Forum: Camcorders (DV/HDV/AVCHD/HD)

I have a few minidv tapes to transfer. I already have the tapes cables firewire card ect except for a way to play them back. I found the camera but not the changer so Im stuck and need a recommendation on what to buy. It looks like prices have gone up quite a bit but could I get away with...

Hi evryone:) I am looking for on-camera lights for interviews. My Budget is $200. Are these following lights are good or not, Reporter LED lights Aura-12 Aura-3 Thanks in advance

Im happy with my 5 years old Panasonic DVX 100B recommended by experts of VideoHelp. However, its not HD quality, it took me 60 minutes to convert one recorded DV tapes into digital file before editing. Over the year, all my event / conference recording projects were 10-12 hours in a day. I...

Hello all, I read topics here sometimes but I specifically made an account for the problem Im having. I have a panasonic TM300 camcorder which has internal memory and room for SDHC cards. I bought such a card of 32GB from ebay. The camcorder manual says it can take up to 32GB SDHC cards if they...

Was wondering if anyone has purchased this camera and what do they think of it for shooting outdoors in all conditions Alaska specifically. I am hoping to get one someday soon and could use any and all advice. Thanks

Hi everyone, well it appears that this forum sub section is dedicated to Camcorders (DV/HDV/AVCHD) but what about all the new cameras that are flooding the market, especially those such as the BlackMagic Cinema Cameras, including their brand new 2014 releases. should there now be a new Camera...

Hello! More and more 4K consumer handcams and other consumer camcorders (will) appear on the market in this year. Are the 1080p camcorders SD (standard) camcorders in 2014?? Share your opinion!

Ive got an HV20 that just failed. It records but wont connect to the PC for video transfer. Canon wont look at it because its too old and Ive been quotes $228 to fix it by another shop. Canon will take in on trade in for a refurbished Canon RF40. It would cost me $170. Is that a bad...

Ive been reading in here for a few hours and cant quite find what I am looking for. I have a Canon ZR20 MiniDV camcorder that I used to capture videos of my kids from 12-5 years ago. I have about 20 miniDV tapes with recorded video and It has been all sitting in the closet for a while. ...

I have just purchased the Panasonic AG-AC90 and have a question I need answered. It has to deal with the AV cable that comes with the camera. When I plug in the AV to the AV section in the camera it wont put out a signal to be able to stream something from the camera. The only way I can stream...

Hi guys. Ive just installed HD Writer 4.0 into my Windows 7 computer. Ive started hunting for all video files on my computer and I am able to find my Panasonic Camcorders AVCHD files easily. BUT my HD Writer program cannot find any of the MP4 files or MPG files in the computer. Even...

So, Ive got a bunch of old miniDV tapes that have been languishing for about 7 years or so. We had a nice, reliable Canon GL-1 that was a workhorse for the family. Lots of family stuff and some of it did indeed make it to a hard drive. The problem is that our GL-1 was stolen on a trip. Replaced...

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...

Is it true that the SD card is only for photos? Is it possible to get short videos onto that card? I also have a Canon Vixia HFM500, which does use SD for video. Files are much easier/more reliable than capturing, it seems.

I am converting Hi8 videos to digital using a Sony CCD-TRV88 Handycam. The tapes play fine on the camcorder, both audio and video, but when I run a line out for the audio to either a speaker system or a computer, it comes along with a loud buzz. The buzz is there so long as the camcorder is...

Hi, I have a Sony Camcorder SR47. All the recorded videos are stored in a flat directory. I re-arranged them in different folders based on the date of recording. Now none of the videos are shown in the "play" mode. Is there a way to re-index the video playlist, so that I can start viewing them...

Hi Background: Using a Bell&Howell adjustable-speed film projector and Sony TRV460 Camcorder, Im recording through Firewire to MS Windows 7 Pro using three recording software (WinDV, VirtualDubMod, AVSVideoRecorder). The projected image is in an enclosure (dark box) at the end of which is a...

Using a Canon XA 10. Suddenly my recording video got a lines appear in the video? May i know what happen?

