[Frank Tucker]

You can download the User Instruction Manual in PDF form from the Canonusa.com web site under “Support” “Downloads”. Page 57 shows the adapters and how to connect them. In addition you can view all the operating instruction and evaluate if this will do what you need.

Download PDF Instruction Manual:
https://alpha03u.c-wss.com/inc/ApplServlet?SV=WWUCA900

Accessorys Page:
STV-250N Mini Plug to RCA. Used to connect to a TV or VCR.

https://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=SNAModelSuppliesAct&fcategoryid=818&modelid=14059

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[Frank Tucker]

From Canonusa.com website:

“Simply feed the analog signal from your TV, VCR or analog camcorder to your HV10 to convert the signal to digital for recording on DV tape.”

This should work equaly well for lipstick cameras with RCA connectors.

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[Frank Tucker]

I hope so! There are a number of solid state memory recorders on the market but the capacities are still lower than I would desire and the price is still very high. The one big advantage to the solid state recorders from an extreme video point of view is that they will record at much higher “G” loads than can be relied on with a mechanical tape transport or a hard disk drive.

That is why these solid state systems are used in race cars, airplanes, helicopters and such.

Stack Ltd. Provide these systems harsh environment recording and we are looking into this type of system for our helicopters. Panasonic announced in their free video on the new P2 based camcorder that they will be providing much greater storage capacity and band width on thier P2 cards as the technology progresses. This is the type of memory card format used in the Stack Ltd. system. I would expect that from a reliability, size, weight, power requirements and performance standing this type of technology will begin to replace the hard disk recorders within the next 24 months (just my guess).
https://www.stackltd.com/video.html

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[Frank Tucker]

Having shot much video from the ground and in the air with the Canon XL1 ang GL2, I can recommend the optical stabilization as the best I’ve seen on any of the DV cameras. There is no degredation of the image quality and the enhanced stability lend greatly to overall quality.

One caution about using the stabilization. When shooting from a tripod (fluid head recommended) and panning or tilting, the stabilizer can cause an overshoot when you stop the motion.

The stabilizers is constantly trying steady camera motion and on the tripod shots this is revealed by the image stabilizer continuing to try and correct for the camera motion at thye end of a pan or tilt move. Just when the camera pan/tilt stops, the stabilizer makes the image seem to continue in the direction of the motion for a split second after you stop the pan/tilt. This can result in the images not being frames as you desire at the end of the pan/tilt operation. Just remember to turn the stabiliser off for tripod shots.

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