[kwack]

I think that is teh best way to go with it.

Basically I have some old VHS home films that I want to put on DVD. I have a camcorder Canon MV450i which I can apparently use as a throughput into the PC.

I can connect the Camcorder to the VHS with the R,W,Y lead but am not sure what I should be pressing on the camcorder. When I try to press record on teh camcorder it just shows whatever teh lens does rather than the VHS.

Any ideas

Thanks
Kwack

[senu]

It may be best to not use text speak on here ( TRF would mean transfer?)

You need to turn your Camcorder to Play mode ( or VCR) rather than Camcorder ( record mode) in order to use it as a pass through device
AS such you should be seeing the VCR output on its LCD screen
Otherwise go from VHS to DVD via a setttop recorder : much simpler

[kwack]

Thanks for the advice. I can hook all teh components up. The VCR can connect to the camcorder via the red, white, yellow lead, following teh instruction in the canon manual. I select Play (vcr) and press Rec Pause (Line in). once I select play on the VCR I press pause and it starts recording. the LCD screen only shows the tape spinning but no pictures?

Any advice

Kwack

[senu]

Could it be that the AV terminals are out only, and not In
Canon doesnt seem to say the 450 has AV-in ( although it had DV -in) under analogue-in
IN order to be usable as pass through the AV has to be accept an input

[kwack]

I see but the manula does say that this is possible. One thing I ahve checked is that the RWY inputs on the VHS may only be an IN rather than an OUT if you see what I mean.

If that is the case woudl it be better to put this cable into a Scart socket converter and then plug into the back of the VHS, as the scart sockets will definately output?

Cheers
Kwack

[jaymac]

Dont think you have Pass through only reference to input is this
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''This stylish and compact camcorder further expands Canon's successful MV digital camcorder line-up. With enhanced specifications, impressive next-generation features and an affordable price, this model offers outstanding cost-performance. MV450i provides users with digital line-in functionality. With this feature, users can upload edited footage or graphics from the computer, or other digital devices, to the camcorder. As the signal is digital, the images can be transferred without loss of image quality. This feature also provides the possibility to incorporate analog video data into new digital recordings. Users can record images from a previously recorded 8mm/VHS tape, onto the new long-lasting DV tapes, thus enabling them to save, edit and preserve important and valuable video footage. Featuring 540,

[senu]

It definitely says
analogue in :no in the "Canon " link in my post(#4) to the specs

I would seek a settop DVD recorder personally

[MarkE19]

I would expect the red/white/yellow phono sockets on a VCR (especially if on the front of it) to be inputs only.
I would suggest you get a scart to phono adapter that is wired from scart to phono (scart is directional) or has a direction switch and plug it into the Tv output of the VCR - something like This should do the trick. The chances are that if a scart adapter was provided with the cam it is wired from phono to scart and therefore will not work.

Mark.