Im looking for a camcorder, mainly to shoot models and dancers See my work in the last five galleries at pnart.com (warning: some NSFW). I will probably also travel with it and use it for personal work. I have a D800 which takes great, almost cinematic quality, video but I cant stand the...

Hi I actually have a mini dv Sony (HC62E) camcorder. It still work fine but for some night shoots the colors are missing intensity. They are too faded. Ive seen same videos shhoted with a compact photo camera and the colors are a lot better than the one from my camcorder. For night...

Hi there, I currently have a Samsung Digital camcorder VP-D305i (Mini DV tapes) and want to upgrade to a HD camera - Canon Legria HFR406. This camera has the following features: •Optical Intelligent IS •53x Advanced zoom, Full HD CMOS •Baby Mode •Superb quality AVCHD and MP4 recording...

Hi. I have a Video8 camcorder with a cassette stuck in it. The model is a Samsung VPL800U and Im running it off the mains power. The eject mechanism seems to be working as when I press it the carriage moves up then pops out as it should but I cant retrieve the cassette. I can pull it up...

Hello all. Does anyone know if Digital8 tapes can be used in an analogue Video8 camcorder? Im guessing they can as I think the media is the same for 8mm cameras but Id like to know for sure. The reason I ask is someone on ebay sold me a Video8 camcorder but described it as Video8 and Hi8. ...

My old Canon HV20 has died and gone to camcorder heaven. I want to take a step up from that to something better. I want image quality, build quality, lots of control over settings. I especially want control over focusing - focus regions, speed of autofocus, focus behaviour when tracking...

My camera is set for CBR of 6M, Im getting a 768 stream back, Even if I set the camera for 768k CBR, I ll get 768k back. What may be the reason?

I am trying to import a movie from a Sony DCR-TRV340 to my MacBook Pro, Is that possible? If so how. Working on a project for a non-profit and would like to help them out.

Without breaking the 5-figure barrier into the world of Phantoms and Photrons, what is the highest frame-rate on the market today? Best I could find is GoPro HERO3+ Black, which can do 240fps at WVGA res. Seems like theres quite a chasm there between $400 and even the cheapest "high-speed"...

I shoot in manufacturing settings - sometimes dirty, tight, low-light situations. The tape cassette of my GL2 camcorder, which has served me well for ten years, is broken. Stuck on location, I purchased a Sony HDR-CX130. I also have a Canon 7D which is great for stills, but it seems to handle...

Heres what I have: Source - MTS files (Canon Legria HF R406) The camera records in the following modes: 50P: 1920 x 1080, 28Mbps; MXP 50i: 1920x1080, 24Mbps; FXP 50i: 1920x1080, 17Mbps; LP 50i: 1440x1080, 5Mbps Four MP4 quality recording modes 50p: 1920 x 1080, 35Mbps;

I have a Panasonic video camera and I am having trouble connecting to my laptop with Windows XP as the operating system. I have no disc for drivers and software transfer. I have connected from the AV port to the computer using a program I purchased from J-CAR but it refuses to download the drivers...

Hi, tried Googling around, didnt help so Im here. Very odd Firewire issue. Im trying to move old Mini DV videos using crappy Samsung Mini DV Camcorder with FW-out port on it to my Laptop. Somehow the quality the camcorder outputs to Firewire is crappy. Even audio. Laptop is top notch...

Hello friends, I am planning to buy a camcorder and I already have a DSLR Nikon D5000. Could anyone please suggest one or more camcorder models which suit my below requirements? Thanks a lot! My requirements: 1. Image stabilisation 2. Optical zoom 24x atleast

My Video camera is recording these horizontal lines. Drop-outs! Can someone explain to me why, and whats the resolve? This is a pro quality MiniDV Tape thats brand new. :( Sony DSR PD170, Panasonic PQ MiniDV Tape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soUKMNuheFA&feature=youtu.be

Hi, I have some segments of video on the camera sd card. I downloaded these on to the computer and using virtual dub joined the segments into one avi movie. I checked the video on stereoscopic player,and the side by side stream was fine,the 3D very good. I then used G-spot to check the...

