I bought this camera here in the UK in 2000. I have a "DV in enabler" which allows recording of digital video through the FireWire port (DV in is disabled by default). The camera is also useful for converting analogue video to digital. A great little camcorder!
The 110 didn't have av/DV pass through. The next model did. You could however take an analog signal and record it to the tape and then play it back and it would digitize it. That's what I did. I used mine as an external recorder for my evw300
I’ve watched a few of you videos on the Sony handycam hi8 and I’m just wondering if you would know how to fix the eject feature. Everytime I press eject on the thing it just clicks and doesn’t open and you’re the only person who seems to have info on this type of camera
The drum looks worn as well, the heads are scrap. Your finger nail trick normally works a treat. I used the porus cardboard, it saved loads of heads that would not clean with a cleaning tape.
@@zx8401ztv from consumer gear you couldn't. Plugging my evw 300 into the digital 8 blew away cameras like the vx1000 and canon gl2. It was indistinguishable from myvjvc gydv500 or any dvcam rig. Remember these all used 4:1:1 color space. Very clean picture free from all the crap color noise of analog.
I've got a loud drum on a TRV120, can the drums be service or oiled at all? I assume it is bearings rather than rubbing that is going on? The machine plays tapes ok though.
@@12voltvids I have a sony trv 130 digital 8 do those have cap issues mine doens't seem to I do pull it once a month out for play back so it does not seize up.
Is it weird when the heads get clogged on my Hi8 VCR if i just unplug it for a couple of hours it starts working again? Or is something else probably wrong with it? Like a bad cap or something?
I have an old Camcorder, Sony DCR-TRV820 The camcorder still works, and does record. The only issue i am having is when i am viewing the recorded tape on the LCD screen, the image is split in half Vertically. But if i am looking through the Viewfinder it is a full image! Also when i am downloading the tape as a WMV it is perfect, no split image.
So your LCD screen is fubar. You can still get your video off the tape and that's all that matters. You would need a new LCD screen. Good luck finding one. It's either the LCD or the timing board that the display plugs into.
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Awesome trick to clean the heads !
Learned it while doing internship at local TV station in early 80s from the chief engineer.
I bought this camera here in the UK in 2000. I have a "DV in enabler" which allows recording of digital video through the FireWire port (DV in is disabled by default). The camera is also useful for converting analogue video to digital. A great little camcorder!
The 110 didn't have av/DV pass through. The next model did. You could however take an analog signal and record it to the tape and then play it back and it would digitize it. That's what I did. I used mine as an external recorder for my evw300
I bought this model in 2000 from my local Sony Shop. Still running great.
So is mine, but I had the chassis ribbon cable failure cut from the door latch
Great! Nice little camera!
Tape section is good camera is crap.
I’ve watched a few of you videos on the Sony handycam hi8 and I’m just wondering if you would know how to fix the eject feature. Everytime I press eject on the thing it just clicks and doesn’t open and you’re the only person who seems to have info on this type of camera
The drum looks worn as well, the heads are scrap.
Your finger nail trick normally works a treat.
I used the porus cardboard, it saved loads of heads that would not clean with a cleaning tape.
And people still want to record stuff on tape.
@@12voltvids Oh yes, you cant get a better recording lol
@@zx8401ztv from consumer gear you couldn't. Plugging my evw 300 into the digital 8 blew away cameras like the vx1000 and canon gl2. It was indistinguishable from myvjvc gydv500 or any dvcam rig. Remember these all used 4:1:1 color space. Very clean picture free from all the crap color noise of analog.
Ah the fingernail ... Many the quadruplex TX was saved that way :) Happy days!
I've got a loud drum on a TRV120, can the drums be service or oiled at all? I assume it is bearings rather than rubbing that is going on? The machine plays tapes ok though.
No they can't. Sealed unit.
@@12voltvids I have a sony trv 130 digital 8 do those have cap issues mine doens't seem to I do pull it once a month out for play back so it does not seize up.
@@stpworld no cap issues on those.
The old finger nail trick :) How many hours would you estimate this drum has on it?
Mine died at around 2000
Is it weird when the heads get clogged on my Hi8 VCR if i just unplug it for a couple of hours it starts working again? Or is something else probably wrong with it? Like a bad cap or something?
Oh no, it was the analog inputs on the DVD recorder. Chasing the unicorn again.
I have an old Camcorder, Sony DCR-TRV820 The camcorder still works, and does record. The only issue i am having is when i am viewing the recorded tape on the LCD screen, the image is split in half Vertically. But if i am looking through the Viewfinder it is a full image! Also when i am downloading the tape as a WMV it is perfect, no split image.
So your LCD screen is fubar. You can still get your video off the tape and that's all that matters. You would need a new LCD screen. Good luck finding one. It's either the LCD or the timing board that the display plugs into.
@@12voltvids Thanks so much for the reply. Love your channel!!