I'm trying to digitize some Digital8 tapes for a friend. I had to buy a camcorder to do this since I didn't own a camcorder capable of playing Digital8 tapes. It is a Sony DCR-TRV460.
I don't know what kind of camcorder was originally used with these tapes. However, the playback shows some weird artifacts on the right-hand side of the screen the entire time (attached image). They constantly move and change color. They very rarely creep more into the frame than what the picture shows.
Sometimes on the tapes there are "photos", and when it displays a photo, there are no artifacts like this.
Has anyone experienced this? Is this likely a camcorder issue or a tape issue? Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks!
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