Recording to a VCR or Digital Video Device

You can copy your recordings by connecting the camcorder to a VCR or a digital video device (DVD recorder, another digital camcorder, etc.). If you connect a digital video device, you can copy recordings with virtually no generation loss in image and sound quality.

Connecting the Devices Connecting a VCR

See Playing Back on a TV Screen ( 40).

Connecting a DVD Recorder or other Digital Video Device with a DV Terminal

Refer also to the instruction manual of the digital video device.

Digital video device

(e.g. camcorder)

INPUT

Signal flow

Commercially available DV cable

DV (IEEE1394) terminal

Recording

Available only in the mode.

1.Load a recorded cassette.

If you are connecting through the AV terminal, check the setting ( 40).

2.Connected device: Load a blank cassette or disc and set the device to record pause mode.

3.Locate the scene you wish to copy and pause playback shortly before the scene.

4.Play back the tape.

5.Connected device: Begin recording when the scene you wish to copy appears. Stop recording when copying is complete.

6.Stop playback.

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