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Old September 7th, 2005, 11:55 AM   #1
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hi8 playback question

i recorded a wedding with 2 cameras. one on a digital 8 camera and the other minidv. well im trying to play back the sony Hi8 MP tape in a regular Hi8 camcorder and its not working. is it because it was recorded on a digital 8 camcorder?
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Old September 7th, 2005, 12:00 PM   #2
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Digital 8 cameras are usually backwards compatible with Hi-8 analog cameras, but not the other way around. Sort of like "all poodles are dogs, but not all dogs are poodles" ;-)
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Old September 7th, 2005, 12:34 PM   #3
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thats what i figured. i just looked at the tape more closely and figured out it was a digital 8 tape.

thanks for the help!
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