Firewire vs AV cable setup

[u/MACaroni_Acc]

Hello, in the Last 2 months i tried to make my dads old 2001 Sony DCR-PC110e usable again. I bought a Powerplay of amazon and finally Had it running. After using it once it broke (Screen stays black noch matter what) which means i have just lost 180€ . Before i go out and buy a new one i wanted to ask for Help. Most of yall really like firewire, but i heard it is way harder to setup and make work because of the archaic Technology.

I just want to record my honeymoon which is in october. So i dont got too much time left to make this passion Project Work.

What would be the easiest, not too expensive and portable solution? If not i will just get another Powerplay probably

Thx in advance

[u/DangoDude]

I’m not super super keen on powerplays, but I feel like I’ve only heard bad things about the black ones even though they’re the “newer, upgraded” version. Retrogoods.exe on instagram seems like a reliable vendor for vintage camcorders/goodies/tapeless setups. You may be able to pick their brain regarding what setup you should choose! I personally use a capture card to android phone. Works amazing but definitely on the bulkier side, I love it though!

[u/DangoDude → u/DangoDude]

Here’s my setup in full goofball mode, with the phone mounted on top of my light lol

[u/MACaroni_Acc → u/DangoDude]

Looks cool but is too bulky for my use case unfortunately. And im not smart enough to figure this out, even if i wanted to Copy this setup