Old School Camcorder Revival Guide

Discover the magic of resurrecting old memories with modern technology! Join Retro Repair Guy as he shows you how to breathe new life into your vintage camcorder and also allow it to record directly to a memory card just like the new ones. Say goodbye to outdated tapes and hello to digital preservation!

The fortieth episode of the Retro Repair Guy. A series aimed at retro and vintage electronic repair and restoration.

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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒
00:00 Brief History of the Camcorder
06:07 Why and how to use a retro camcorder in 2024
19:27 Testing, cleaning and updating the old camcorder
25:38 Notes on the Cloner Alliance and the new gear
32:30 Testing and recording with the Sony DCR-TRV130
14:34 Repairing the Old S-VHS Recorder Part One
19:25 Notes about Fuses
37:56 All pimped up
38:59 Final notes and outro


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[wallyf]

Welcome back....Happy to see a video from RRG, and also seeing Mrs. RRG as part of your video. Let's get that boat restored and drive it on the RDP river from east to west of the city and rename the RRG express

[meta]

Thanks for this overview, I wonder how Cloner Allience compares to the Clearclick Video2Digital 2.0. I like that the Clearclick doesn't upscale, it just deinterlaces so you can upscale in post and stay as close to original resolution as possible. The Clearclick also correctly extrapolates to 60 unique progressive frames from NTSC, will the Cloner Allience do this?

[wallyf]

If the name sticks, remember me when you take her for a ride on the river