Posted by davesvideo@aol.com on 12/08/05 18:02

Dr Hfuhruhurr wrote:

> Well I didn't know that. Things have certainly moved on since I last
> looked at Dig 8 machines. Maybe there's hope for all my Hi-8 footage
> yet.

At one time Sony was very good about backwards compatibility. When they
came out with Hi-8, those machines could also read regular 8mm. Their
early D8 models (most, or maybe all) also could convert 8mm or hi-8.
The reason I went D8 instead of miniDV was a huge number or previously
recorded hi-8s. But, with the demand for cheaper camcorders, only the
more expensive recent Sony models have the capability.

Dave

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