Good tip for the camera turning off as it would be the case on all VXs I've used with tapeless setups for years: Press zoom out a few times in between recording, that can circumvent the auto shut off. It occurs after 5 mins of no activity for anyone wondering. Is there even a feature to do this on a VX2/21? I don't recall there being one.
I don’t have this camera anymore but I do have a Sony pd170 and pd150 which are practically the exact same as vx’s. So I’ll have to look in those menus to see. But great idea with the zooming out method. I guess the only reason the camera would really turn of is if f your filming on a tripod for an extended period of time or filming fisheye for skateboarding.
@@brandoncameracollection Definitely going to be the same in terms of how they work, I reckon! Yeah I mentioned the zoom out on a vid I did about the MRC1 a while ago, when filming fisheye, something I drummed into my brain whilst filming out and about. Unfortunately there isn't quite an exact work around for someone with a tripod and possibly away from the camera beyond the 5 mins.
At 06:44 that squeal is "audio feedback", where sound from the speaker on the ClearClick video recorder is being picked up by the camcorder microphone and forming an "endless loop" (IE: feedback) of amplification. Maybe use headphones plugged into the AV recorder? That would break the feedback loop.
i ordered this clearclick recorder after watching this. i dont know if my recorder was defect but the audio quality after recording was pretty bad. now after i bought a more expensive recorder everything works perfect. i do not recommend the device, but maybe that was an isolated case for me
@jeancaceres7670 honestly if you want the best recorder possible that will work with mini dv and digital 8 check out the Sony MRC1. They are second hand and still kind of expensive but I would recommend that any day for going tapeless
I’m having issues with audio for my clear click 2.0. I’m trying to record video using AV cords with a Sony VX 2000 and zero sound is coming through. Video is perfect.
Glad you enjoy 😊 you are able to run it without a tape although I know some cameras the no tape icon will show up in the footage and some it won’t. So I’m not sure if the vx2000 will
Hey, does S-Video output provide a noticeably better quality than RCA (or is there a difference at all)? I've seen some comparisons between those two on retro consoles and it made a huge difference there.
I don’t know a lot about the digitnow models. I think they also make portable and usb recorders right? Any of these recorders practically work the same. Some might have a bit better video quality than others. But you can probably look at both models on Amazon and compare features.
hey man. I have a sony scl810 and just purchased one of these vx2000 too. I had just watched your other video on the other tapless video you did. my only issue is that i don’t know where to turn off the power save option on the sony scl810. can you help me out? also my new vx2000 is in japanese and could you help me figure out where it is on that one too 😅😅
Hey brother I’ve got the exact camera with the clearclick 3.0 could you make a video on how to turn off demo mode because my VX2000 in all in Japanese hahaha. Thanks :) Or if you could help out in anyway thanks!
@mt.hoodangler yeah these devices are great if you are just starting out but you can’t get a digital signal out of them with FireWire. You can usually find the mrc1 on eBay but there are usually around $250
I’m using this same set up on my vx2100, i’ve noticed both of our videos there those little black edges from the cameras footage. is that the camera or clear click causing that, and can you fix it? edit: the immersion powerplay has the same problem
Are you talking about black bars on the left and right of the screen? If so that is because these older cameras filmed in a 4:3 aspect ratio. So the footage was meant to work with more square TV’s and monitors. Now days we use a 16:9 aspect ratio which is more rectangular shape. So when you watch videos that are 4:3 on something that is meant for 16:9 your screen will just leave the space on the left and right empty. Now you can change 4:3 to 16:9 but I don’t recommend because it just stretches the footage to fill the screen and makes it look really weird.
@@brandoncameracollection i swear i had sent a reply but i guess it never went through. basically i was saying i mean the black edges within the 4:3 boundary. like on the right and bottom side there’s a really thin line of black pixels. pixels that should have video/colors instead of black. and also during the footage you can see the bottom edge shaking
I’m not exactly sure but that sounds like your tape heads could be getting dirty. Mini dv camcorder start to have like glitchy footage when they start to get dirty. So I would try cleaning the tape heads and see what that does first. And if that doesn’t work then I’m not sure.
