Record video off TV to Computer through camcorder

20 Dec 2006 8:05 AM

Eric.Gabrielson

Hi,
I have a Canon ZR75 and have used it to record old family videos
from the vcr to the DV tape and then transfer to my computer and burn
to a dvd, but my question is, is it possible for me to just go from the
vhs to my computer through my camcorder, i have heard of it but dont
know if my camera can and it is mentioned nowere in the manual. Anybody
with experience with this or ideas please answer.

1 Jan 2007 12:26 PM

yeltz

Eric.Gabriel***@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a Canon ZR75 and have used it to record old family videos
> from the vcr to the DV tape and then transfer to my computer and burn
> to a dvd, but my question is, is it possible for me to just go from the
> vhs to my computer through my camcorder, i have heard of it but dont
> know if my camera can and it is mentioned nowere in the manual. Anybody
> with experience with this or ideas please answer.

If your camcorder has the 'analog to digital pass-through'
functionality, then it's definitely possible. Have you tried it?
What you need to do is, connect your VCR to your videocamera (use the
cable supplied with your videocamera) and then run a Firewire cable
from your videocamera to your PC. Then use you regualr dv-capture
software to transfer the video.
Some people have reported that they need to have a tape in the video
camera for the transfer to work, while for others it doesn't matter.

I've done a bit of research into your camera model, but I haven't found
any reference to the pass-through function. Though the Canon ZR85
does...