Analogue to didital Pass Through

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I am looking at a camcorder that has the mini jack (not RCA) A/V combined
in/out ( is this r/l audio and composite video all in one?) ,s-vid in/out,
and a DV (firewire) port, will this do the job
Your camera should come with a cable that has rca composite vid/lr audio on
the other end that connects to this in/out port on your camera. You should
also have a seperate s-vid (usually id-2) out (no audio) and the DV FW
port.......this should all be sufficient.

 

Hi All

What ports or other features does a camcorder need to provide "analogue to
digital
pass-through" which I gather means to connect a VCR (or other analogue
source) to the camcorder and upload the VCR movie stream directly to my
pc..(and not dub it to mini DV tape) ?

I am looking at a camcorder that has the mini jack (not RCA) A/V combined
in/out ( is this r/l audio and composite video all in one?) ,s-vid in/out,
and a DV (firewire) port, will this do the job?

Thanks

Sam

 

Ports vary from camera to camera - there's no standard.

A Sony TRV-320 D8 camcorder has a proprietary socket that accepts a cable
(included with camera) with three RCA plugs on the other end. Those plug in
to the AV outs on a VCR to allow signal pass-through.

I understand higher end cams may have S-video + RCA inputs and don't rely on
proprietary cables.

Look at the specs on whatever specific camera you're thinking of. If it has
"analog pass-through" you've got the capability. If the type of connection
is relevant to you, get more details.

Sony at least offers PDF copies of its camera manuals online. Google it.

C.

 

I believe you've had this question answered in another group. To clarify,
however, it's not only a question of ports and jacks, but whether the camera
itself supports pass-through. The 1/8" minijack for A/V input is quite
common. The standard output for full-quality video is a 1394/firewire port.
However, just because the camera has both doesn't mean it will necessarily
do pass-through. If pass-through was a feature of the camera, I'm quite
certain the manufacturer would tout it in the advertising.

There's no way to tell and the answer may vary from country to country for
the same camera.