About a year and a half ago, my son was about to make a concert tour of Europe and wanted to buy a new video camera to take along. He was passing through and we didn't have a lot of time, so we went to BB to pick something up. On display was a close-out open box Sony DCR-HC85. I was impressed by the large LC display and the Zeiss lense, although I'm old fashioned and didn't prefer the touch screen controls or the clumsy method by which you could work in manual focus mode and invoke a brief sting of auto focus (something my old TRV-103 has set up perfectly). I was also turned off by the bottom cassette load design, but, having perused the offerings, we decided this cam was the best value - so we bought it.
His tour was successful and he shot some 12 mini-DV cassettes and brought them home for DOD (that's dear old Dad) to edit.
To my dismay, I discovered that the only interface in the cam package was some d-shaped output jack into which you plug the supplied cord that outputs to composite video/analog audio. There is also an S-video connection on this same connection cord.
What a strange way to contemplate interfacing a DV cam. Either we were mini-scammed with the open box purchase, or Sony didn't quite get this right.
I need to start editing, so I am hooking this cam through my Dazzle thingy that will accept the analog source and convert it (back) into DV. What a convoluted way to transfer mini-dv footage.
Anyone else have this cam? Is that cord the supplied cord?
Just curious. I love Vegas, but wish it included the capability to capture from other than DV sources.
Pinnacle Studio 9 will have to suffice for capturing in this instance.
Caruso
His tour was successful and he shot some 12 mini-DV cassettes and brought them home for DOD (that's dear old Dad) to edit.
To my dismay, I discovered that the only interface in the cam package was some d-shaped output jack into which you plug the supplied cord that outputs to composite video/analog audio. There is also an S-video connection on this same connection cord.
What a strange way to contemplate interfacing a DV cam. Either we were mini-scammed with the open box purchase, or Sony didn't quite get this right.
I need to start editing, so I am hooking this cam through my Dazzle thingy that will accept the analog source and convert it (back) into DV. What a convoluted way to transfer mini-dv footage.
Anyone else have this cam? Is that cord the supplied cord?
Just curious. I love Vegas, but wish it included the capability to capture from other than DV sources.
Pinnacle Studio 9 will have to suffice for capturing in this instance.
Caruso