Hi8 camera from 2002 can't record in hi8 mode only 8mm

[CCEncoder]

I recently bought a used Hi8 Camera with paranormal nightvision mode and everything seem to be fine except when I tried it... the salesman sent me 3 8mm tapes which recorded fairly poor due to dirty heads so I cleaned the video heads first blowing air to it then I use alcohol and chamois pads and a bit of cotton swaps for the rest... but then I decided I should use try a hi8 tape and tried it... the quality was horrible with distorted lines all over... I tried the other 8mm tape I just removed and it played better and record just fine... so I thought may it needed to dry. Once again I tried the hi8 tape and nothing, tried a new hi8 tape and nothing... tried the 8mm and it works... so my question is.... why my camera doesn't like the preferred hi8 mode?

[classfour]

Heads? or is the camera only 8mm

[CCEncoder]

Heads? or is the camera only 8mm

Camera is CCD-TRV108 and there is emblem video Hi8 written on the plastic... google it is a hi8 cámera. The camera is excellent but it has this problem I would like to know how to solve... I cleaned the heads... what can it be wrong?

[edDV]

It should be working. Hi8 tapes record with different FM modulation for wider frequency response but uses the same heads. Try a professional cleaning and evaluation at a camcorder repair shop.

[CCEncoder]

It should be working. Hi8 tapes record with different FM modulation for wider frequency response but uses the same heads. Try a professional cleaning and evaluation at a camcorder repair shop.

same heads but perhaps different speed? or something... my 8mm tapes record and play fine.

[edDV]

It should be working. Hi8 tapes record with different FM modulation for wider frequency response but uses the same heads. Try a professional cleaning and evaluation at a camcorder repair shop.

same heads but perhaps different speed? or something... my 8mm tapes record and play fine.

Same speed, different FM modulation (deviation).

http://www.videointerchange.com/formatsupport.htm#Hi8

[CCEncoder]

It should be working. Hi8 tapes record with different FM modulation for wider frequency response but uses the same heads. Try a professional cleaning and evaluation at a camcorder repair shop.

same heads but perhaps different speed? or something... my 8mm tapes record and play fine.

Same speed, different FM modulation (deviation).

http://www.videointerchange.com/formatsupport.htm#Hi8

I read something odd... I heard the sensor could be bad on my camera not detecting is a hi8 tape?

[JohnnyMalaria]

[quote="CCEncoderI read something odd... I heard the sensor could be bad on my camera not detecting is a hi8 tape?[/quote]

If that were true, I would expect the camcorder to default to 8mm.

[CCEncoder]

[quote=JohnnyMalaria]

If that were true, I would expect the camcorder to default to 8mm.

I also heard it can be a circuitry issue... is this reparable or replaceable?

[JohnnyMalaria]

I also heard it can be a circuitry issue... is this reparable or replaceable?

Repair? Unlikely.
Replace? Yes - but to have Sony do it will probably cost more than you spent on the cam. You could get an identical model of eBay and swap the offending circuit board. But it will be something of a crapshoot and you'd need a service manual (ideally!)