[Tom Pella]

You’re right, at the moment I am getting the best possible result.
Problem is, that the drum in my BVW-400 isn’t getting better with use. I’m already experiencing more and more dropouts, that the UVW-1800 can hardly compensate. Cleaning the head usually helps for a while, but how much longer? And replacing the drum assy will be way too expensive.
But I really like this old Sony camcorder, that’s why I’m thiking of recording directly to Mini-DV.
That’s the reason, why I’m considering this setup.
I just wanted to know, what the best way would be to still use the great performance of my BVW-400’s camera-head…