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Title: Camcorder connections....confused!!
Post by: GE90 on December 13, 2011, 07:48:21 pm

Hi all

Getting just a bit frustrated trying to connect a camcorder to a DVD player/recorder (not computer drive - connected to tv), and would appreciate some guidance from someone more knowledgeble than me...!

Have a new Panasonic SD90 HD camcorder, and need to connect to my DVD recorder to record straight to disc by DV. Did this with my old Sony camcorder with a lead, worked great. New camera - no DV cable! Anyone know what I should get? i.e. mini USB to DV, mini HDMI to DV.....? Cannot seem to find either!

Cheers!

Title: Re: Camcorder connections....confused!!
Post by: PDT on December 13, 2011, 09:35:07 pm

This any help?
http://www.avforums.com/forums/camcorders-video-editing/1468396-panasonic-hdc-sd90-camcorder-hdmi-connection-issues.html

Typically most hd cameras have a mini hdmi output and you use a mini hdmi to hdmi cable, but as in the thread above, not all work well.

Title: Re: Camcorder connections....confused!!
Post by: GE90 on December 13, 2011, 09:38:58 pm

Thanks PDT, but although I have a fairly new DVD recorder, it does not have HDMI input, seems to need DV (mini firewire?)

Title: Re: Camcorder connections....confused!!
Post by: PDT on December 14, 2011, 01:24:11 am

So camera has:

Mini hdmi out
Dv out
Multi-av out

And dvd recorder has:

dv input only.


If this is the case then ideally a dv-dv cable or multi av-dv (which I dont think exists?)

Title: Re: Camcorder connections....confused!!
Post by: GE90 on December 14, 2011, 08:01:23 am

Ah, that camcorder does not have DV out - thats the problem.......

It has mini USB, mini HDMI and multi AV, but the DVD only seems to accept DV in! So can I convert any of these outputs to DV in? Otherwise, what would a new DVD recorder have, HDMI in?

Thanks very much.

Title: Re: Camcorder connections....confused!!
Post by: GE90 on December 17, 2011, 08:18:20 am

Right, after much research decided it was time to edit and produce on the PC! using the software bundled with the camcorder, and it seems to do what I need for the moment.

Thanks guys!