<div dir="auto">Hi Michael,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I have a Sharp Viewcam VL-E40X. Manual for a similar model here:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.manualslib.com/manual/489234/Sharp-Vl-E40s.html">https://www.manualslib.com/manual/489234/Sharp-Vl-E40s.html</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I don't have any tapes, but the unit does have the logo "8" in a square box.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It powers up from a mains adapter, and has the AV pack (page 38) with video out and mono audio. The video system is PAL (yes, be my PAL).</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Andrew </div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 21 Feb 2023, 16:37 GRAHAM CHRISTIE, <<a href="mailto:development.engineering@xtra.co.nz">development.engineering@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>

  
   
 
 <div>
  <div>
   Hi Michael
  </div> 
  <div>
    
  </div> 
  <div>
   Try Photo & Video in Merivale Mall
  </div> 
  <div>
   I have good success from them in the past with old tech.
  </div> 
  <div>
    
  </div> 
  <div>
   Regards
  </div> 
  <div>
   Graham
  </div> 
  <blockquote type="cite"> 
   <div>
    On 21/02/2023 12:25 NZDT Michael, eDIY Software <<a href="mailto:mike@ediy.co.nz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">mike@ediy.co.nz</a>> wrote:
   </div> 
   <div>
     
   </div> 
   <div>
     
   </div> 
   <div style="font-family:arial;font-size:14px"> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
      
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
     Hi all,
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
      
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
     I'm looking to borrow a working player/camcorder for the Video8 / Hi8 video format for a few days.  <span id="m_3179457066355295217isPasted" style="color:#414141;font-family:arial;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:#ffffff;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline!important;box-sizing:border-box">I've got 5 tapes with old family footage that I'd like to convert to digital movie files.  <a id="m_3179457066355295217isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_mm_video_format" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_mm_video_format</a> shows what the tapes look like and some history.  </span>
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
      
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
     <span id="m_3179457066355295217isPasted" style="box-sizing:border-box">Thank you,<br style="box-sizing:border-box"></span>Michael
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
      
    </div> 
    <div style="box-sizing:border-box">
     <span style="box-sizing:border-box"> </span>
    </div> 
   </div> _______________________________________________
   <br>Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com</a>
   <br><a href="https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a>
   <br>Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a>
   <br>Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. See <a href="http://kiwibots.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://kiwibots.org</a> for venue, directions and dates.
   <br>When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new subjects.
  </blockquote>
 </div>
_______________________________________________<br>
Chchrobotics mailing list <a href="mailto:Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Chchrobotics@lists.ourshack.com</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/chchrobotics</a><br>
Mail Archives: <a href="http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.ourshack.com/pipermail/chchrobotics/</a><br>
Meetings usually 3rd Monday each month. See <a href="http://kiwibots.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kiwibots.org</a> for venue, directions and dates.<br>
When replying, please edit your Subject line to reflect new subjects.</blockquote></div>