Using digital camcorder to capture image from other camera

Evo

I bought a 4kam (www.4kam.com). I have a Panasonic digital camcorder. How can I use the camcorder to capture the video from the 4kam and record it to tape using s-video ? Thanks

5uspect

thats adead link, a little more info please? what kind out outputs etc dies the 4kam have, can it be plugged into a TV for example via coax or composite.

big_moe

it depends on what panasonic camera you have. if it has an analogue input then plug the 4kam into the input on the panny and put the camera into PLAYBACK mode. this should show the image from the 4kam (with a few menu tweaks) then, as far as i remember, u press record+play on the remote control and away u go!

let me know the model of the panny camera and i can tell u more.


moe

Evo

its a Panasonic PV-DV701D (as on the label on the bottom ) digital camcorder


http://www.epinions.com/content_138987212420

thanks for the help!

big_moe

yeah that camera does have an analogue input. the socket where u connect the cables to playback on your tv, thats the input socket as well. u need to get a cable to go from the 4kam to that socket (usually a mini-jack to phono connector).

if the 4kam has a yellow phono video cable coming out of it, buy a phono back to back (only a couple of euro) and use that to attach it to the cable u currently use to hook the camera to the tv.

Evo

ok, thanks,

then, set the camera to playback ? any idea of what tweeks I need to so in the Menu to get it to record to the tape then ?


thanks!!

big_moe

on any of the cameras i have used, yes its on playback mode. check the manual of the camera. it should just come through when u have it on playback mode. although that model (i think) is an american only camera so i dunno, it might be different. the manual should tell u how to do it!


moe

Evo

i got an image no on the screen, but because the camera is american, its black and white and with lines, I have an adapter that changes the video to s-video for the camera, could this be why? surely the little bullet camera doenst know if its ntsc or pal ?

also, i cant figure out how to record, i hit the record, i tried the record and play at the same time but no luck ?????

thanks!!

big_moe

it could be the s-video thing yeah... dunno, try normal video first and see if that makes a difference. on the remote, there should be a button linked to the record button by a line above it.. see attachment.. its a button joined to another button, press those 2 at the same time. there could also be a second record button on the remote

moe