sony HDR-HC3

[DAIDAI]

i've been using my sony hdr-hc3 camcorder and noticed that after recording any footage, i'm unable to view the recorded material in any other camcorder (ie: 3ccd, ccd, etc...)!? Is this common? i had sent a wedding message to a buddy of mine and he called me up saying that nothing is on the tape, but when viewing on my hd camcorder i can view the recorded material?

[JohnnyMalaria]

It will only play on other HDV camcorders. Is your friend's HDV or SD?

[DAIDAI]

their cameras are not hdv.

[edDV]

their cameras are not hdv.

I'm not even sure it plays in other Sony HDV camcorders.

The HC-3 has a hardware downscaler. That means you could output to 720x480i DV format to a computer over IEEE-1394 (WinDV) to a DV-AVI file. Then you could store that in 20 min increments to a DVDR data disc or record back to a DV camcorder (WinDV) to a normal DV format tape.

This may all be possible with the HC-3 but I don't have one to test.

[aedipuss]

or, if you record in standard dv which is an option somewhere in the menus, iirc, then the tape should have normal minidv on it and be readable in other cams.

again, i say should as i don't have one to test with either.

[DAIDAI]

can anyone confirm my initial thread question?

[JohnnyMalaria]

can anyone confirm my initial thread question?

I thought we did.

You have recorded in HDV but your friends' camcorders are not HDV. Is that true?

[edDV]

can anyone confirm my initial thread question?

NO others can't play a HDV tape if their camcorder isn't HDV format.
2 workarounds explained above.