Video stabilizers

"DavidW"

This is important to know.

..... Phil

When not recording the picture was usually darker than normal and flickered light and dark in an apparently random manner. I recorded the first film overnight so I only have the tape copy. That was much worse. It repeated a cycle lasting about 25 seconds where there was a lot of horizontal noise and jittering of the picture, mostly left and right, then a period when it was noise-free and the picture was stable.

... Phil

Maybe it's dirty, but it records any other channel without any problems. When I was experimenting with the second film I could hear the VCR motors making strange squeaking noises when recording the Box Office channel, but as soon as I changed the channel they quietened down.

I can't vouch for that exact model, but in general those things work flawlessly. Afaik the only undesirable side effects is the space and power they consume, neither of which is usually significant, also in some places they may be illegal.

Bye. Jasen

Thanks. I guess I'll be getting one.

Something just occurred to me. This thing is called a Digital Video Stabiliser. What's digital about it?

"DavidW"

That is enough excuse for makers to put the magic word in the name.

..... Phil