[DM-MUG] import from HI-8 video camera

[John Robertson]

I forgot to mention that you can use any DV camera that has analog  
inputs to do the conversion. As I said, S-video is better but  
composite will also work.  This will allow you to import your hi-8  
directly into imovie or whatever video software you want to use.

As Jon pointed out, there are more recent sony models you can use. I  
didn't mean to say this was the only digital 8 model. Any Sony  
digital 8 will work. I know other manufactures made digital 8's also  
but I don't think they play hi-8. Stick with Sony if your purchasing  
digital 8 camera or player.

Good Luck.

> These suggestions will work just fine but I'd like to add my 2 cents
> here. I suggest using a digital 8 camera like the TRV-430 or sony's
> GV-D200 or something in that series. The reason I picked this
> hardware is because they have a built in TBC (time base corrector).
> This helps the transfer from dropping frames which will result in out
> of sync audio. As long as you have a Hi 8 camera, you can use a
> transfer box like the pinnacle movie box DV or the like. If you use
> this, I'd suggest using an s-video cable from the camera to the
> transfer box to minimize loss. Composite will work but it lowers the
> quality and adds noise to the signal. VHS tapes on the other hand are
> composite and do not benefit using S-video.
>
> John
>