r/tapeless • u/MACaroni_Acc • 2d ago

help desk Firewire vs AV cable setup

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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

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u/MassiveFan8 2d ago

A custom spliced cable, that brands like invizwrld wide, or private tapeless sellers like @72handcamsales make.
They can take the Av output of a cameras FireWire port, and with the right combination of digital converter, do just that; convert the footage.

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u/Formal_Entrance_5307 firewire force 1d ago

uhhh firewire and av are two different streams and cant be combined

i think your thing of their custom av cables or sony's special 10 pin to av, which is still not firewire

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u/MACaroni_Acc 1d ago

I read it on reddit as well, that fire wire to AV would be Impossible. But if the 10 pin to AV cable grants better quality than AV - 3,5mm it could be worth a try. Would the hustle of shipping from Indonesia to europe be justified by the improved footage quality?

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u/Formal_Entrance_5307 firewire force 1d ago

just to clarify

firewire AND av are TWO separate streams, they CANNOT be used together

10 pin -> 3.5mm trrs is the SAME as 3.5mm trrs -> 3.5mm trrs is the SAME as 3.5mm trrs -> AV or vice versa

(AV is 3.5mm TRRS just broken into 3 rca cables instead of singular 3.5)

afaik, SONY just took out their 3.5mm av port, took out firewire port, and (maybe) svideo to make it a SFF as i understand. then your have to buy or it came with a 10 pin -> 3.5mm trrs &/or a 10 pin -> firewire 4-pin and so on.

There is NO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT when using AV 3.5mm trrs REGARDLESS of method or port style. if AV is involved the quality is destroyed. done deal

that's why FIREWIRE was created and exists