Dubbing videos to VCR or DVD/HDD recorders

You can dub videos recorded on your camcorder to a VCR or DVD/HDD recorder.

VCR or DVD/HDD

recorder

3 Start the playback on your camcorder, and record it on the recording device.

•Refer to the instruction manuals supplied with your recording device for details.

Camcorder

Signal flow

Audio/Video cable

1 Connect your camcorder to the recording device (VCR or DVD/HDD recorder) with the Audio/Video cable.

•Connect your camcorder to the input jacks of the recording device.

•If your recording device has an input selector, set it to the correct input mode.

4 When dubbing is finished, stop the recording device, and then your camcorder.

• Videos recorded on this camcorder can only be dubbed using the Audio/Video cable in SD (standard definition) image quality, regardless of the recording resolution.

•You cannot dub to a recorder with an HDMI cable.

•To copy a video recorded in HD (high definition) image quality in HD, use the built-in software of your camcorder, and copy the video to your computer. page 90

•Because dubbing is performed via analogue data transfer, the image quality may deteriorate.

•To hide the screen indicators (such as the counter, etc.) on the screen of the connected monitor device set TV Display: Off. page 103

•To record the date/time, display it on the screen. page 103

2 Insert the storage device (tape, disc, etc.) into the recording device.

Using with other devices 88