pioneer hs 533 camcorder recording

[pantangs]

Can someone tell me is it better to use a dv cable to record videos on this machine or could i use the s video input instead.I dont have a dv cable but my jvc camcorder has a s video connection so im wondering which is better.

[redwudz]

If you are outputting from your camcorder and it has DV out, definitely use that. The DV video is downgraded to convert to S-video.

[pantangs]

Is the quality downgraded by much.Are the dv cables from my jvc camcorder to the pioneer recorder common.Where can i buy them and are there different qualites of cable.

[davideck]

I assume that you need a 4 pin to 4 pin 1394 cable.
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001...oductId=222631

[pantangs]

Yes it is a four pin cable,are these cables called firewire 1394 Ieee cables .

[trhouse]

In the case of the 533H, it will not make much difference. Gshelley61 did captures from DV and s-video input for a test on this thread with the 533H,

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=279460

Regrettably the 533H turns in a subpar performance from DV input.

[Frobozz]

One of the nice things about the DV capture is that the Pioneer automatically places a chapter marker at each time code break (such as when you stopped or paused your recording). One nice thing about capturing via the S-video is you can use the Pioneer's custom video settings and you also can capture the date/time display from the tape (if you want that).