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10-11-2023, 09:49 PM
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Hello everyone!

I have been scouring this forum for an answer to my problem with no avail, so here is my first post!

I have a Sony DCR-TRV460 camcorder that I have been filming Digital8 recordings with (on Hi8 tapes). It records fine, as I have been able to sometimes playback my new footage, or even old footage recorded many years ago.

However, more often than not, I am met with a playback issue in which upon pressing the play button (while on Digital8 playback mode), I am able to hear the winders running until they wind down and the playback mode is automatically switched to Hi8 playback mode.

Some things to note:
  • The playback mode is set to 'AUTO' as opposed to 'Hi8/8'
  • The Recording Mode is set to 'SP' as opposed to 'LP'
  • Very few times the playback will work fine, more often it is choppy, and most often it doesn't work...

Attached below is a video of the playback issue I am having.

Is there any known solution to work around this behavior? Is it an issue with the video head? I would like to have playback functionality in order to digitize my footage.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, please and thank you!

Sincerely,
A


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10-12-2023, 03:17 AM
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Possible dirty switch inside the cassette compartment, The one that detects the hole in the cassette shell.

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