@@brandoncameracollectioni’m filming with your exact set up other than vx2100 vs 2000. i’m using clear click digital recorder 3.0. the issue i’m describing is also an issue in the footage you used in this video. it’s nothing to due with filming on tape. the previous owner of my camera use an immersion rc powerplay and had the same problem. i think it’s just something that happens when you record using the av outputs/s video cable.
Do you guys know if I can record videos with the FS-4 or FS-100 on a camera that has a broken head drum? I have a vx2000 that can't record on tapes... I want to buy a fs-4 to see if it works
this might be too late of a reply, but to answer your question yes. I would personally recommend a Sony mrc 1 but the fire store fs series recorders still work.
I might be wrong but I think it was kind of like the first hdmi. But you don’t get audio out of it. It gives you a bit better video quality than the av cables do
Hey man! quick question! I Have two old sony vhs camcorders. I was thinking about buying a clearclick. The thing is... I saw a comment on another video that people use or could use an Atomos ninja. Well I have an atomos, this is also an extern recorder so in theory you could record your screen... But how would you connect the wires? is this possible?
From what I heard is you need a rca to hdmi cable for it to work www.amazon.com/dp/B09WRF8KXZ/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_621KWPSXN6ATB8GKS0VV?linkCode=ml2&tag=bimpy960ac-20
Yes that just means your camera has mono audio. The red and white plug in are your left and right audio sources and the yellow is your video. If a camera only has the yellow and white it’s mono. But in your editing software you can change that to play through both speaker’s instead of just one.
I don’t think so. I don’t think the video to digital 3.0 or 2.0 is compatible with pal. But I would check out the cloner alliance products because they are compatible
i have a vx2000 with a converter from digitnow and the yellow icon that indicates that i have no tape in is recorded whenever im recording, is there any way to get rid of it?
I have an immersion myself and Its very Broke, the batteries Go dead very quick, the Screen breaks fast and you Need to plug in the cable halfway in or you wont het any Audio. I get That it is a Cheaper Option but it is Not worth it imho ( sorry for bad english )
Many Sony cameras interesting But 780p is standard definition Have 42x optical with stabilization 1080p 30fps now Nikon coolpix p510 Yes not Sony color map But don’t see spending money now
Yeah you can use the av out ports but you would get much better video quality from just used the p2 cards and buying a p2 card reader for your computer
@@brandoncameracollectionhey Brandon would you lose a lot of quality ?, because the p2 chips are very expensive. I want to use the hvx202 I’m buying for skateboarding and I wanna add a clear click to it. Would still be fine ?
@tripled5463 yeah you will loose a lot of quality with the clearclick. But if you are using p2 cards you can actually just connect the camera to your computer with USB 2.0.
@@brandoncameracollection oh ok so can you just transfer the footage off the p2 cards onto the computer and you can keep using the cards without having to buy a new one ? Also sorry about these tech support question 😅
@tripled5463 no you’re good I was confused at first too haha. So p2 cards are pretty much like big sd cards. The biggest you can get are 64gb but those are expensive 🤑 so if you record at 1080 or 720p you will get the same amount of recording time as gigabytes. So if you have let’s say a 64gb card you will get 64 minutes of recording time on that card. But if you record at 480p you will get double the amount. Hopefully that makes sense
Or you get the CLEARCLICK HD 4K ULTIMATE EDITION which uses a HDMI conversion. It also has the option to convert via A/V connection as well. However it doesn't have a S-Video option. J.D. Watkins artistic director of PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS.
The elephant in the room here being that you are converting down to analog and then recapturing to digital - thus there will always be quality loss to some degree. A DTE recorder would solve a lot of issues here, making an exact digital copy through firewire and would be able to sync with the record button on your camera.
