Sony Camcorder Help

JMTD

Hi,

I've recently fished out a very old camcorder from years and years ago (probably very early 00's from what I remember). Of course due to the old age it took small cassette tapes to record. I have the camcorder and charger but no other leads. I'm looking for as much help as possible on the following things:

- Firstly, what AV cable to purchase to watch the recordings back on TV.

- Secondly if it's possible to somehow get the recordings onto a digital platform (USB, online or even something like a DVD disc, anything so that I could get them online or be able to share them with friends and family)

The camcorder is:

Sony CCD-TR427E (Other info: Sony Handycam, Video 8, Pal)

Here is a link that I found to an online manual if it helps:

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/res/manuals/3868/38683211M.pdf

I've attached a picture of the AV section of the camera. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

stearman65

I used one of these some time ago, it's time consuming & messy & your old camera has to work in play back mode.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/DIGITNOW-Grabber-Capture-Convert-Converter-BR119/dp/B07726J8B9/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1533654273&sr=8-5&keywords=convert video 8 to digital

JMTD

I believe it has a playback option (Section on the camera that connects to play and you can watch what's been recorded on the cassette through the lens?).

Any idea on the lead I'd need to connect to something like that? My Sony only had two AV ports for audio and video, every lead I seem to be coming across is a three jack lead (one video and two audio). Picture above to see the port on the camera.

This could be an option.

12harry

Leads from Az are cheap enough, I guess if the recorded tapes play, then putting them onto yr TV will make any faults more-obvious. (( but enjoyable "memories" nevertheless ))

If you have a PC then yet another lead-combo may allow digitising ( you may find digitisers for sale about £20, new, I guess ), again these will need the tape to be replayed in real-time . . . this was always the bugbear of Tape-based machines.
However, once digitised ( and I'm presuming this tape is Analogue, ie recording like a mini VHS, but  smaller physically ).... you can fiddle with the brightness, contrast, colour and add voice-over and music ( Loads available Royalty-free on Internet )..... but you need a decent PC to do this and modern Video-editors are 64-bit. These start about £50 . . .  avoid free ones, - but take up any 30-day "trial" to check it works on your Combo.

Perhaps you can say why you stopped making video recordings?

FWIW. I had one of those shoulder-mount VHS camcorders - and the poor pictures and lack of Editing plus short battery-life really made me put it away.... what a waste of money!  By contrast now, batteries last hours and memory cards transfer digital pics in very short time.

Good Luck.