is it used in place of a tape in camcorders
926201
In a round about way. Before your recording was captured on tape. If you camcorder uses a SD Card it is recorded to it for replay in the camcorder or you can transfer to a computer or TV or any device which will allow you to view it using an SD card.
657013
Yes you can. As long as the tape isn't copy protected or the tab on the tape is intact. I did this with family videotapes and it worked very well.
2078057
Absolutely it will. I have to say, though, that there are now XHCSD camcorders that make the need for tape drive camcorders obsolete. This cam is outdated at this point and the tape drive maintenance will upset you after a while. Go with a newer cam that uses SD cards.
258506
No tape is required. It has 2gb internal memory. That is about 200 hours of recording.
544335
Yes. We use gaff to temporarily tape or secure things all the time with it. We have attached posters, secured rails, tacked down electrical cords and cables, secure a camera tripod leg or anything that may need a temporary hold when we are on a movie set or show. Once we get the shot, it comes off nice and clean with no gooey mess like duct tape.
1335160
You can play a tape or you can record to a blank tape. Does that answer your question?
177841
Cleaning wasn't the problem with my camcorder. It was broke so I didn't get to use the cleaner tape.
1166139
If you have the camera there is transfer boxes you can buy for about $30, I'm sure on amazon too. You just plug audio/video cables in and transfer anything to the computer, then burn it on DVD. I have one and it works great. If you don't have the camera there should be something that just plays the tapes, may be hard to find though. Mini DV camcorders are obsolete now, should be able to find one pretty cheap or on eBay to use for transferring tapes.
359979
Yes it should work. At this point in time finding the "CLD" still available was a blessing. It seems that the 8MM format is going the way of VHS. Using the CLD saved my camcorder.
1426507
You can either connect the camcorder to a computer using IEEE wire, I think they used to call it fire wire, and is the wire with a smaller connection than USB. Or you can use the other cables with the red, white and yellow ends and connect to a dvd or vhs recorder. All the wires come with the camcorder. The same wires you would use to connect to a tv to watch your tapes on the tv. You can access the owners manual for instruction at I think the Sony Support web site.
1561735
Yes. Nice that you can control the amount of memory your camcorder has! Also great for loading from the card to computer, or if you have more than one card on hand, you have additional memory. This is a GREAT camcorder. I am extremely impressed with its performance!
808266
I am not sure what you mean for old tapes. You can use standard 8mm 8, or, the Hi 8 Digital tape. See the manual at: https://docs.sony.com/release/CCDTRV128.pdf good luck
38841
No it is not. You have to be real careful with it or it can ruin your tape.
1372408
Yes but it's an electronic stabilization, not as effective as more sophisticated techniques. Still better than nothing. Even more expensive camcorders of Panasonic/JVC range use the same technique according to my knowledge.
1478774
It uses minidv. To me it had been a major shortcoming as it has "eaten" some vital footage 3rd time using it due to time coding issues on the tape when stopping and starting frequently
1673112
No. This sony camcorder requires a "Hi-8 Video Cassette Tape". This is a smaller tape with a higher resolution. Maxwell 6-120 8mm tapes are larger and will not fit.
189269
Yes it works great I use it to make videos with my camera I recommend this product.