[Luke Nath]

Hi EvilAsh,

I know this is an old thread. But I am hoping
you can shed some light on the problem I am
having saving my old 8mm and digital8mm tapes
to DVD.
I have a collection of analog 8mm and digital8mm
tapes.
I have acquired a used Sony DCR-TRV330 videocam.
It plays digital8, 8mm and Hi8 tapes.

I also have a Samsung DVD/VHS vcr.
The vcr has one external input with 3 RCA jacks:
Yello (video)
White+Red for stereo audio.

So I connect a video cable rca end to the yellow
RAC jack of the vcr, and it;s other end is male s-video, which I connect to the Camera’s s-video
port.
The red and white RCA jacks are also connected
to the proper connectors on the vcr – the other end erminates in a 3.5mm stereo plug. I plug that
into the 3.5mm port on the Camera, labeled
audio and video.

I am able to record the tapes to DVD using this
setup.

However, when I playback the DVD, it is in black and white!!!
Does this mean the cabe is bad or the camera is bad or the vcr’s AV1 input section is bad?

I get this with every video tape I transfer
to DVD in this manner.

Thanx for any insight into this.

Best Regards,

Luke