SAN DIEGO, CALIF. -Sony Electronics announced two portable hybrid digital/analog VCRs based on the Digital8 camcorder tape format. The D8 Video Walkman VCRs, GV-D200 and GV-D800, are designed to offer ...

Sony's latest camcorder addition is not only convenient ... In addition, the 29.8mm focal length in Photo Mode and Video Modes offers a broader perspective for enhanced wide angle shooting.

The compact size of the 8MM tapes made them convenient for use in camcorders, which were becoming increasingly popular among consumers in the 1980s and 1990s. Sony’s Handycam series, which ...

Although analog 8mm declined in 1999, the 8mm category as a whole was up due to the strong performance of Sony’s new Digital 8 system. Sony managed to drive the digital camcorder market behind its D8 ...

I was recently asked if I could convert some old 8MM video tapes to DVDs or the like. I can't locate my old Sony camcorder. So if you have either of those lying around, drop me a line. I'm not ...

1985 – CCD-M8 The first Handycam (pictured main) used a new cassette format called Video8 (the tape itself was 8mm wide, you see). These cassettes were a quarter of the size of the Betamax cassettes ...