What is a DTE recorder? I appreciate the feedback I understand it’s has quality loss. I know there are a lot of different ways to convert your footage and if the DTE recorder isn’t super expensive I’ll definitely look into it. Does it work with any camera with FireWire? Or just Sony?
@@brandoncameracollection A DTE recorder is basically a Firewire recording device that mounts to your camera as you have done but takes the feed from the Firewire output instead of the analog outputs. They were popular during the transition from tape based cameras to solid state media. The Sony HVR-MRC1 is probably the best as it is very compact and could actually attach directly onto the back of some of the later Sony HDV cameras. But it had an accompanying Firewire bracket with which it could be used with any DV or HDV camera. Other popular models were the Datavideo DN-60 and the Focus Firestore FS-* models. However the popularity was short lived due to the fact that solid state media became the norm quite quickly. As a result they are still quite pricey on eBay and the like - prices are around £300 ($300) typically but you can sometimes find bargains. I recently got hold of a Sony HVR-MRC1 for £180. I also recently build my own DTE recorder using a Raspberry Pi. Just in the final stages or building the software, but that's a whole other story!
@@brandoncameracollection That's nice and all, but good luck finding one. Firewire is no longer really supported so only old devices like the FS-4 HD remain with hiked up prices.
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Good tip for the camera turning off as it would be the case on all VXs I've used with tapeless setups for years:
Press zoom out a few times in between recording, that can circumvent the auto shut off. It occurs after 5 mins of no activity for anyone wondering.
Is there even a feature to do this on a VX2/21? I don't recall there being one.
I don’t have this camera anymore but I do have a Sony pd170 and pd150 which are practically the exact same as vx’s. So I’ll have to look in those menus to see. But great idea with the zooming out method. I guess the only reason the camera would really turn of is if f your filming on a tripod for an extended period of time or filming fisheye for skateboarding.
@@brandoncameracollection Definitely going to be the same in terms of how they work, I reckon!
Yeah I mentioned the zoom out on a vid I did about the MRC1 a while ago, when filming fisheye, something I drummed into my brain whilst filming out and about. Unfortunately there isn't quite an exact work around for someone with a tripod and possibly away from the camera beyond the 5 mins.
Good tip. Thanks.
At 06:44 that squeal is "audio feedback", where sound from the speaker on the ClearClick video recorder is being picked up by the camcorder microphone and forming an "endless loop" (IE: feedback) of amplification.
Maybe use headphones plugged into the AV recorder? That would break the feedback loop.
Usually if you turn the audio off on the clearclick it stops
I need to see a side by side difference of using the S-Video cable vs the RCA cable
I'd suggest the immersion rc powerplay, you should make a video on it.
Yeah I need to I just don’t want to spend $250 on one
Also, do you have a video going over the best settings to use on the VX2000 + Clear Click 3.0? Ty!
No unfortunately I sold this camera a while back
i ordered this clearclick recorder after watching this. i dont know if my recorder was defect but the audio quality after recording was pretty bad. now after i bought a more expensive recorder everything works perfect. i do not recommend the device, but maybe that was an isolated case for me
They can be a bit finicky usually if you have an issue you can email clearclick and they will help you with any issues your are having
Which recorder did you buy. I am also looking for an external recorder and read that ClearClick isn´t a very good recorder.
@jeancaceres7670 honestly if you want the best recorder possible that will work with mini dv and digital 8 check out the Sony MRC1. They are second hand and still kind of expensive but I would recommend that any day for going tapeless
I’m having issues with audio for my clear click 2.0. I’m trying to record video using AV cords with a Sony VX 2000 and zero sound is coming through. Video is perfect.
You could try a different av cable. Try just an audio cable to minimize the amount of cable you have. amzn.to/4cLO8eE
Can I do this with out a tape in the camera for a vx2000? Thanks. Great videos been watching your content for a while now.
