Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Repair and test of a 1980s RCA VHS Camcorder, model CPR300. The same shot was also recorded to a Canon Vixia HF 100 (2008) and a Sony a6300 (2018). Also features an attempted revival of a Panasonic Palmcorder PV-42.

0:00 Gift from your uncle
0:25 VHS vs HD vs 4K
0:42 Home Video Formats
1:03 Sony 8MM and DV Video
1:25 A Classic Stereo in VHS and 4K
1:58 Panasonic Palmcorder
2:14 No respect for VHS-C
3:05 An Apollo-13-esque Power Up
4:09 Gift that keeps on giving...
4:26 Beginning Repairs
4:55 Deteriorating Foam
5:16 Where's the belt?
6:17 VHS Tape Lengths
6:42 Like a surgeon
7:11 Eject is fixed
7:28 A handy stand
7:57 Some progress, but sounds bad!
8:49 Connecting to a television
9:42 VCR Test Jig to the rescue!
10:10 A-ha moment
10:40 Easy access
11:31 Belt replacement
12:18 Tracking our progress
13:04 Fats and Godzilla
13:23 Recording works
13:52 Windows 2000 Capture Process
14:05 Conclusion

#1980s #vhstapes #nostalgia