Will this play Hi8 tapes? It seems to not be working?
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I haven't used it a lot, because I bought it to do some archiving. But it did play Hi8 fine for the short time I've used it with no problem. I didn't know there was anything else but Hi8 analog. That was what was sold years ago, and that's what I've worked with.
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yes, you can play them with this camera. I recently used it to transfer my old 'Hi8' tapes to digital.
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8mm is mono, hi8 is stereo, dig8 is digital, dig8 can play all formats - same size tapes. The dig8 records 2x the speed, so a 120min hi8 tape will only be 60 min if used in a dig8 cam. So the answer would be Yes. Really if you are going to record anything get a new camcorder and record on a SD card. Hi8 tapes are not new.
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If both decks play fast on every cassette you try then return the unit , unless your tapes are not recorded in the U. S. I know video tapes recorded at 50 hertz don't play here at 60 hertz otherwise you got a lemon
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You can hookup the camera to a tv and play it from the camera, it Only Plays Hi8 tapes NOT 8mm tapes
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plays standard hi-8 and 8 mm cassettes. look at the 8mm tapes they sell at any best buy, rite-aid, target, cvs and if the ones you have look like those than theywill play.
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It did not work with my tapes and I had to return it. I kept it only for a day, but they charged me 40% (for stock management ???). Be aware before buying it.
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I don't have that problem, but I was looking for a speed control on mine and can not find one. First thing to do is try another tape. It could be that the tape your trying to play back was recorded on a high speed, and therefore will only playback on the shoebox the speed that the shoebox plays at and for that reason you will hear a rapid speed playback. The tape could also be old and defected. If that fails to resolved your problem, then you will have to return it. I hope this is a help, and sorry I could not help you more.
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You are supposed to be able to play tapes, however I never had one that worked well enough to do anything. The seller who worked through Amazon, sent me a defective unit first couldn"t get a picture. I sent it back at my expense and they sent an obviously used one, it was wrapped in bubble wrap instead of the styrofoam, that had no sound and refused to take it back, So I never had a unit that worked so I can't answere your question other than I wish I had purchased my unit from Wallmart rather than Amazon. Right now I have a useless piece of electronics in my garage that I spent about $155.00 including shipping twice for, gathering dust. You are supposed to be able to play tapes, however I never had one that worked well enough to do anything. The seller who worked through Amazon, sent me a defective unit first couldn"t get a picture. I sent it back at my expense and they sent an obviously used one, it was wrapped in bubble wrap instead of the styrofoam, that had no sound and refused to take it back, So I never had a unit that worked so I can't answere your question other than I wish I had purchased my unit from Wallmart rather than Amazon. Right now I have a useless piece of electronics in my garage that I spent about... » Read More You are supposed to be able to play tapes, however I never had one that worked well enough to do anything. The seller who worked through Amazon, sent me a defective unit first couldn"t get a picture. I sent it back at my expense and they sent an obviously used one, it was wrapped in bubble wrap instead of the styrofoam, that had no sound and refused to take it back, So I never had a unit that worked so I can't answere your question other than I wish I had purchased my unit from Wallmart rather than Amazon. Right now I have a useless piece of electronics in my garage that I spent about $155.00 including shipping twice for, gathering dust. « Show Less
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Hi CoCo Fox, this Sony SRF59SILVER doesn't support cassette tape playback. -Ely
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James: It will only work if you have a Video Tape that has three settings. Most of the ones I've seen have only 2 hours and 6 hours or 2 hours and 8 hours for a long playing tape. I have never seen a video tape with a 4 hour recording time but maybe you have. Probably not much help, but that's all i can say to answer your question.charlie
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I had the same problem. NO this camera will only play digital recordings. I wound up buying an old camera to play my analog tapes and used it to transfer my analog tapes to DVD's. cheaper in the long run.
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Depends on how old the tapes are. Mine from about 1992 to 2003 work fine. I did purchase a more recent tape that did not. The older ones are no longer manufactured. I did find an outlet through Amazon that claims they have tapes that will work. I'm waiting for the shipment.
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you should be able to play the disk through whatever your default media player is, ive tried VLC and MCP-HC and both have worked, I honestly have never used or seen said included software, id suggest looking at the setup guide it comes with to see if it's being detected properly
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I'm in the same boat --- have lot's of 8Hi camcorder tapes I would like to convert to DVD --- will this machine do this function?
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The tape player works only with the Audacity program. Also, you have to change the "Recording Devices" portion of your speakers. Right click on the speaker icon, go to recording devices, make certain the default is microphone, go to properties, advanced and make certain the output is "2 channel, 16 bit. 44100 Hz (cd quality)"
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I don't believe it will work. It might play the sound but not the video. That's a great question though. Sorry couldn't help more