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- From: mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John)
- Subject: Re: Some Really Stupid S-VHS questions ...
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.183623.28944@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>
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- References: <1992Dec29.104621.14221@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 18:36:23 GMT
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- In <1992Dec29.104621.14221@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> earle@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov (Greg Earle - Gainfully Unemployed) writes:
-
- >Here's the stupid questions:
-
- >(1) I keep forgetting this, but what is the resolution of S-VHS vs. normal VHS?
- > Isn't it something like 425 lines vs. 330?
-
- VHS- about 220 lines, Super VHS- about 400 lines
- (by the way, SuperBeta- about 280-300 lines, ED-Beta- 500 lines,
- Video8- 250 lines, Hi8- about 400-425 lines)
-
- >(2) Now that I know how to record in S-VHS mode (-:, do I need a special kind
- > of tape to do so?
-
- Yes, you need blank tape that has the Super VHS logo on it. The
- formulation is different, so that it record the bandwidth, if you
- will, that S-VHS uses. Any video store will have S-VHS tape. Don't
- bother with trying to make standard VHS tape in S-VHS by melting
- recognition holes, the tape generally is not good enough for S-VHS
- recording.
-
- >(3) The Panasonic has what looks to be a pretty decent set of VCR functions
- > built-in; there's a slider on top that can be pushed in the "For VCR
- > Play/Rec" arrow direction, revealing a set of small buttons for
- > Rec Dub Rew Play FF Pause Stop
- > There's also "Search" and "Search Still" labels underneath the buttons.
-
- > Given that is has this VCR-esque setup, and it has S-Video input & output,
- > is there any point in getting an S-VHS VCR to play back the S-VHS tapes I
- > can now make, now that I've figured out how to make them? (-:
-
- Not neccessarily, you can play your S-VHS tapes through the
- camcorder to your home setup. Remember your camcorder is a mini
- VCR, and whatever you can do with a VCR deck, you can do with your
- camcorder. By the way, people with 8mm camcorders do it this way,
- they do not have to get an 8mm VCR.
-
- I have a regular 8mm VCR, and a Hi8 camcorder. Whenever I need to
- edit or whatever, I just plug in my Hi8 to my system and treat it
- like another VCR.
-
-
- >(4) One puzzling thing related to VCR playback; this has a built-in mic with
- > 2 leads attached inside (I dunno if this is a stereo mic or not; suspect
- > that it isn't), and it also has a very tiny "Remote" jack (even smaller
- > than the "Phone" jack) that I know you can hook up an external microphone
- > into. What I am puzzled by is the fact that you can have S-VHS and play
- > it back through S-Video out, but there doesn't seem to be any easy way
- > of getting the *audio* output out. There's a (small) "Phone" jack, but
- > it appears to be Mono (alas). For some reason, I would have expected that
- > an S-VHS camcorder would record (and playback) Stereo audio. Am I dumb to
- > have assumed that, given that it's a mid-1988 vintage camera?
-
-
- That seems really odd for a camcorder NOT to have RCA jacks for
- audio. However it might need a special A/V cable (like some JVC
- camcorders) that have a DIN-type plug that ends in standard RCA
- plugs. Check your camcorder to see if it records in stereo. If not,
- then it is a mono camcorder, and it is possible to get a cable to
- connect from the phone plug to am RCA plug.
-
- Check your camcorder for a DIN-type jack, it might be labelled
- "A/V".
-
-
- >(5) Finally, anyone have an address for Panasonic so I might be able to get a
- > manual for this beast? There's a button the back with "On"/"Off" settings
- > labelled "Edit"; I have no idea what enabling "Edit" affects. I'm also not
- > real sure what the "Rec Review" and "Index" buttons grouped with the normal
- > functions do, either ...
-
- No, I do not have an address handy, but go to any video store's
- service departments, and they should have an address.
-
- The EDIT switch is used when making copies, it turns off the video
- equalization, so your copy trns out a bit better. If your VCR has
- an EDIT switch, turn it on (not o ff) also. You don't need to equalize the
- video twice, and it actually degrades the picture a bit.
-
- Again, turn the EDIT switch ON when making copies, OFF whend
- viewing tapes.
-
- Index lets you mark points on your tape, like bookmarks, so that
- you can easily find spots on your tape. Like music search on music
- cassettes.
-
- Rec Review is used when recording. When the camcorder is in record
- pause, you can hit Rec Review to look at the last few seconds of
- what you recorded, so that you will start recording where you left
- off before, and not have any glitches or blank spots.
-
- I hope this has helped.
-
- (Since I noticed you live in LA, go to the service department of a
- local Good Guys, and you can get an address so that you can order
- your manual)
-
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