Video Editing Forums: Digital Director - View Single Post - Tapes on a sony Pd150-canon xm2.

Mark W · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2006, 11:46 PM

I think I have had this problem too ages ago when helping to edit some stuff for someone.

I am certain the pd150 can, and may only, shoot in dvcam format. The information on the tape is identical to dv but the tape runs a bit faster, this means recording are less prone to drop outs and tapes get used a bit faster.

I remember trying to play the dvcam tapes on a dv only deck, they nearly played, but very choppily as the deck struggled to get the tracking right.

This is what I think is happening. To capture the tapes you will need a camera / deck that can play dvcam tapes. Does your canon camera play dvcam tapes, if not this may be the problem.