PV-GS500 VCR to MiniDV

Hello! I am a bit frustrated by now. I have been trying to record some of my VHS tapes to miniDV using my camcorder and I just could not figure out a way to do it. The manual only tells me how to record DV to VHS but not the other way around. Can anyone suggest where to select input source on the camcorder? I have the A/V cable plugged in properly but I'm not able to receive the VCR footage. What am I doing wrong?

The GS500 A/V is output only, not input. All MiniDV camcorders have "AV" or "A/V" outputs; but not all of them have "AV" or "A/V" inputs;

This is a list of recent MiniDV NTSC model camcorders which have analog inputs. This does not mean that it does have what is commonly called "Pass Through" but without the analog inputs you can not have "Pass Through". The ones which show "Pass Through" after the model appear to have the feature. The phrase on parentheses indicates what it is actually called in that models manual.


This list is by no means complete and I certainly may have made an error somewhere:
Canon GL2 (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon Elura 50 "Pass Through" (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon Elura 80 "Pass Through" (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon Elura 85 "Pass Through" (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon Elura 90 "Pass Through" (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon Elura 100 "Pass Through" (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon Optura 30 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura 40 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura 50 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura 60 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura 400 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura 500 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura 600 "Pass Through"
Canon Optura S1 (Analog-Digital Converter)
Canon ZR40 "Pass Through"
Canon ZR200 "Pass Through"
Canon ZR300 "Pass Through"
Canon ZR700 "Pass Through" (Analog-Digital Converter)
JVC GR-D70
JVC GR-D90
Panasonic PV-DV953 (NV-MX500 PAL version)
Panasonic PV-GS70
Panasonic PV-GS120
Panasonic PV-GS200 "Pass Through"
Panasonic PV-GS250 "Pass Through"
Panasonic PV-GS400 "Pass Through"
Panasonic AG-DVC30 "Analog/digital (AD) conversion"
Sony DCR-TRV22
Sony DCR-TRV33
Sony DCR-HC32
Sony DCR-HC40 "Pass Through"
Sony DCR-HC42 "Pass Through"
Sony DCR-HC90 "Pass Through"
Sony DCR-HC96 "Pass Through"
Sony DCR-VX2100 "Pass Through"



Rich

Thank you. I'm disappointed the GS500 does not make the list, my sister's old Sony handles analog to digital and my still fairly new Panasonic GS500 does not. I liked the camera but now I'm really disappointed.

Yet another feature manufacturers have eliminated from consumer cams over the past couple of years. Focus rings, mic inputs, headphone outputs, viewfinders, now AV inputs, RIP.

Good luck.

Dennis