Copying mini-DV tapes to DVD is easy with a DVD recorder.
Camcorders that record in the DV format using mini-DV tapes offer the advantage of digital quality videos. The disadvantage comes when you want to share these videos with others. Few people have mini-DV tape players. The solution is to transfer your video recordings to the DVD format so they can be shared with anyone who has a DVD player. DVD recorders are often equipped with an i.LINK digital video input that works directly with your mini-DV camcorder to preserve the original digital quality.
Instructions
Analog Method
1. Insert the tape you wish to copy in your mini-DV camcorder and place the camcorder in the VCR (tape playback) mode.
2. Insert a recordable DVD into the DVD recorder. You will need to wait a few moments before you can begin recording while the DVD recorder formats the new recordable disc.
3. Plug an S-video cable into the S-video output of your camcorder and into the S-video input of your DVD recorder.
4. Plug a stereo RCA audio cable into the RCA audio outputs of your camcorder and audio inputs of the DVD recorder. Take care to match the red and white colored connectors of the cable to the same colored audio jacks on both units.
5. Select the appropriate input on the DVD recorder. Rear DVD recorder inputs are frequently designated "Line 1." Front panel inputs are often "Line 2" and labeled accordingly.
6. Press the "Play" button on your camcorder as you press the record button on your DVD recorder.
With i.LINK
7. Insert the tape you wish to copy in your mini-DV camcorder and place the camcorder in the VCR (tape playback) mode.
8. Insert a recordable DVD into the DVD recorder. You will need to wait a few moments before you can begin recording while the DVD recorder formats the new recordable disc.
9. Insert the i.LINK cable into the i.LINK port of your mini-DV camcorder and the i.LINK input of your DVD recorder.
10. Select the i.LINK input on the DVD recorder.
11. Press the "Play" button on your camcorder as you press the record button on your DVD recorder.
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