How can I transfer video from my old Video Camera that uses small Tapes to DVD?(It's not a Digital VidCamera)

Question

I have an old video camera that has small VHS tapes. Is there a way I can transfer them to my computer and burn them onto a DVD. I don't think there's really a way to hook it to the computer, because it's not a Digital Video Camera.

Answer 1

You need an "analog/digital bridge" like

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us...

Connect the camcorder to the A/D bridge with the AV cable that came with the camcorder. Connect the A/D bridge to your computer's USB port. Import.

If your computer has a firewire port, better to use

http://www.canopus.com/products/videocon...

Or, if you get a new camcorder, you can find one that has "analog pass through" and it would act as the A/D bridge...