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"Steven Jones" <stevenj@tsn.cc> wrote in message news:4099fbd2$1@grungy...
> I will be purchasing a Digital 8 camera. What's this format like? Has
> anyone used it for any major projects? Are there any problems with it?
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I have the Sony DCR-TRV460 Digital 8 which I purchased because of backwards
computability with 8mm and Hi8 made with my Cannon A1. The D8 format tapes
are a bit larger than DV. D8 tapes are a bit cheaper. D8 is an older
format than DV but I don't think there are any limitations of the format.
DV is becoming more popular and not as many D8 models being made. Sony just
recently released their TRV460 and I found it to be an excellent camera for
the price and features I needed. Major projects? Took a 10 year old Hi8
analog tape, stuck it in my Sony, bought a Firewire cable, plugged into my
system and captured 1 hour and 28 minutes of analog video which was
digitized by my camera. Found Movie Maker on my XP system and began editing
the 19 Gb AVI file. Exceeded my wildest dreams as compared with my attempts
5 and 10 years ago. I had no problems in creating nicely edited VHS tapes
for the relatives. Have not ventured into creating DVD's yet except for
some testing.
Rich