I recently purchased this Canon UCS2 HI8 camcorder on Ebay to transfer my old HI8 tapes to dvd. These tapes were originally recorded on a Sony HI8 camcorder which was stolen.When I play these tapes in my new (actually used but in working condition) camcorder the video is distorted or shredded looking,almost looking like it is playing at faster speed, like a fast scan. Also the audio is distorted and warped sounding. This happens with numerous tapes of various age and brands.When I record a tape on this camcorder the playback is fine at first. When I take that tape out and reinsert it the payback is distorted as well.Is it possible that tapes recorded on one HI8 machine will not playback on another? I did try cleaning the heads with a Sony HI8 cleaning cassette.No better. Should I take this machine to be repaired, perhaps have the tape heads realigned?Thanks for any help.
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