sony GV-D300 help at DVinfo.net

Jeremy Levin · May 9th, 2006, 02:45 PM

I just picked up one of these units, used. It came with a DVCam tape that I played and the sound and picture looked great. When I insert my miniDV tapes the audio is horrendous (jumpy/inaudible) and the picture is not that great as well. Is there a DVCam to miniDV setting on this unit that I can't see? In the manual it specifically says to play miniDV tapes only. Thanks for any advice!

Martin Mayer · May 9th, 2006, 02:56 PM

Are you sure the miniDV tape wasn't recorded in LP?

Does the miniDV tape causing problems playback on other decks/cameras OK?

Jeremy Levin · May 9th, 2006, 03:03 PM

Yes, it was recorded in LP - that shouldn't be a problem, should it? The tape(s) seem to work fine in playback on the Canon XL1. I've just gone back and checked some other tapes in SP mode and there is the same problem.

Martin Mayer · May 10th, 2006, 03:34 AM

Well, usually, LP tapes only playback reliably on the machine they were recorded on.

However, if you have the same problem with some other SP tapes, then maybe the GV-D300 has a problem after all.

Have you tried recording (and then playing back) a tape on the GV-D300 itself? Is that OK?

(BTW: The tape that came with the deck may have been labelled DVCAM, but it might have been recorded in DVCAM, miniDV/SP or even miniDV/LP mode - you wouldn't be able to tell, except by determining the whole tape's duration - 40, 60 or 90 minutes respectively.)

Jeremy Levin · May 11th, 2006, 09:24 AM

I think this is the problem. recorded tape on XL in LP mode - can't play on the sony deck. Idiodic as there are about 15 tapes. Other SP tapes seem to work fine now. I think it was one bad one. Thanks for the help!

May 9th, 2006, 02:45 PM	#1
Jeremy Levin New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9	sony GV-D300 help I just picked up one of these units, used. It came with a DVCam tape that I played and the sound and picture looked great. When I insert my miniDV tapes the audio is horrendous (jumpy/inaudible) and the picture is not that great as well. Is there a DVCam to miniDV setting on this unit that I can't see? In the manual it specifically says to play miniDV tapes only. Thanks for any advice!

May 9th, 2006, 02:56 PM	#2
Martin Mayer Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 416	Are you sure the miniDV tape wasn't recorded in LP? Does the miniDV tape causing problems playback on other decks/cameras OK? __________________ Martin at HeadSpin HD on Blu-ray

May 10th, 2006, 03:34 AM	#4
Martin Mayer Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 416	Well, usually, LP tapes only playback reliably on the machine they were recorded on. However, if you have the same problem with some other SP tapes, then maybe the GV-D300 has a problem after all. Have you tried recording (and then playing back) a tape on the GV-D300 itself? Is that OK? (BTW: The tape that came with the deck may have been labelled DVCAM, but it might have been recorded in DVCAM, miniDV/SP or even miniDV/LP mode - you wouldn't be able to tell, except by determining the whole tape's duration - 40, 60 or 90 minutes respectively.) __________________ Martin at HeadSpin HD on Blu-ray

May 9th, 2006, 03:03 PM	#3
Jeremy Levin New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9	Yes, it was recorded in LP - that shouldn't be a problem, should it? The tape(s) seem to work fine in playback on the Canon XL1. I've just gone back and checked some other tapes in SP mode and there is the same problem.

May 11th, 2006, 09:24 AM	#5
Jeremy Levin New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9	I think this is the problem. recorded tape on XL in LP mode - can't play on the sony deck. Idiodic as there are about 15 tapes. Other SP tapes seem to work fine now. I think it was one bad one. Thanks for the help!