Playback question at DVinfo.net

Randy Sanchez · March 21st, 2008, 04:30 AM

i have just borrowed my friends FX1.. I am trying to playback a miniDV that im told was recorded in high def in germany. I can play some other miniDV tapes from the same person in Germany that are standard def so im wondering why the high def tape doesnt just work when i put it in the camera and hit play ???

I get the error message - No output image in "VCR HDV/DV" Change format

Does anyone know how to solve it ?

Colin Pearce · March 21st, 2008, 04:38 AM

Perhaps the tape was not recorded in the "HDV" format. Perhaps it was the Panasonic format. Do you know what make & model of camera it was recorded on?

Boyd Ostroff · March 21st, 2008, 01:24 PM

IIRC, you get that message when you've set the camera for DV playback and you put an HDV tape in it. There is a separate setting for VCR mode and camera mode, check the menu.

If that doesn't fix it, my next guess would be the tape is recorded in 50i and you're trying to play it on a 60i camera.

Randy Sanchez · March 22nd, 2008, 05:25 PM

Hey Boyd... You are right, i changed it over and its all good.. Thanks :)

March 21st, 2008, 04:30 AM	#1
Randy Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 109	Playback question i have just borrowed my friends FX1.. I am trying to playback a miniDV that im told was recorded in high def in germany. I can play some other miniDV tapes from the same person in Germany that are standard def so im wondering why the high def tape doesnt just work when i put it in the camera and hit play ??? I get the error message - No output image in "VCR HDV/DV" Change format Does anyone know how to solve it ?

March 21st, 2008, 04:38 AM	#2
Colin Pearce Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 99	Perhaps the tape was not recorded in the "HDV" format. Perhaps it was the Panasonic format. Do you know what make & model of camera it was recorded on?

March 21st, 2008, 01:24 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	IIRC, you get that message when you've set the camera for DV playback and you put an HDV tape in it. There is a separate setting for VCR mode and camera mode, check the menu. If that doesn't fix it, my next guess would be the tape is recorded in 50i and you're trying to play it on a 60i camera.

March 22nd, 2008, 05:25 PM	#4
Randy Sanchez Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 109	Hey Boyd... You are right, i changed it over and its all good.. Thanks :)