I have a Panasonic 3ccd NV-MX500 Camera. Can the sony VRDMC6 DV Direct convert the DV cassettes to DVD. I am in South Africa.
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I don't know for sure. I looked up your camera on YouTube and the mini-DV's cannot plug directly into the Sony recorder. If your camera has the three RCA jacks for output, it will probably work. I would definitely contact Sony. Sorry I couldn't be more help.
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Thomas, I am so sick of trying to get the Samsung to work, that is, making VHS tapes into DVD disks. You say the Panasonic is a good one, right? Mind sharing the model number? Also, what kind of DVD's does it take? Thanks, JJ
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Only if you want to play them on anything but the camera itself....but you can change tapes on that anytime. I pesonally prefer to transfer important videos to DVD. There are DVD recorders, especially good ones from Magnavox, that you can simply plug in video and audio inputs to very easily make great DVDs. I have literally scores of such discs for both my business and family videos.
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I have a sony video camera. If you use the 8mm tapes-same size as this cassette, you can use the tape head cleaner. It works if you have mildly dirty heads. But if the heads are worn, the tape wil not work and the heads must be repaired. I purchase the head cleaner as a cheaper alternative to repair. It seems to have worked for me. It saved me a lot of money.
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Hello,I hauled out the cassette adapter and read the box and instructions. This device is only meant to adapt a VHS-C tape to a regular VHS player. It will not work with a Betamax tape. The Sony video format is different from VHS. I am told that the only way to view a Betamax tape would be to buy an old Betamax player or take the tapes to a professional video editing firm and get them to transfer them to a different media such as a DVD or a VHS format tape. Hope this helps!!Scott
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not sure what you mean by a Mini DV video cassette...the "mini video cassette that I have been using with it is the one that is3/4" thic with dimensions of 2 1/4 by 3 1/2....thicker than the Hi 8 whhich DOES NOT work with it. Feel free to ask any other questions....works great with the thicker cassettes.
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I had a Sony DVD Recorder to VHS model RDR-VX535 which would record on Verbatim DVD-R 16X or DVD-R 8X speed. I managed to transfer only 5 home movie tapes to Verbatim DVD-R 16X or 8X speeds. Then the machine wouldn't work anymore. The Sony technician told me I needed to get more 8X discs, which was not true. 16X worked fine. The quality of the machines is not dependable. I sent it back to be restored to factory condition, got it back and it had the same problem with which I started. Fortunately, Costco gave me my money back. Memorex discs didn't work. S. M. Cox So maybe try Verbatim discs. Good luck.
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Do like I did when my 8mm died: Go to a pawn shop and negotiate a rock-bottom price for a used one, then first thing transfer everything worth keeping to DVD. If your old camcorder was stereo, be certain to by a stereo unit again (which is where I GOOFED)! TC
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Hi, I plug the video and sound feed from the receiver that comes with the camera to a Sony model #VRD-MC5 DVD recorder which burns the feed right to a DVD disc. From there I can go to my computer to edit the video. Sony stopped making these recorders but I found mine on eBay used. What is really nice about this Sony recorder is the small monitor screen it has so you can see what you are recording. Hope this helps and I'd be happy to try to answer any other questions. Regards, Paul
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I tried to record using a Sony DVD+R DL disc but it ran out of space after 2 hours. Sony says that this disc is not compatable with the DVDirect VRD-MC5 (although the manual indicates otherwise) and I should use a Verbatim disc, which I haven't tried yet.
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I'm sorry Sam, I think i misread your initial question. The cable i was referring to was for output not in. my bad. I don't think you can do what your wanting with this camcorder. However there are other options besides a third party to convert your old VHS tapes. Simply search for a vhs to dvd converter. There are many options to choose from. Again sorry for misreading your question.
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Hi Sandy. I bought this as a refurbished machine to attempt to convert my dad's old video camera recordings to DVD. I plugged the camcorder cable into the front input of the DVD recorder, and it worked perfectly. I made a set of DVDs for my mom and brother for Christmas that year. The only inputs on this DVD recorder are the S-video or the component (red, yellow, green), so as long as your VCR will plug into either of those, it should work as well as mine did. Good luck!
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The format the camera uses for video is different than that used on DVDs (ones playable in a DVD player), so conversion is necessary. GREAT Freeware (NOT trial, totaly free forever!) is DVDStyler. Allows creation of DVDs with custom menus from many different video file formats - search "DVDStyler" online.
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"a Sony video camera" is a bit vague to work with, but I would venture a guess that if it is a video camera, you would be better off to use DVD's. I use the CD-R's in an old SONY Mavica I bought back before there were thumb drives or cameras that recorded directly onto a card. The cameras that recorded onto cards at that time weren't too stable and I lost images, so I opted for the MAVICA, which is now pretty much of a 'boat anchor' as far as platforms go.
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Yes. I only use Sony MP 120, 8 mm video cassettes since they are the most compatable with a Sony camcorder.
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If you have the camera there is transfer boxes you can buy for about $30, I'm sure on amazon too. You just plug audio/video cables in and transfer anything to the computer, then burn it on DVD. I have one and it works great. If you don't have the camera there should be something that just plays the tapes, may be hard to find though. Mini DV camcorders are obsolete now, should be able to find one pretty cheap or on eBay to use for transferring tapes.
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I'm not sure about a JVC. I use them on a Canon ZR50 and Sharp VL-NZ100. The manual calls them "Digital VCR Mini DV video cassette."