Found a Handycam TR86 from 1997 at the thrift store for $13 with an unused tape inside. The plan is to use this camera to record the happenings at a Halo LAN scene I am apart of in Northern California. Thanks for the tips, I might have also found a new niche of collecting.
WOW!!! Glad I checked out more of your channel and found THIS set up compared to your previous one from last year!!! Gonna show this to a loved one who owns a Sony Hi8 😁
6:56 I ordered that piece from DevBuild , and i have the exact same phone mount, but mine doesn’t fit into the devbuild piece. How did you get it to fit
The conversion works best on Windows Movie Maker believe it or not because any HD conversion will record the 480p scanlines in 1080p and that's not pretty. You don't want those horizontal lines going through the picture all the time and it makes a curved object like a plane or people look like a series of Zs instead of a curved line . WMM gives a slightly fuzzy look to 480p while at the same time keeps the lines of any building, plane or even people clean.
Also, the computer can control a Handycam through Windows Movie Maker and you can record, save and edit without ever touching the camera once you plug it in through a firewire.
I have a Sony TRV37. I ordered those Sony NP batteries and the Devbuild mount for underneath the camera. I have the exact phone holder you’re using ( i have the same setup with the clearclick from your old video ). Is there anything else i will need? Does the devbuild part need something else to hold onto the phone holder?
@@lamelalo6444 nobody is forcing you to buy it. It’s the only mount on the market, he assembles them by and designed them by himself. I think it’s fair but you can make your own mount.
I just want to thank you real quick for doing this and sharing it. I did the build and it works great. I get alot of compliments when I upload to instagram. I was curious though, is there anyway to get that timestamp on the bottom right? Like the one that has date and time
Hey is there anyway this will work whit cd camrecorders ? , I have a Sony handy cam dcr-dvd101 and it’s telling my disc error n stuff so I js wanna use something like this to eliminate the problem and film stuff and on top of that it won’t lose the stuff I recorded
I don't want to buy any device until they finally make a device that connect the 4 pin firewire to the video capture that will keep the footage quality 100%. Anything out there yet or maybe it will never hgappen.
I have my old TRV900 that i'm running the clear click on it. I think you definitely lose some quality with the clear click but I don't really mind it as it gives me a more rugged "90s" look to it in my opinion.
What do you think is the best value second hand vhs/hi8 camera to get? Also what's the best place to buy them. I've seen quite I couple on ebay but it would suck to buy it and find out it doesn't work after the purchase
Also are the microphones on these vintage cameras bad? And if so what is the best add on microphone to use? I'm mostly looking to record car meets so there would be a decent amount of loud noises from backfire and engine revs
@@SilverSwagboss The microphone is not the best. You can ordered a TESTED one off eBay but they are pretty expensive. You can check Facebook market place, local thrift stores, Flea markets to try and snag one at a cheap price. You may want to record audio separately unless you want that dirty vintage sound with the footage.
@@TylerCaseyProd thanks, and sorry dumb question but do I need to connect an audio cable from my camera to the power play or does if record it automatically?
I got the same sony hi8 camcorder and recently bought the powerplay. Everything works fine except I can't record with any audio and I don't know why...Does anybody have a solition?
@@TylerCaseyProd the clearclick 3.0 has an internal battery and its a full screen, the quality from it is amazing ive bought this and compared and the new clearclick is alot better
Hi, I got a TRV510e today and I cant use the battery's I've got, they're not infoLithium battery and the Camcorder won't work with them, I wonder how your camcorder did accept the other batterys like the one with the USB port because this isn't a infoLithium one either or am I wrong?
@@TylerCaseyProd that's weird, I've read a lot of forum posts where people have the same problem. I bought 2 infoLithium batterys now, hope they work. I'll get a TRV130e in the next days too, I can check if this one accepts the other batterys too
Dude you legit killed it on this video, one of the most clear and understandable tapeless camcorder vids out there. I’ve got one question though, I am currently putting together my own build, it’s a Sony CCD-TRV43. I managed to find a powerplay, and I was planning on getting a devbuild cable as well. but I’ve realized that my camcorder has a separate audio and video port, do I need get a either different cable or adaptor? I guess I’m just a bit confused on connecting everything for some reason lol. Once again great video! Wouldn’t have got this far without it dude
Here are a few things to try... Try taking the tape out Try shooting with the tape in and just record to the tape at the same time (rewind when it gets full) Check the settings for the auto shut off feature.
