The good news is if you choose option 1 to transfer the tapes yourself the Digital8 camcorder that you bought used may be worth more when you are done, so just sell it to the next person that needs to transfer some videotapes. Option #2 is affordable if you only have a few tapes to transfer, but if you have a bunch then think again, transfer services can get pricey very fast when it comes to multiple tapes. Pay a video transfer service to do it for you.Buy a used Digital8 camcorder and transfer the video yourself.So if you’re one of the people that want to transfer their old digital8 tapes – and possibly some Hi8 and Video 8 tapes to a digital format then there are only 2 ways to do this: Why Are Digital8 Camcorders So Expensive?Īfter looking at the prices when searching you may be wondering why are Digital8 camcorders so expensive?ĭo they shoot videos better than the new camcorder? Absolutely not, your cell phone shoots better video than a Digital 8 camcorder.ĭigital8 camcorders are no longer manufactured. There are 10 models of Sony Digital8 PAL Camcorders, some are capable of Hi8/8mm playback, some are not. Again if you are outside the US these are the camcorders for you, and if you can find one of these in the US they should also work for you. These European camcorder models end with an “E”, the list below is backward compatible and can still playback Video8 and Hi8 PAL tapes originally recorded at 24 frames per second. His website is in German but you can try and translate it to get some more great info on analog video8 VCRs. Special thanks to Frank Hirsinger from his website is about PAL Video8 VCRs – he informed me that all PAL Digital 8 camcorders can also play back NTSC / US. And some of these have analog playback capabilities.
These camcorders are a European version that records at 24 frames per second, which is referred to as PAL, but they can also play back NTSC format 29.97 frames per second. Sony Digital8 PAL Camcorders with Hi8/8mm analog playback These camcorders are fine for anyone who only wants to playback Digital8 tapes, and doesn’t have old Video8 or Hi8 tapes they want to playback. These camcorders can only playback tapes that were originally recorded in Digital8 format, they do not playback any tapes originally recorded in Hi8 or Video8 formats. Sony Digital 8 Camcorders that are *NOT* backward compatible with Hi8 or Video8 / 8mm analog playback Amazon does have some Digital8 Camcorders but it’s limited so best to search for Digital 8 Camcorders on Amazon. Also included are links to each camcorder on eBay.
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Here is the full list of all NTSC/US Sony Digital8 camcorders that can play 8mm (Video8) and Hi8 tapes, which are analog video formats that are backward compatible with these camcorders.īelow are links to each model’s user manuals. Sony Digital8 Camcorders That Play 8mm and Hi8 Tapes (NTSC/US)
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Not only I’ve compiled a complete list of all modes with Hi8 / Video playback, and I’ve also provided links to the user manual of each model as well as where to purchase them. You see, not all Digital8 camcorders understand or are capable of playing back tapes that were originally recorded in an analog format like Video8 or Hi8. There are also 7 models of Digital 8 camcorders that are not backward compatible with Hi8 or Video8 formats. There are 28 Sony Digital8 Camcorders with 8mm and Hi8 Playback capability, meaning they can play back tapes that were recorded in Video8 or Hi8 format, as well as recorded in Digital8.
Not all models of Sony Digital8 camcorders are capable of Hi8 and 8mm playback, so I compiled a list of models that had this capability, like ones that did not. When I purchased my first Digital8 camcorder I made sure it was a model that was capable of 8mm and Hi8 playback. Back when I started shooting video in the 1990s I initially shot on 8mm/Video 8 and Hi8, format, eventually moving onto Digital8.
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