NEW CAMERA but have a problem

[crittergitter]

i HAD a video camera that recorded to dvc tape.

the remote to it was not working so i took back to best buy. best buy had the camera for over a month and when i got it back it was not fixed.

the manager exchanged my old camera for a new sony hdd 30 gb memory and 40x optical zoom(it is nice).

i came out well ahead i cant complain.

the problem is i have several hunts recorded on dvc tapes and have no way to view them.

does anybody now how i can get these tapes transferred to some other storage device.

also i have a battery to my old camera and 3 or4 dvc tapes if anybody can use them.

i cant wait to use my new video camera. i am also looking at a nikon d40 soon with two lenses for $629.

any suggestion would be appreciated

[Darren]

Probably your easiest way to transfer the films is to borrow a camera from a friend and download the hunts to your hard-drive then just burn them to a dvd.

I have the Nikon d40 with the 18-55 lens and the 55-200 lens. I love it. It is honestly hard to take a bad pic with it. I especially love the aperture priority setting. You can do some neat things with that setting of the same subject.

$629 is a great price. I have about $700 in this same setup.

[Stins]

Kevin,

If you can get the tapes and a hard drive to me I will capture them to the hard drive for you.

[crittergitter]

stins can you down load it with out the camera.

will a lap top work for a hard drive or does it need to be something else

[crittergitter]

ttt

[Stins]

No a laptop wont work, because I cant hook it up to my Mac.

There are ways to capture to your machine without a camera, but it requires a deck that is usually more expensive than your camera.

[crittergitter]

as hard drive are you talking thumb drives or something different?

[gjennings]

Kevin,

Are the tapes mini-dv, or the older dv?? Either way I can get it done for you. How many tapes do you have?

[crittergitter]

i think i only either 4 or 5 and i believe they are the newer dv tapes

thanks just let me know when you can get to it.

or just call me 281-798-6293

[Chew]

kevin..if it's mini-dv you just stick the tapes in another camera and download to a computer's drive. you working today? gimme a call.

[gjennings]

Kevin, Just bring them by tommorrow afternoon. I have both cameras so I will capture the video and I can put it anywhere you want.. I get home after 6:00PM now so just stop by or call 281-839-8676.

[crittergitter]

you know i dont work// i mean weekends

[crittergitter]

Kevin, Just bring them by tommorrow afternoon. I have both cameras so I will capture the video and I can put it anywhere you want.. I get home after 6:00PM now so just stop by or call 281-839-8676.

i will not come in my police car this time so the neighbors dont think you are in trouble

[gjennings]

Yeah, come by tommorrow or any day next week after 6:00PM

[gjennings]

Kevin, When you come bring the crime scene unit...