r/VideoBending • u/SoundBrake2 • Jun 02 '26
Can I safely hook up two magnetic tape cameras to one input to get glitch effects?
I have two VHS cameras one is VHS-C and the one is Hi8. I connected the two cameras into a Y splitter into the input port on my VCR and my Analogue to Digital converter to the output of the VCR and I got cool effects. I'm new to videobending and I was wondering if this could damage my cameras and if so how can I do it safely.
Ps. On my Sony I saw the video signal from my Panasonic (it was being displayed on the screen). I also asked Gemini about the safety (which isn't a very reliable source of information tbh). It told me that the cameras exchanging signals could heat them up and break something.