The convenience of watching video on a VHS tape is due to most households having a VCR. An 8mm video is not compatible with VHS and so there is no adapter that will let it be used in a VCR. To watch an 8mm video that you have recorded, copy the video from the camcorder to the VCR. The procedure is straightforward and only requires a single cable that, if not supplied with the camcorder, can be purchased at very little cost from an electronics store or computer supply shop.
Instructions
1. Place the camcorder next to the VCR. Insert the 8mm videotape into the camcorder. Insert a blank VHS tape into the front-loading slot of the VCR.
2. Plug the 8mm camcorder cable into the output socket on the camcorder. Plug the composite cable at the end of the 8mm camcorder cable into the composite input on the VCR. Plug the red and white RCA audio plugs at the end of the 8mm camcorder cable into the red and white RCA audio inputs on the VCR.
3. Turn the VCR on with its remote. Press the "Menu" button. Select "Video," then "Video input," then "Line input." Choose "Composite" from the choices presented beneath "Line input." Press the "Menu" button.
4. Turn the camcorder on. Press the "Menu" button. Select "Video output mode" from the list of choices presented. Press the "Menu" button.
5. Press "Play" on the camcorder. Press "Record" on the VCR's remote. Press "Stop" on the VCR's remote when the 8mm tape has finished playing. Disconnect the cables connecting the VCR to the camcorder.
6. Press "Rewind" on the VCR's remote. Wait for the VHS tape to rewind all the way. Press "Play" to watch the recording made of the 8mm videotape.
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