Glad you enjoy 😊 you are able to run it without a tape although I know some cameras the no tape icon will show up in the footage and some it won’t. So I’m not sure if the vx2000 will
I’m sure you don’t use this setup anymore but I found a better way to mount the clearclick if you wanna know
Yeah let me know and I’ll pin your comment
@@brandoncameracollection plus could get more of those adhesive mag rings and use even more for the mount
Nice and simple. Thanks
Hey, does S-Video output provide a noticeably better quality than RCA (or is there a difference at all)? I've seen some comparisons between those two on retro consoles and it made a huge difference there.
Yeah you can tell there is a difference it’s huge but you can definitely tell
Better colors and cleaner feed. Separate channels vs composite
You should bet better quality video by using the S-Video cable. Did you try this? This would work on a VX 1000 too?
Yes you can use this with a vx1000 as well. And yeah I have tried it with s-video it’s just kind of messy with the 2 cables
Dude what is the difference between clearclick one, clearclick 2 and digitnow?
Are the price differences warranted?
I don’t know a lot about the digitnow models. I think they also make portable and usb recorders right? Any of these recorders practically work the same. Some might have a bit better video quality than others. But you can probably look at both models on Amazon and compare features.
hey man. I have a sony scl810 and just purchased one of these vx2000 too. I had just watched your other video on the other tapless video you did. my only issue is that i don’t know where to turn off the power save option on the sony scl810. can you help me out? also my new vx2000 is in japanese and could you help me figure out where it is on that one too 😅😅
hey i have the sony handycam ccd tr417e and it only has audio and video out. would the clear click work for it?
Yes it will still work. The clearclick will work with any av or S-video signal
SAMSUNG VP-D361 PAL MINIDV CAMCORDER
does this camera work with this system?
Yes you can use it it with pal cameras
Does it have stabilizer??😮
The camera does have steady shot
Hey brother I’ve got the exact camera with the clearclick 3.0 could you make a video on how to turn off demo mode because my VX2000 in all in Japanese hahaha. Thanks :)
Or if you could help out in anyway thanks!
Ok in the menu scroll down to the tool box icon and it should be the 3rd one down. Or the last option in the toolbox menu. If that made any sense 😅
got it
Legendary!!
@@brandoncameracollection
Will this also work for a Sony minidv trv25?
Yes
How long does the 3.0 battery last?
If I remember right it’s was about 1.5 hours
Hey man sick video, thank you!! Is there anyway way to use this with the VX1000? I’m in a bind here between the HVR-Dr60 and this method. Send help!🥲
Have you looked into a Sony mrc1?
@@brandoncameracollection I have they are tough to find. The one I said is supposedly a solid one as well
@mt.hoodangler yeah these devices are great if you are just starting out but you can’t get a digital signal out of them with FireWire. You can usually find the mrc1 on eBay but there are usually around $250
@@brandoncameracollection quick question would this work as a monitor while I’m filming with an HVR? Just nice to see what I’m getting during a clip
@mt.hoodangler yeah definitely
I’m using this same set up on my vx2100, i’ve noticed both of our videos there those little black edges from the cameras footage. is that the camera or clear click causing that, and can you fix it? edit: the immersion powerplay has the same problem
Are you talking about black bars on the left and right of the screen? If so that is because these older cameras filmed in a 4:3 aspect ratio. So the footage was meant to work with more square TV’s and monitors. Now days we use a 16:9 aspect ratio which is more rectangular shape. So when you watch videos that are 4:3 on something that is meant for 16:9 your screen will just leave the space on the left and right empty. Now you can change 4:3 to 16:9 but I don’t recommend because it just stretches the footage to fill the screen and makes it look really weird.
@@brandoncameracollection i swear i had sent a reply but i guess it never went through. basically i was saying i mean the black edges within the 4:3 boundary. like on the right and bottom side there’s a really thin line of black pixels. pixels that should have video/colors instead of black. and also during the footage you can see the bottom edge shaking
I’m not exactly sure but that sounds like your tape heads could be getting dirty. Mini dv camcorder start to have like glitchy footage when they start to get dirty. So I would try cleaning the tape heads and see what that does first. And if that doesn’t work then I’m not sure.