Hey nice vid! I heard that tapeless builds dont capture the Hi8 look that I want, making the footage look cleaner. In that case, should I just transfer tape with a USB A/V Grabber?
I will say there is a quality discrepancy between the tapeless build vs original tape use build. Its noticeable when comparing between both using a VX1000 and for me personally while tapes are expensive and less convenient I appreciate the novelty of them but I do have an old canon GL2 that I might convert to tapeless cause the playback feature is broken.
Watch the latest tapeless build video- ruclips.net/video/Tg72MZr3Ols/видео.htmlsi=FYhOXVvx5qUM38Ex
Found a Handycam TR86 from 1997 at the thrift store for $13 with an unused tape inside. The plan is to use this camera to record the happenings at a Halo LAN scene I am apart of in Northern California. Thanks for the tips, I might have also found a new niche of collecting.
@@iDuLicious hell yeah 📹 watch my latest video if you have a chance I went more in depth on more methods
WOW!!! Glad I checked out more of your channel and found THIS set up compared to your previous one from last year!!! Gonna show this to a loved one who owns a Sony Hi8 😁
7:22 Black Tack - it's high strength adhesive putty and not permanent.
@@pkendall99 this ?
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Gonna get this as soon as its back in stock 💪🏻
@@lechewga back in stock 🚨
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Sounds nice bro!
Legend mate!
Thank you for both of your videos on this subject. Keep up the good work. Regards
Does yours capture audio to? Have a similar Sony cam with a immersion rc and a dev build cable but im not getting any audio
Thank you for your help I love filming with my hi 8 cam it’s just the tapes that suck to get 🙏
6:56 I ordered that piece from DevBuild , and i have the exact same phone mount, but mine doesn’t fit into the devbuild piece. How did you get it to fit
The conversion works best on Windows Movie Maker believe it or not because any HD conversion will record the 480p scanlines in 1080p and that's not pretty. You don't want those horizontal lines going through the picture all the time and it makes a curved object like a plane or people look like a series of Zs instead of a curved line . WMM gives a slightly fuzzy look to 480p while at the same time keeps the lines of any building, plane or even people clean.
Also, the computer can control a Handycam through Windows Movie Maker and you can record, save and edit without ever touching the camera once you plug it in through a firewire.
I have a Sony TRV37. I ordered those Sony NP batteries and the Devbuild mount for underneath the camera. I have the exact phone holder you’re using ( i have the same setup with the clearclick from your old video ). Is there anything else i will need? Does the devbuild part need something else to hold onto the phone holder?
Where do you plug the cable into your camera from the power play, you said there are 2 wires if you could explain a bit clearer that would be amaze
@@XSXR12MAX av output on your camera
Yo $40 and $45 😭 for a 3d printed mount idk man
@@lamelalo6444 nobody is forcing you to buy it. It’s the only mount on the market, he assembles them by and designed them by himself. I think it’s fair but you can make your own mount.
I just want to thank you real quick for doing this and sharing it. I did the build and it works great. I get alot of compliments when I upload to instagram. I was curious though, is there anyway to get that timestamp on the bottom right? Like the one that has date and time
Goat, I’m about to buy this setup
The Power play is insane! I cant print you some parts if you want.
POWER PLAY BACK IN STOCK!
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imma build the 2nd build i cant find the battery though for the cam
@@KojiLvLUpSoulTribe which cam do you have?
