cheapo camera for rewind/playback?

[OregonDank]

does anyone just buy a cheapo minidv camera ($300.00 or so) to use for rewinding and playback of tapes? i figure this would be a good cheap way to save the dvx's motor and could use in the field (snowboarding/skateboarding locations) as well as save the motor in transfer.... any thoughts?

 

[TC]

This has been covered MANY MANY MANY times. Try using the search function.

PS: A ton of people do it.

 

[OregonDank]

tried searching...got any good keywords?

 

[DBoz699]

Well pretty much any Mini DV Camcorder that can capture to the computer shuld be sufficient...

 

[Filmjunkie677]

Isnt this common sense? (well, among dvx owners)

 

[mikkowilson]

NO!

a cheapo camera won't work. You have to use your DVX. once you put a tape in the DVX, it writes a special "click track" that locks the tape to the DVX.

It will however work in any HVX as they also have the clicktrack marker.

- Mikko

 

[thartley]

Mikko, you are my favorite smartass.

 

[Blaine]

NO!

a cheapo camera won't work. You have to use your DVX. once you put a tape in the DVX, it writes a special "click track" that locks the tape to the DVX.

It will however work in any HVX as they also have the clicktrack marker.

- Mikko

Evil, Mikko

pure evil.

 

[Filmjunkie677]

Mikko, this isnt a "clunk" thread... oh, i gotcha!

 

[mikkowilson]

It's better to be a smartass than a dumbass


...spoil sports.


- Mikko

 

[thartley]

It's better a smartass than a dumbass

Invariably, you will be called one for being the other.

 

[OregonDank]

yea....dumbass
j/k - i guess i'm the dumbass heheh sorry bout that....got me a cheapo tho

 

[Blaine]

Hang in there. It get's better.

btw, now you have to let us know what you got so we can put our .02 in on that.

 

[OregonDank]

heheh everyone's like: "this tool only has five posts - what a loser"

heheh i get it

 

[thartley]

Welcome to the board, OregonDank!

 

[OregonDank]

thanks all...and don't think the sarcasm isn't appreciated either - makes me feel right at home

 

[OregonDank]

using my new cheapo playback camera to watch some footage i got of New Orleans Lower 9th ward last week - incredible the ammount of damage....