[ale] OT: camcorder/camera combos

[Geoffrey]

Okay, so we're picking nits off of nits here.  I'm a stickler for 
accuracy though so I'll throw out what the manual says and be done with it:

With your digital camcorder, you can use Hi8/Digital8 video cassetes. 
Your camcorder records and plays back pictures in the Digital8 system. 
Also, you camcorder plays back tapes recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 
(analog) system.  You, however cannot use the functions in "Advanced 
Playback Operations" on page 52 to 58 for playback in the Hi8/standard 8 
system.  To enable smooth transition, we recommend that you do not mix 
pictures recorded in the Hi8/standard 8 with the Digital8 system on a tape.

Eric Webb wrote:
> On Thursday 12 December 2002 02:15 am, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>>Are you on crack?  Hi8 is purely analog.  miniDV is purely digital.
>>
>>Ah, not exactly true.  My camera Sony trv730 is a digital camera but
>>will accept either hi8 or standard 8 tapes.  With standard 8 tapes, you
>>get analog recording.
> 
> 
> There's a whole lotta crack smokin' tonight.
> 
> I have a TRV330 and 530 myself.  Read your manual again.  While these cameras 
> may use either tape medium, the recording is in Digital8 format.  All of 
> these cameras (AFAIK) only PLAY the standard 8mm and Hi8 analog formats -- 
> they do not record in those formats.
> 
> (Manual says that if you record on standard 8mm, you must play back in same 
> machine or you will get mosaic artifacting -- the fact that it's a mosaic 
> pattern alone tells you it's gonna record in digital mode!  The cheaper 
> standard 8mm tape doesn't have the resolution that Digital8 requires.)
> 
> http://www.epinions.com/content_27278413444
> 
> And even if it did, the fact that your camera would record analog on a 
> standard 8 tape doesn't disprove my original statement.  It only would mean 
> that your camera supports multiple formats.
> 
> 
> -E.
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