Sony Digital8 cameras with pass-through and read Hi8 ability

[pred02]

Hi,

I am looking for the cheapest Sony Digital8 camera that has the analog-digital pass through and the ability to read HI8 tapes and then output uncompressed to a computer using Firewire/I.Link.

I am looking to buy a camcorder strictly for this purpose (converting Hi8 tapes to digital format).

What are the Sony models that support this functionality?

Searching on google, it came out that the Sony DCR-TRV460 is the cheapest model to that.

Any help and info is appreciated.

Thanks!

[MOVIEGEEK]

They are hard to find new nowadays,the Sony DCR-TRV480 was the last one.

[pred02]

I will probably try to snatch a used one off eBay... So even the out of production models would be fine.

Thanks!

[Safesurfer]

I have a DCR-TRV120 that allows that, it's middle range I think and has performed pretty well in analog>digital VHS transfers that I've done.

[pred02]

I have a DCR-TRV120 that allows that, it's middle range I think and has performed pretty well in analog>digital VHS transfers that I've done.

Does it read Hi8 tapes and output those via i.Link as well?

[Safesurfer]

I have a DCR-TRV120 that allows that, it's middle range I think and has performed pretty well in analog>digital VHS transfers that I've done.

Does it read Hi8 tapes and output those via i.Link as well?

Yes to both questions.

Also reads original 8mm, which is why I got it many moons ago.

[srenaud]

I have the TRV-350 and it does what you want as well.
I've been very pleased with the results from it.

[mooblie]

The TRV-828 does this too: reads Digital8, Hi8, or Video8 tapes, and puts them all out via Firewire as DV.

[Richard_G]

You might be able to find a TR7000 or TR8000, top spec that do what you need them to do but without the LCD screen on the side so are dirt cheap second hand.

[ftngrave]

Hello, as Richard G seems to point out in this thread, can anyone else who knows from experience confirm that the Sony DCR TRV 7000 has analog to digital passthrough?