Camcorder won't play recorded tape

It is my understanding that the camera won't playback those formats, timecode or not. There are VCR type units for the HI8 and other formats. They should be cheap on eBay now...

The DCR-TRV27E only records in PAL format. You can use it to play back a tape recorded in NTSC but you cannot record one.

Sorry if that wasn't the answer you wanted to see, but that's the way this camcorder works.

Your DCR-TRV250 uses a Digital 8 system to record and playback information on its cassette whereas the older Analog 8mm machines used the analog system. Unfortunately the two are incompatible.

Played the tape in an older sony camcorder,it worked!

I have a digi8 DCR TRV140E - The USB does not recognise, windows does not recognise it and the only method that works to edit from the tapes recorded to pc is fire cable - try that folks at least it will hold you back from smashing the camera!!

Bill, its not the problem with the Camcorder. It the problem with the Recording Media (Digital 8 tape). Try some other tape... It will solve your problem.

Those signs means Record tab on tape is ON, eject tape and check record tab and make sure to set it on Record position.

The older tapes were shot on a 8mm camcorder and the camcorder you have wil not play them becasue it doesn't have backwards compatability with the older format. The tapes you recorded are on a digital 8 camcorderr and it is different encoding than the one you recorded the other 60 tapes with. You will need to find either a dcr-trv 350 trv 530 trv 730 ect as these have the ability to play all the tapes.
Or find an older 8mm camcorder to play your tapes with.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Al

There is no problem on your camera, DCR-HC19E is PAL system(European system) DCR-HC20 is NTSC(American system). Are you in US or Europe? I think your TV is NTSC, cause the tape recorded on DCR-HC19E you played has no color. To confirm, connect your HC20 to TV in camera mode, not recording yet, just look at the TV as your monitor, If its in color, no problem, just erase the old video recorded on the HC19E, but if its important to you, you can convert it to NTSC using a PC. thanks

Looks like you have a blank area in the Tape. Try Fast forward and you will get again MM:SS:SS.