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Home: Video University Forums: Sony DV and DVCAM Forum:
MiniDV tape transfered on diff. player/recorder

mossburg145
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Aug 22, 2005, 2:48 PM

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Has any one experienced trying to use a tape recorded on DV camera and transferred it to the computer on another type of camera. I have a VX2100 and do not want to put any unnecessary hours on the camera and was wondering if I purchased a cheaper Sony dv camera with firewire if it would transfer with out any problem, and would there be a lose of quality in the transfer. I know that I could buy a dedicated miniDV player except for the $$$.

Thanks

Brett

cartoonchris
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Aug 25, 2005, 2:29 PM

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I've tried to different lower-end camcorders , one panasonic one jvc, to transfer vx2100 footage and neither would work 100%. Either severe dropouts or wouldn't play the image at all.
Maybe an old vx1000/2000 would work.
You might could do a sneaky thing and go to best buy and pop in a tape there to see if any of the cams would play.

Spencer Wood
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Aug 26, 2005, 5:00 PM

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Re: [mossburg145] MiniDV tape transfered on diff. player/recorder [In reply to]	Can't Post

...can't say for the VX 2100. But that's what I've been doing for years with a VX2000 and a TRV 18. ...been working great for me with both SP and LP.

I have heard it can be more problematic if using LP mode, but I haven't had a problem.