Cam corder problem?

Question

how do u record ur self playing a video game just by seing the screen of the tv with ur cam, i mean like not just pointing ur camera at the tv i mean like having a cord from ur camera to ur tv and just see the screen recorded on ur camera without out ur cam moving? plz help tell me how to do it

Answer 1

Well, it is pretty simple to do.

Step 1:

Locate your camera, television and the appropriate cables. For most setups, these will be red, white and yellow audio/visual RCA cables. If your camera or television is lacking in these, you may have an RF adapter which (for this case) will function the same way.

Step 2:

Attach the cables to your audio/visual input jack on your camcorder. If you don’t have an input jack on your camcorder, you will not be able to record information put out by the television or any other electronic source.

Step 3:

Attach the cables to your audio/visual output jack on your television. Alternatively, you can connect the cables to your VCRs output jack if your television’s signal is routed through it. Only do this, though, if your television has no spare output jacks.

Step 4:

Turn on your television. Tune it to the channel that you wish to record, but do so with at least 10 minutes before you want to begin recording to allow for the rest of the setup.

Step 5:

Turn on your digital camera. Check the viewfinder to make sure you’re receiving a signal from the appropriate television channel and, if not, check to make sure you’ve got the cables in the correct jacks mentioned above.

Step 6:

Do a test recording. Record a few seconds of the channel you wish to record by pressing the “record” button on your camcorder. Stop the tape, rewind and review it to make sure it is effectively recording.

Step 7:

Rewind your blank tape to the beginning and press record as desired. Stop the camcorder when you want the recording to end.

Answer 2

I'm not sure what it's called, but there is a piece of equipment you would have to buy and install it in-line between your system and your tv.

For example, your current setup is this:

game system ---> tv

And it needs to be this:

game system---->equipment------>tv