@@brandoncameracollectioni’m filming with your exact set up other than vx2100 vs 2000. i’m using clear click digital recorder 3.0. the issue i’m describing is also an issue in the footage you used in this video. it’s nothing to due with filming on tape. the previous owner of my camera use an immersion rc powerplay and had the same problem. i think it’s just something that happens when you record using the av outputs/s video cable.
Does the HVR MRC1 work w/ the vx2000?
I believe it works with anything that has FireWire
What is the quality difference from the digital compared to the analog?
If you watch my review on the vx2000 you can see the digital version
@@brandoncameracollection okay, thank you
Do you guys know if I can record videos with the FS-4 or FS-100 on a camera that has a broken head drum? I have a vx2000 that can't record on tapes... I want to buy a fs-4 to see if it works
this might be too late of a reply, but to answer your question yes. I would personally recommend a Sony mrc 1 but the fire store fs series recorders still work.
Hi I just bought a vx, it records but the tape glitches does this video apply to me
Is the footage glitchy when you watch the video back?
@@brandoncameracollection yes
You most likely just have dirty tape heads. I recommend cleaning them and using a new unused tape after cleaning them.
What is S-Video for? Going to get this setup thx.
I might be wrong but I think it was kind of like the first hdmi. But you don’t get audio out of it. It gives you a bit better video quality than the av cables do
would this work with different camcorder models that don't have the RCA inputs?
Does it work with other Handycams like the DCR-TRV320?
Yes you can use this idea with any camcorder you want. Just as long as it as an av out or a s-video out
Hey man! quick question! I Have two old sony vhs camcorders. I was thinking about buying a clearclick. The thing is... I saw a comment on another video that people use or could use an Atomos ninja. Well I have an atomos, this is also an extern recorder so in theory you could record your screen... But how would you connect the wires? is this possible?
From what I heard is you need a rca to hdmi cable for it to work www.amazon.com/dp/B09WRF8KXZ/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_621KWPSXN6ATB8GKS0VV?linkCode=ml2&tag=bimpy960ac-20
If I have a camera that has no red input then will it still work? ( I have jvc svhsc btw)
Yes that just means your camera has mono audio. The red and white plug in are your left and right audio sources and the yellow is your video. If a camera only has the yellow and white it’s mono. But in your editing software you can change that to play through both speaker’s instead of just one.
Will this work on a sony vx2100e it records in pal
I don’t think so. I don’t think the video to digital 3.0 or 2.0 is compatible with pal. But I would check out the cloner alliance products because they are compatible
@@brandoncameracollection any recommendations with cloner alliance
can I do this via phone?
Yes I think so although I’m not sure how
i have a vx2000 with a converter from digitnow and the yellow icon that indicates that i have no tape in is recorded whenever im recording, is there any way to get rid of it?
If your tape deck work put a tape in it. Seems like some cameras that happens and others it doesn’t I’m not sure why
Does this converter work well other than that?
Yes I really like this converter for going tapeless
Would you mind adding chapters to this video?
how do you turn off the self power off i have the japanese version and cant read anything
I’ll have to look on my pd170 should be in the same spot
same and have you found the solution?
can you play back clips on the clearclick?
Yes and you can take screenshot on it as well
Thanks
Immersion rc next
I need to learn a little more about that one
I have an immersion myself and Its very Broke, the batteries Go dead very quick, the Screen breaks fast and you Need to plug in the cable halfway in or you wont het any Audio. I get That it is a Cheaper Option but it is Not worth it imho ( sorry for bad english )
My video playback is glitchy in one corner. Does this happen to you?
On some cameras yes. Your tape heads might be getting dirty
and how do i turn off the ¨auto shut of¨ thing?
