed to have that feature.
i have this same exact camera and i bought the correct tapes to record but when i try to play it back i cant see it, it just shows a blue screen. do you know how to fix that? also if i were to buy an avc cord would i be able to transfer what i filmed on the tape to my computer?
VWestlife and this wire will allow me to transfer already recorded tapes to my computer. i didnt see you try to transfer already recorded video. thanks.
@@vwestlife Wow! really? Thanks.. Okay one more question.. I have used a Samsung SCA-30 camcorder for years. Does it record in mono? I want to transfer my tapes I recorded from it to my PC, but when I playback the tapes, they are all in mono. I brought a stereo 3.5mm mini plug to RCA AV cable to try to capture in stereo through my dazzle capture device.. It still played back in mono.. Is it because the camera only plays back in mono? I'm a lil confused.. Would the cameras that you mentioned allow it to convert in stereo? Or does the SCA-30 only record in mono, & it wouldn't make a difference? Don't want to waste money, u know. Sorry it was so long.. Thanks in advance
@@vwestlife Dang! So I will just have copy the mono track to make it stereo.. Well at least I know I'm not missing an audio, what I hear is what I got basically.. Thank u so much for researching.. Would spending money on a digital 8 camcorder make much of a difference of the quality of my video capture, or will it be about the same as just using Adobe Premiere to clean them up?
