newbie and looking for answers Does your camcorder have to be in working order or can you insert the 8mm tapes into this burner?
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No your camera hast to at least playback. This unit does not accept cassettes. Also please disregard some of the negative comments on here. I see several people stating that transferring analog to this unit that the picture is not so good. However, they most likely failed to put the burner into the highest quality setting to fit more on the DVD. I have used 2 different brands of VCR's, A Samsung, mini DV camcorder hooked up via firewire, a Sony CX110 HD camcorder hooked up via USB and several SD memory cards taken with a Kodak camera and have had no trouble with any transfers as of yet.
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Do you have a VCR or a DVD player?This device has the option of making a disc in various quality modes and ACVHD dubbing for high definition files. The disc recorded in the ACVHD dubbing mode cannot be played back on a regular dvd player....you would need a blue ray player. The disc recorded in any of the other modes can be played back on a regular dvd player.Since I have a Sony high def camcorder I usually record a ACVHD disc and a HQ disc since some family members don't have blue ray players.
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On my casettes it says Hi 8 and that is on 3 different brands. If Hi 8 and 8mm are the same I would say yes. I have had my camcorder for a while and I am starting to recall one time when I bought some tapes and I think,(not sure at this time) they could have been 8 mm, which would not work as the cassette is a different size. I just know I use the Hi 8.
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I had same problem with my camcorder, could you help me how u fix it.i had a bunch of clips on my camcorder ,now i want to add them to movie maker, how can i do that ?
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No....this system is not a blue ray burner but you can make a dvd with the HQ quality or your can dub your ACHVD files with this system. The options for both are in the menu. After inserting your disc and connecting your camcorder or memory card, press the return button to access the menu options...chose your settings, video to dvd and recording quality ect...then press record.
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My experience is that if you try to burn digital media at the quoted maximum speed, you are probably pushing the limits of the manufacturer's quality control standards, especially if your burner came from a different manufacturer. I back off a little, so I'm burning 16X discs at 12X recording speed. Doing that, I've been able to get 100% success rate with about 8 spindles of this particular media.
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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.
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work on on sony camcorders. i just finally figure out how to copy from the camcorder to dvd. i'm good with it.
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Ok. I've never done the camcorder thing except on a 20 yr old Sony HI 8 mm. It finally wore out. I record 16 straight hours. Is that possible on this HF100? Thanks.
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I apologize for the late reply. I am unsure if this unit will work with 8MM tapes. I don't believe the actual size is the same.
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It will play and record regular 8mm tapes only. The discription for this product is wrong. I purchased this camcorder to convert my tapes to cds but had to return because my 8mm tapes are high definition and this camcorder will not play them. I purchased another one afterwards (Sony DCRTRV350 Digital8 Camcorder) and it worked great for the high definition tapes.
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They should be here, but I don't see this specific model. Maybe you can contact JVC support to ask them. This camcorder saves files into a format that was foreign to me. But, after I downloaded them to my PC, I changed the dot + 3 letters (format) to something different, and then I was able to manipulate them with my own software -- I think I changed them to .mov. I did not like the software that comes with this camcorder at all. When the new year started, I couldn't find a way to display files from the previous year -- very strange and scary! Good thing I back up all of my files. Good luck, but BTW, there are many more and better camcorders out there, even my iPad videos shoot at higher resolution and look better. Here is the JVC support link: http://support.jvc.com/consumer/custrel/index.jsp
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I'm not sure what regular 8 is, but if you're asking if it will play 8mm tapes then the answer is no. This camcorder plays and records Hi8 only.
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I am not a techie, but I also believe if there is an output jack on your 8mm camcorder, it should work. As you might already know, the yellow is for video, and the red and white is for audio.
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It has been awhile since I have used my camcorder but I think it has an internal memory. I only recorded about 10 minutes of content andthen I would upload that to my computer and delete what I recorded. I am not sure how much internal memory it has though.
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Hi D., you can use the 8cm DVD+RW disc on this camcorder. It can be used for recording. -Vincent
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I just purchased a Canon Vixia HG 20 camcorder. I am stumped in trying to download videos to my computer with the ultimate goal of copying them to a DVD burner. The software that came with the camera is not that good. Any suggestions on another software? Also, when I attempt to play videos on my computer, the video is not "seamless" it jumps from one scene to another. Any help out there?
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On page 146 of my copy of the Image Mixer 3 SE Software Guide I found some information about writing back to the camcorder.It has to be AVCHD standard only and I guess you need to use Canon Image Mixer 3 SE to do the editing. There are other limitations in the guide.I have not tried this yet. I write my edited movies to AVCHD on DVD-R and play on PS3, Blu-Ray Player or computer.One thing I like is the on-camera "Playlist". Even without a computer you can select specific clips and then play them in sequence.Of course you can't trim an individual clip but you can tailor the presentation of clips to a specific audience and then change it again and again....No tape ! I love this Non-linear stuff ! On page 146 of my copy of the Image Mixer 3 SE Software Guide I found some information about writing back to the camcorder.It has to be AVCHD standard only and I guess you need to use Canon Image Mixer 3 SE to do the editing. There are other limitations in the guide.I have not tried this yet. I write my edited movies to AVCHD on DVD-R and play on PS3, Blu-Ray Player or computer.One thing I like is the on-camera "Playlist". Even without a computer you can select specific clips and then play them in sequence.Of course you can't trim an... » Read More On page 146 of my copy of the Image Mixer 3 SE Software Guide I found some information about writing back to the camcorder.It has to be AVCHD standard only and I guess you need to use Canon Image Mixer 3 SE to do the editing. There are other limitations in the guide.I have not tried this yet. I write my edited movies to AVCHD on DVD-R and play on PS3, Blu-Ray Player or computer.One thing I like is the on-camera "Playlist". Even without a computer you can select specific clips and then play them in sequence.Of course you can't trim an individual clip but you can tailor the presentation of clips to a specific audience and then change it again and again....No tape ! I love this Non-linear stuff ! « Show Less