You should be able to find it in the menu of your camera
hi, if i wanna buy a fisheye lense for my vx2000, what size should i get, the 58mm or the 52mm? i get like mixed info about the lense size.
Ah yes. So the vx1000 is a 52mm and the vx2000 and vx2100 is a 58mm so for your vx2000 you will definitely need a 58mm
Would this same setup work on a VX1000?? :)
Most definitely
I hv sony hd 1000p. Will this device work with my camcorder?
Yes any camera will work as long as it has an AV out signal or a S-video signal
Many Sony cameras interesting
But 780p is standard definition
Have 42x optical with stabilization 1080p 30fps now
Nikon coolpix p510
Yes not Sony color map
But don’t see spending money now
Is there anyway to use this with a hvx200?
Yeah you can use the av out ports but you would get much better video quality from just used the p2 cards and buying a p2 card reader for your computer
@@brandoncameracollectionhey Brandon would you lose a lot of quality ?, because the p2 chips are very expensive. I want to use the hvx202 I’m buying for skateboarding and I wanna add a clear click to it. Would still be fine ?
@tripled5463 yeah you will loose a lot of quality with the clearclick. But if you are using p2 cards you can actually just connect the camera to your computer with USB 2.0.
@@brandoncameracollection oh ok so can you just transfer the footage off the p2 cards onto the computer and you can keep using the cards without having to buy a new one ? Also sorry about these tech support question 😅
@tripled5463 no you’re good I was confused at first too haha. So p2 cards are pretty much like big sd cards. The biggest you can get are 64gb but those are expensive 🤑 so if you record at 1080 or 720p you will get the same amount of recording time as gigabytes. So if you have let’s say a 64gb card you will get 64 minutes of recording time on that card. But if you record at 480p you will get double the amount. Hopefully that makes sense
*composite
This is just turning a digital camera into analog
Or you get the CLEARCLICK HD 4K ULTIMATE EDITION which uses a HDMI conversion. It also has the option to convert via A/V connection as well. However it doesn't have a S-Video option. J.D. Watkins artistic director of PHOENIX PRODUCTIONS.
I think you can find av to hdmi converter cables as well but I’m not sure if that would work or not
@@brandoncameracollectionGood call. That's the thing with different formats and different conversions; you have to find adaptable connections.
The elephant in the room here being that you are converting down to analog and then recapturing to digital - thus there will always be quality loss to some degree. A DTE recorder would solve a lot of issues here, making an exact digital copy through firewire and would be able to sync with the record button on your camera.
What is a DTE recorder? I appreciate the feedback I understand it’s has quality loss. I know there are a lot of different ways to convert your footage and if the DTE recorder isn’t super expensive I’ll definitely look into it. Does it work with any camera with FireWire? Or just Sony?
@@brandoncameracollection A DTE recorder is basically a Firewire recording device that mounts to your camera as you have done but takes the feed from the Firewire output instead of the analog outputs. They were popular during the transition from tape based cameras to solid state media. The Sony HVR-MRC1 is probably the best as it is very compact and could actually attach directly onto the back of some of the later Sony HDV cameras. But it had an accompanying Firewire bracket with which it could be used with any DV or HDV camera. Other popular models were the Datavideo DN-60 and the Focus Firestore FS-* models. However the popularity was short lived due to the fact that solid state media became the norm quite quickly. As a result they are still quite pricey on eBay and the like - prices are around £300 ($300) typically but you can sometimes find bargains. I recently got hold of a Sony HVR-MRC1 for £180. I also recently build my own DTE recorder using a Raspberry Pi. Just in the final stages or building the software, but that's a whole other story!
@@brandoncameracollection That's nice and all, but good luck finding one. Firewire is no longer really supported so only old devices like the FS-4 HD remain with hiked up prices.
Can I please ask what is the fps?24fps or 30 fps if connect to av cable or s-video cable?
This recorder captures at 60fps
@@brandoncameracollection How is that possible? I got one and is stuck at 25fps. Even worse, i can't deinterlace.