Hi, Im sorry to be making my first post a question, but I was searching for answers and found this great forum. I want to use a Sony Camcorder (HDR-XR160) to video some seminars we produce. For our big events we have a professional videographer come in, but we do loads of smaller events...

Panasonic HC-V720 card has many .MTS clips. As usual, many clips have the same date (but of course different times). Almost all transfer ok to PC using USB connection to camera, into individual folders for each day. However, one .MTS file, of two taken on one particular day (copied to the...

I had purchased Sony HDR-CX220E. I need to get the live output from the cam to my PC. After some googling, i came to know , only DV with USB streaming feature can get its live out to PC (as a webcam do). Another solution i got is to use the firewire port. But i cant find any USB streaming feature...

I just bought a NEX-6. On the camera it has the little metal plate with the model number, which says 60i. That means it should be an NTSC camera. On the box it also says that on the bar code. However when you configure the camera to use AVCHD the options presented are all 50i or 50p, which is PAL. ...

I have been using a Nikon D3100 to record videos in 720p and it looks fine. this Christmas, i got a Sony HDR-CX290. I recorded a video in 1080 60p (.mts format) and it looks very grainy. i looked at the video with media player classic, adobe premier elements 10, adobe after effects, and as a...

Hello all, Once again, I have found myself in a mess of .mts files. Im currently editing a video in Adobe Premiere using the multicam function, using 12 full HD cameras... Yeah I know... My computer will soon start to shed tears. So no matter what computer I have I still need to create...

Hi! Im using a Sony CCD-TRV46E to convert Hi8/Video8 tapes. Its connected via composite to a canopus ADVC110. Yesterday I tried to play an NTSC tape but with no luck (even after changing the settings in the menu) I skipped that particular tape and moved onto the next one. However, once this...

Im working in a web development office and looking for a 1080p camcorder for business purpose (North America NTSC). We are not professional video producing company. We need this HD camcorder for recording conference, road show, helping client to record services and product for displaying on...

I have a problem with my Hitachi DZ-BX35E model camcorder because I cannot acess the disc that is in the disc insertion block, the camcorder will not power up to enable me to operate the disc eject button so that I can remove the disc from the camcorder. I have checked the AC mains...

Hello, One of my friend has some old miniDV tapes recorded with a JVC camera. His camera si broken (in fact is even worse, from time to time works). Anyway I tried to copy the tapes with my camera a Sony one. Everything looks ok (video & sound) except the record date/time which is not available...

I hope you can see the image at large size to understand my issue. Basically, I have a large collection of *.MTS footage from a Canon HG10 that I want to use for a high quality edit in Adobe After Effects CS5.5. I have been aware of the difficulties with AVCHD footage, and have never been able to...

I see a blurred narrow horizontal line at the bottom of my videos taken on a Sony Hi8 camcorder. Its present in all 6 of the movies that I captured. However, when I capture using the camera instead of playing a tape, the line is gone. Is it just due to a dirty head? Is there a way to get rid...

I am trying to capture some old home movies to hard disk for preservation. I have converted 5 out of the 6 fine, but the oldest video has no audio. The video looks surprisingly clear for being recorded in 1993, but I have no audio. All other cassettes had audio. I checked the audio hookup and...

Hi Does anyone know how to adjust the tracking on a DCR-TRV350 camcorder? I have old 8mm tapes that were recorded on a different machine and they wont play properly on my newer camcorder. I am open to disassembly etc. Thanks

Greetings, Ive recently purchased a used Sony DSR-PD170 DVCAM. I believe the camera to be in good condition. However, Im noticing contradictions with brands of tape that I use. Initially, I had been using Panasonic MiniDV tapes with success. However, the camera doesnt record to Sonys MiniDV...

Hi. I am converting my familys memories onto my computer. I bought a used Sony CCD-TR400 Hi8 Handycam. Everything was working fine. (I am also using Elgato video capture into my iMac.) I came across a tape that seemed to have nothing on it. Then another. Sometimes they play just a blank, black...