I have been using a Sony TR8E Hi8 for some years with excellent quality
results. However, it has developed a fault and I am looking to get a new
video camera. None of the shops that I have tried, (Including Sony &
Jessops) seem prepared to say that I will get as good results from a digital
camera. They all seem to be hesitant in confirming it.

Can I get some opinions from experienced users who have changed from Hi8 to
digital please. Can I expect to get as good or better results when viewed
on a TV or are they marginally worse?

Should I go for MiniDV, Digital8, or stick with HI8.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Geoff.

The quality of DV will be far better than your Hi* recordings.


"Anne & Geoff Smith" wrote in message
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I have been using a Sony TR8E Hi8 for some years with excellent quality
results. However, it has developed a fault and I am looking to get a new
video camera. None of the shops that I have tried, (Including Sony &
Jessops) seem prepared to say that I will get as good results from a
digital
camera. They all seem to be hesitant in confirming it.

Can I get some opinions from experienced users who have changed from Hi8
to
digital please. Can I expect to get as good or better results when
viewed
on a TV or are they marginally worse?

Should I go for MiniDV, Digital8, or stick with HI8.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Geoff.

"Anne & Geoff Smith" skrev i en
meddelelse ...
I have been using a Sony TR8E Hi8 for some years with excellent
quality
results. However, it has developed a fault and I am looking to get a
new
video camera. None of the shops that I have tried, (Including Sony &
Jessops) seem prepared to say that I will get as good results from a
digital
camera. They all seem to be hesitant in confirming it.

Can I get some opinions from experienced users who have changed from
Hi8 to
digital please. Can I expect to get as good or better results when
viewed
on a TV or are they marginally worse?

Should I go for MiniDV, Digital8, or stick with HI8.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Geoff.


I bougt a Canon MV3 (Alura)
and i was not impressed at the first time,
as i being using a Sony Video8 camera before that,

I think that a much more expensive or a semiproff
DVcamara could surprise me.
But not this one.
Of course i am happy because it is small,
i can keep it in my pocket :-))


Just my opinion...
Peter

Just a guess.
The shops may be reflecting that some of the recent cameras, whilst having the
benefits of DV in/out etc, have got smaller CCDs and more pixels which can
reduce the signal / noise ratio in darker scenes. As an example - My TRV22 has
a better low light performance than the more expensive TRV33 in the same series,
and this is reflected in Sony's specs.
Have never knowingly seen Hi8 so can't comment on comparison between Hi8 and
miniDV.
Try putting your query to www.simplydv.co.uk bulletin board.
--
M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm


Anne & Geoff Smith wrote in message
...
I have been using a Sony TR8E Hi8 for some years with excellent quality
results. However, it has developed a fault and I am looking to get a new
video camera. None of the shops that I have tried, (Including Sony &
Jessops) seem prepared to say that I will get as good results from a digital
camera. They all seem to be hesitant in confirming it.

If it was your first camera i would recommend Mini DV, they are smaller and
have great quality, mine is a Sony PC9E and i think it's great.
You must consider your tapes, you can't read them with a mini DV camera, of
course you can convert them to mini DV if you buy one with analog input.

pacman


"Anne & Geoff Smith" wrote in message
...
I have been using a Sony TR8E Hi8 for some years with excellent quality
results. However, it has developed a fault and I am looking to get a new
video camera. None of the shops that I have tried, (Including Sony &
Jessops) seem prepared to say that I will get as good results from a
digital
camera. They all seem to be hesitant in confirming it.

Can I get some opinions from experienced users who have changed from Hi8
to
digital please. Can I expect to get as good or better results when
viewed
on a TV or are they marginally worse?

Should I go for MiniDV, Digital8, or stick with HI8.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Geoff.

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:38:09 +0100, "Anne & Geoff Smith"
wrote:

I have been using a Sony TR8E Hi8 for some years with excellent quality
results. However, it has developed a fault and I am looking to get a new
video camera. None of the shops that I have tried, (Including Sony &
Jessops) seem prepared to say that I will get as good results from a digital
camera. They all seem to be hesitant in confirming it.

Can I get some opinions from experienced users who have changed from Hi8 to
digital please. Can I expect to get as good or better results when viewed
on a TV or are they marginally worse?

Should I go for MiniDV, Digital8, or stick with HI8.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Geoff.




Geoff,

I recently found myself in a very similar situation. I had used a top
of the range Panasonic Super VHS-C (NV-S90B) for around 8/9 years
until it recently developed a fault. I initially looked at a number of
options including the Canon 500/600i series and was disappointed with
the specs and reslts from these models. I then decided to go a little
upmarket and looked at the Sony dvr60/dvr80 and Panasonic 500 models.

I ended up buying the Sony DVR80e and am absolutely delighted with it.
Picture quality if anything is even better than my old Panasonic which
was itself excellent. There are 3 huge bonuses with the DVR80 over my
old deck:

3) I now have a decent stills option because of the 2 megapixel CCD
(this may or may not be of interest)

2) Editing is infinitely easier (assuming you have a decent PC)

1) The anamorphic widescreen option on this machine is wonderful (you
would never want to return to a conventional 4:3 format again).

As long as you are prepared to pay a reasonable amount of money, I'd
go for a good DV camcorder.

Good luck!

Harry