Hey do you know of a way to change the aspect ratio thing without having premier pro because my footage is coming out looking weird
Hey is there anyway this will work whit cd camrecorders ? , I have a Sony handy cam dcr-dvd101 and it’s telling my disc error n stuff so I js wanna use something like this to eliminate the problem and film stuff and on top of that it won’t lose the stuff I recorded
I have Q, I know that some of the hi8 can record in 60fps. Is the frame rate based on the camera? Or is based on the “capture card” attachment
I did not know this but I believe the power play can record 60fps you can check here
www.progressiverc.com/products/immersionrc-powerplay-dvr
I don't want to buy any device until they finally make a device that connect the 4 pin firewire to the video capture that will keep the footage quality 100%. Anything out there yet or maybe it will never hgappen.
nah fr, feel like all these conversion software's got hella quality degradation.
if not this what would you say is the best way to digitize the tapes??
idk if theres one for 4 pin but there is one for 6 pin (firewire 400) called the Focus Enhancements FS-H200
I have my old TRV900 that i'm running the clear click on it. I think you definitely lose some quality with the clear click but I don't really mind it as it gives me a more rugged "90s" look to it in my opinion.
Yeah I have the clear click, power play, and the elgato capture card. I will have to test all 3 and compare.
Does the ImmersionRC record audio too? Or is just video
YES, it does record audio as well with that 1 cable 👍
@@TylerCaseyProd cool thanks, I’m trying find the immersion rc and most are out of stock. Not even eBay has them.
@@whatznew8008 yeah they should be coming back soon
This is a cheap alternative just needs battery power
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What do you think is the best value second hand vhs/hi8 camera to get? Also what's the best place to buy them. I've seen quite I couple on ebay but it would suck to buy it and find out it doesn't work after the purchase
Also are the microphones on these vintage cameras bad? And if so what is the best add on microphone to use? I'm mostly looking to record car meets so there would be a decent amount of loud noises from backfire and engine revs
@@SilverSwagboss The microphone is not the best. You can ordered a TESTED one off eBay but they are pretty expensive. You can check Facebook market place, local thrift stores, Flea markets to try and snag one at a cheap price.
You may want to record audio separately unless you want that dirty vintage sound with the footage.
Does it work with dcr trv17? I can not find any info about this
@@matiascalo5194 yes I have that camera
Covered in this video
ruclips.net/video/Tg72MZr3Ols/видео.htmlsi=8pzOIh8LyJrSCWg7
Aye does the power play record audio? My camera only has a mono audio port so would I need to connect the audio to the power play?
@@bigbodykay yes it records audio
@@TylerCaseyProd thanks, and sorry dumb question but do I need to connect an audio cable from my camera to the power play or does if record it automatically?
@@bigbodykay audio runs through the power play cable
@@TylerCaseyProd ok thank you
Is that a Sony CCD TRV68?
Bummer you can’t find the power play anywhere
It was back in stock for like 6hrs last night. Keep checking with will be back soon!
Back in stock amzn.to/3xORRbs
@@TylerCaseyProd yo cheers for the update! That’s very cool of you. Just ordered one 🕺
i cant find the immersion rc anywhere i missed the restock :( will they restock soon?
Back in stock amzn.to/3xORRbs
Back in stock again
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I got the same sony hi8 camcorder and recently bought the powerplay. Everything works fine except I can't record with any audio and I don't know why...Does anybody have a solition?
@@gabbagoo49 try flipping around the cable
What type of output does my camera need so that everything can be transmitted?
any av out which most camcorders have
How is the quality of footage compared to the clearclick? Thanks!
They are pretty close. Clearclick maybe better using s video cable actually.
@@TylerCaseyProd the clearclick 3.0 has an internal battery and its a full screen, the quality from it is amazing ive bought this and compared and the new clearclick is alot better
So this would work for a mini DV camera aswell? Looking at the Sony pc100 right now
Yes almost all camcorders 📹
Hi, I got a TRV510e today and I cant use the battery's I've got, they're not infoLithium battery and the Camcorder won't work with them, I wonder how your camcorder did accept the other batterys like the one with the USB port because this isn't a infoLithium one either or am I wrong?
It should work with those. All mine have worked with new lithium batteries
@@TylerCaseyProd that's weird, I've read a lot of forum posts where people have the same problem. I bought 2 infoLithium batterys now, hope they work. I'll get a TRV130e in the next days too, I can check if this one accepts the other batterys too
Dude you legit killed it on this video, one of the most clear and understandable tapeless camcorder vids out there.
