Can I use a regular VHS in a S-VHS camera?

[ceaselesswatcher]

What it says in the title. Can you? Can't find an answer online because it's probably obvious but I don't know about these things

[DB83]

Err umm

It is 'obvious'. A newer standard is backward compatable with a newer one. But that newer standard does not convert the older to the newer.


So your older VHS is still VHS even when played in a S-VHS system. The only advantage is the mode to link in to capture equiment where a S-VHS had a s-video connection whereas a VHS has, at best, a composite connection. But that VHS can still use that s-video connection to its advantage

[Bwaak]

What it says in the title. Can you? Can't find an answer online because it's probably obvious but I don't know about these things

In the late 1980s early 1990s you would be able to record VHS on VHS tape, and SVHS on SVHS tape. Most standalone VCRs and some camcorders allowed to record VHS on SVHS tape. Since 1998 you would be able to also record SVHS on VHS tape, this is known as SVHS-ET.

[Alwyn]

A newer standard is backward compatable with a newer one.

Is your proof reader on holidays??

[pandy]

My 2 cents - yes, you can record and play VHS tapes in S-VHS machines - during play S-VHS may provide separation between luminance and chrominace signals (due SVideo connector and fully separated signal processing circuitry as already mentioned by DB83), recording is made with VHS quality (S-VHS cassette is equipped with additional hole to be recognized as S-VHS not regular VHS).