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Posted By: Wheels Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 12:54pm
Hey guys n girls

I have an old video on a hi8 tape from years ago but no longer have a way to play it. Does anyone have an old hi8 tape convertor or a camera that uses hi8 that I may borrow for an evening?
Posted By: davew3 Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 1:20pm
You may be able to get one at the car boot,seen lots of them ,some nice cameras some really ancient,seen a number of video cameras at Ellesemere tat market yesterday,I threw all my gear away when I got a video camera with a hard drive,I decided that was the time to convert all my old film to cdrom.
Posted By: scoops Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 1:23pm
I've got a hi8 camcorder you can borrow Wheels smile
Posted By: scoops Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 1:42pm
I think that was vhs c summer. It was a mini vhs tape that you could put in a fullsize caddy to play in a standard vhs machine. Hi 8 is just a better quality version of 8mm tape. There might be a hi8 to vhs caddy but I've not seen one.
Posted By: scoops Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 1:51pm
Well he can borrow mine then summer, glad I could help though smile
Posted By: Wheels Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 2:12pm
Thanks for the replys! smile

Yes originally I would put the smaller tape into a bigger VHS tape.

I moved onto Digital 8 tape rather that hard drive as the quality was better.

I'm probably best bringing a tape with me check first smile

Who were when? smile
Posted By: scoops Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 2:14pm
PM sent
Posted By: Wheels Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 5:33pm
This is the tape, will if work? I thought it was Hi8 ?

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Posted By: scoops Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 5:50pm
It's the same sized type but it's a digital format so it will only work in digital camcorders. The digital camcorders can take Hi8 tapes but they can't be played back in a Hi8 machine. Sorry I couldn't help in the end frown
Posted By: Wheels Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 17th Aug 2010 6:19pm
Softly what tape does yours use?
Posted By: Wheels Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 19th Aug 2010 4:26pm
whistle
Posted By: Softy_Southerner Re: Wanted : Hi 8 video - 20th Aug 2010 12:02pm
Originally Posted by Wheels
Softly what tape does yours use?


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