Sony GV-D200 Digital 8mm Portable Video Recorder
Excellent player for Hi8 and Regular 8
I am in the middle of a project to get all my many \\"old\\" Regular 8 and Hi-8 recordings onto hard drives and thence onto DVD's.  In the midst of all this old my Sony CVD-1000 died on me, and I have, over the years, spent too much on repairs for it.  This led me to the Digital 8mm Walkman.  I have NOT used it, and will not use it, for RECORDING (I do not record in Digital 8 format).  But for playback it is superb.  I am very pleased with what it does. very. I suspect that some of my satisfaction comes from the Sony introduction of video-processing circuitry, which evidently cleans up the images remarkably.  However, there is a price: some of my \\"pans\\" now involve a degree of blurring, which I do not think are present when played \\"unprocessed\\". But I have decided I am more than willing to accept this negative in face of the excellent video I am now capturing.  So my five stars are based SOLELY on playback. One can cut out the video processing if one wishes; it is quite easy. Incidentally, the small size of this unit is a welcome plus; my workbench is already quite crowded with equipment, and I appreciate the Walkman's very small footprint greatly!