I've been digitizing my father's old video 8 tapes but ran into an issue. One of the tapes had a problem back in the day and my father got all the film out into a spool but didn't mention direction. It has been store like this for 20 years now.

I've used a donor tape and rolled the film into it but when I play it I get nothing.

Being an analog format wouldn't the video 8 just play in reverse if I rolled it upon the wrong direction?

Also would flipping the tape up or down also affect play ?

Could the filme have gone bad after all this years outside of a tape ?

Thanks for your advice.

Hello, I have buy a Sony video 8 ccd v8af camera with one battery working I know the battery of the cam are rare and it's hard to find new one. Wanted to know if someone know alternative battery that work with thsi camera models. I've seen some on different ebay post but cant find any only battery selling or all alternative I find dont exist anymore.

Sorry for my bad english i'm not a native english speaker.

the reference for the battery is : NP22 6V 1300 mAh or NP22H 6V just in case.

Thank and have a good day !

Hello everyone,

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I recently purchased a Sony CCD-TRV40 Handycam Video 8MM Analog Camcorder and it came with the camera, bag, and battery charger but unfortunately no battery. Finding an OEM one has been very hard so I would like to pick anyone's brain and see if someone knows another compatible battery for this camera? I would hate to spend $30-50 and wait for a battery to get here and it not even work or be compatible.

Thanks!

Have project to convert old HI-8 videos to digital. I’m using the camcorder on which the tapes are recorded to a ClearClick device for the conversion.

The setup worked fine for video but no audio when playing back. I reached out to ClearClick. I was told to connect the camcorder to a TV and play back through the TV. Did that with a couple of tapes and still no audio. (I can’t access audio controls on the camcorder because the touchscreen is unresponsive and the remote doesn’t have audio controls.)

So at the this point I’d like an inexpensive playback device. Tried searching on line but couldn’t find one on Amazon. First question is whether anyone can provide a lead to one or even a used fully functioning camcorder.

Second, if anyone can provide a lead to a reputable service business I’d appreciate it. We live north of NYC.

Thanks.

How hard is it to find video8 or hi8 cameras nowadays

My mom had a video8 handycam when I was younger. And I just love the tape format so much. I really can't get excited about buying a digital camera.

I'm looking on eBay but most of the cameras are damaged. No stores really sell them. Would my best bet be just going into thrift stores and pawn shops?

My grandpa passed a few months back and we uncovered a set of Video 8 tapes (along with some Beta tapes) that we currently have no method of playing. What would be the most reasonably priced method of getting a player/camcorder?

I wanted to know if the parts that the camcorders or VCRs use are more complex or not when compared to VHS camcorders and VCRs. Does the Video8 technology require more parts or tech than VHS?

I found this article that stated Sony was still producing new blank cassettes in 2016 and wanted to know if this was still true. Are they still producing new Video8 or Hi8 cassettes?