Use a DVD recorder to transfer recordings from a Sony camcorder to DVD.
If you own one of the Sony DCR-DVD model camcorders, all of the videos you record using the Sony camcorder gets saved directly to DVD disc. Therefore you don't have to do anything to create a DVD with your Sony camcorder other than record videos. However, if you want to create a DVD using one of the Sony DCR-HC model camcorders, or one of the analog Sony camcorder models which record to tape (rather than DVD disc), you can use a DVD recorder to dub the taped video from the Sony camcorder to a DVD disc.
Instructions
1. Open the jack cover on the Sony camcorder (generally located on the left side of the camcorder).
2. Connect the A/C power adapter that came with the Sony camcorder to the camcorder's power port (located behind the jack cover). Then plug the A/C adapter power cord into a wall outlet.
3. Plug one end of the A/V connecting cable (the end with the red, white, and yellow RCA plugs) into the A/V In jacks on the back of the DVD recorder. Be sure to insert each plug into the A/V jack which matches its color. Plug the other end of the A/V connecting cable into the audio and video jack (located behind the camcorder's jack cover) on the Sony camcorder.
4. Use a set of A/V cables to connect the DVD recorder's A/V out jacks to the A/V In jacks on the TV set. Again, each A/V plug must match the A/V jack.
5. Turn on the TV and DVD recorder. Use the "Input" button on each device's remote control to set its video input to the proper channel.
6. Insert the tape you would like to copy into the Sony camcorder.
7. Slide the power switch on the Sony camcorder to "Play." Use the "Play," "Rew," "FF," and "Pause" buttons on the camcorder to cue the tape to the spot where you want to begin dubbing.
8. Insert a blank DVD-R disc into the DVD recorder. Use the "Mode" or "Speed" button on the DVD recorder remote to set your preferred recording speed.
9. Press "Record" on the DVD recorder, then "Play" on the Sony camcorder to begin dubbing the video from the camcorder to a DVD disc. Press "Stop" on the DVD recorder to end the recording.
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