Posted by Z Man on 12/07/05 12:32

<davesvideo@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Dr Hfuhruhurr wrote:
>
>> You won't be able to transfer the 8mm tapes via firewire. Firewire will
>> transmit the full digital signal to your PC but as standard 8mm isn't
>> digital.... there's nothing to transmit. And the camera certainly won't
>> be doing any analogue to digital conversion
>
> Er, no Doc, rhe question was about digital8 cameras. The newer cheapo
> models do not convert to digital, but many mofels do. I have a Sony
> models TRV103 and TRV360 and the cameras *certainly will do analog to
> digital conversion.* Works with both 8mm and hi-8 recorded tapes.
> Converts to digital as it plays and ouyputs the result via the firewire
> port. The 350 has an added advantade in that it works as a pass-thru,
> play an analog signal into S-video or RCA and out the firewire port
> comes digital data.

First of all, is it the 360 or the 350? This model has exactly the
capabilities am looking for, which are both the ability to capture analog
over a Firewire connection, and S-Video output.

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