Do you haver an archive of 8mm/Hi8mm/Digital8 recordings that you want to digitalise (e.g. convert to DVDs)? The GV-D800 is a compact and portable device for playing, recording and editing footage. Comes with battery and A/V cable. A perfect solution if you want to digitalise your 8mm or Hi8 tapes but your camera stopped working or you don’t have it any longer. It allows you to avoid costly (per tape) transfer services. The device has an i.Link In/Out DV Interface (also called IEEE-1394) so can be connected to laptop/PC using the firewire cable. Alternatively, you can connect it to a grabber device using the analogue connections: the device features Composite (RCA) and S-Video input and output for compatibility with analog equipment. Even if you don't have any compatible 8mm tapes to digitalise, you can use this device as an audio/video grabber: e.g. you could connect your VCR or other analogue equipment to GV-D800 (using composite cables for audio and video or S-Video cable for best possible video signal). Then you would just send the signal to your PC via Firewire to digitalize the content. Also, you can use the input ports for recording on a standard 8mm or Hi-8 tape. The device offers 20 segment Assemble Editing, SP and LP Record/Playback speeds, 16-bit or 12-bit PCM Audio, Frame Advance, crystal clear Still and Slow Motion, Index Titler and Time Code. GV-D800 and GV-D200 were the last pieces of 8mm video hardware Sony was manufacturing. They became discontinued in 2011 but can still be very useful. Media type: Digital8, Hi8, Video8 tapes Connections: Control-L (LANC), IEEE 1394 (FireWire/i.LINK), S-Video input / output, composite video/audio (input/output), headphones Monitor: 4" colour LCD screen with Active Matrix