Hi8 Camcorder, memories question?

Question

Okay, lets see if I can explain this the best way possible.

I broke my video camera, I think way beyond repair (a TV fell on top of it). I have one that plays Hi8 tapes. I don't care so much about the camera as I do about the tapes and the memories they hold.

I've looked into buying a new camera, but 200 dollars is a tad out of my price range, and the next one I get I want to be miniDV or some other digital camera.

My question is...I want to have my tapes put on DVD or even VHS, I don't care which one. The question is, where would I go about doing this, and do any of you have any idea as to how much it would cost?

Any help what so ever would be great....if you have had this problem and found away around it, I'd be happy for your response!

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Have you ever checked on ebay for a cheper camera?
You can all most find every thing on there!

or its called www.slidescanning.com

Now is the time to preserve your memories by converting your tapes to
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc.) lol

Don’t let your priceless family heirlooms deteriorate!. Preserve them now!!
Our video tape to DVD transfer service creates an exact copy of your videotape and stores it digitally on a DVD disc.

Your tape transfer to DVD will include chapter marks every 10 minutes. Just use your DVD remote to jump forward or back in 10 minute increments.
A few reasons why you should consider transferring your tapes to DVD include: Video tapes deteriorate over time and don’t last very long, but DVDs can preserve your video for generations if well cared for. DVDs are projected to last over 100 years!

DVDs offer many other advantages such as:

* No rewinding

* DVDs take up less space than video tapes

* DVDs are digital and copies created from our DVD are exactly the same as the original with no loss of quality!

* DVDs have taken over the video market and it's only a matter of time before VCR's have gone the way of the phonograph.

So you can think new camera or dvd

Answer 2

If you get a Digital 8 camcorder, you will be able to play your Hi 8 tapes in it. I had a friend who had the same situation a few years back. Digital 8 is electronically identical to DV ( it just uses a different tape size) so you'd be able to use a firewire connection to transfer your new tapes tapes to your computer. Not sure if that will work for the old ones but you would be able to use the video out connector on the camera to plug into a VHS machine and copy your tapes that way.

You'd probabbly spend as much getting your tapes transferred to DVD as if you bought a new Camcorder anyway.

Answer 3

First you can get a Sony 480 Digital 8 that also plays Hi8 for about $340

Any out lab can transfer it for you. Wal-Mart does it for like $22 per 2 hour tape and it takes 2 weeks.

Answer 4

I too, have a Hi8 camcorder that's no longer working.

You can buy an adapter (It looks like a VHS tape). You pop the Hi8 tape into it, and insert into your VCR.
If you buy a VHS/DVD recorder, this will work perfectly. You will be able to put them directly onto DVD, so you can enjoy them for years to come.

I hope this helped, good luck! :)

Answer 5

15 bucks at a wal-mart photo center gets you a DVD. Hope this helps!