I’ve got one question though, I am currently putting together my own build, it’s a Sony CCD-TRV43. I managed to find a powerplay, and I was planning on getting a devbuild cable as well. but I’ve realized that my camcorder has a separate audio and video port, do I need get a either different cable or adaptor? I guess I’m just a bit confused on connecting everything for some reason lol.
Once again great video! Wouldn’t have got this far without it dude
The one cable does video and audio
@@TylerCaseyProd thanks man! I’ve put together a nice rig thanks to you!
Love the shirt bro
@@frankstonwitchhouse 🤝📹 you can get them here instagram.com/downloads?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
What did you use to import your micro sd videos to your computer/pc?
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@@TylerCaseyProdalso what software do you use to edit your vhs clips?
Nvm it’s premier thank you !
Damn I'm tryna get this set up, but the powerplay sold out😭
I feel it. Defiantly just keep checking
ITS BACK IN STOCK ⚠
@@TylerCaseyProd Appreciate the heads up man fr! just purchased
Love the video! Does it also record the camcorder's microphone feed?
Yes it does!
What camara do you use the Sony one?
@@JJ-kp2hs trv 17 and trv 15
Do you think the trv37 would do me juts fine?
@@JJ-kp2hs yup! Works with almost all came
should i just wait for the restock i bought a DCR-TRV110E off ebay and am waiting for it to come
Restock should come quick. It was back for a minute last night
It’s in stock amzn.to/3xORRbs
@@TylerCaseyProd I’m in Canada unfortunately and it doesn’t ship to Canada
@@TylerCaseyProd if you see it in stock on their website please gsenr a message. Thank you for being so helpful
@@TylerCaseyProd I found a way to buy it thank you so much man.
hey man I got the whole same set up and I tried to click record, but it keeps telling me to insert the SD card again
@@maestro88_ format the sd card possibly
i’m sorry I’m new to this camera stuff. How do I do that?
@@maestro88_ not sure which set up you have but you could find it with a simple google
@@TylerCaseyProd i have the handy cam 700 X
Sorry how come my camera keep on auto off how how to fix it ?
Here are a few things to try...
Try taking the tape out
Try shooting with the tape in and just record to the tape at the same time (rewind when it gets full)
Check the settings for the auto shut off feature.
Hey nice vid! I heard that tapeless builds dont capture the Hi8 look that I want, making the footage look cleaner. In that case, should I just transfer tape with a USB A/V Grabber?
And I dont feel like waiting for the PowerPlay 😭😭
@@trylezz3075 yeah for sure here is a cheap one amzn.to/4eSe2hI
@@TylerCaseyProd Thx!
How much does the Powerplay cost?
$149 link in description
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@@TylerCaseyProd cant buy it from amazon because they dont ship to germany :(
it sucks that i cant find any of these products in my country
There sold out over hear too right now
Does this build also capture sound?
yes
How can I get the capture here in Enugu Nigeria.
I need the power play.
I will say there is a quality discrepancy between the tapeless build vs original tape use build. Its noticeable when comparing between both using a VX1000 and for me personally while tapes are expensive and less convenient I appreciate the novelty of them but I do have an old canon GL2 that I might convert to tapeless cause the playback feature is broken.
Yeah for sure you loose quality. I am actually dropping a video tomorrow comparing the quality on all the methods!
What camera's do you recommend for this setup?
I like any Sony handy cam. The 2 I have are the: TRV17 and the TRV58
Take a shot every time he says tapeless build
@@ErinLewisFudge 🥃🥃🥃
bought a whole set up just to find out i cant get audio from my rig. great
@@joelfloresjr4292 what set up did you go with?
@@TylerCaseyProd same exact setup up but camera im using is a Sony Handycam DCR-TRV140
@@TylerCaseyProd wish i could send a picture
@@joelfloresjr4292 dm me on ig
@@TylerCaseyProd dm'd
Looks pretty awful. I would recommend a firewire solution to record digitally.
This is not the best tapeless solution lmao. Its better than some others, but defenetly not the best
@Retikulum01 ruclips.net/video/Tg72MZr3Ols/видео.htmlsi=MiAZH-zKcfIXi-P7
work with Panasonic PV-L501?
yes