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Chienworks wrote on 10/6/2002, 12:05 PM
Well, i would think you'd need to connect the video recorder to the IN socket on the digital camcorder. You also have to make sure that the digital camcorder has "passthrough" capability to convert analog AV into DV in real time. If it doesn't have this, then you may have to record the old video onto a DV tape first, then capture from the DV tape.
PAW wrote on 10/6/2002, 12:19 PM

The video/audio connection is "out" only I think. Is the LANC connection "in and out"

Chienworks wrote on 10/6/2002, 12:27 PM
The LanC connection is semi-bidirectional, but it doesn't carry a video signal. It's only used for having one deck/device control the functions of another.

You may want to look at a separate A/V <--> DV converter box. The Canopus ADVC-100 is a very nice unit with stereo audio and composite & S-video analog connectors and a firewire port. It can convert in both directions. It is a tad pricey at about $300, but well worth the investment if you're going to do more than a little converting.