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Originally Posted by AAR.oner

1. no where on Sony's site does it say that this camera employs a TBC or any sort of DNR filters

Originally Posted by AAR.oner

and we've already established that Sony DCR-TRV740 camcorder's TBC/DNR functions are seemingly non-existant as well..

Well, its unfortunate you didnt find that out in your research.
It should be pretty well documented.
But it does in fact employ tbc/dnr. Its in the menu.

Originally Posted by AAR.oner

so it seems there's no TBC used in the JVC DRM100 SA recorder, but it does use some sort of DNR

I agree with Lordsmurf but not with your cynical assessment "some sort of dnr".

Originally Posted by AAR.oner

so we're left with absolutely no TBC in your transferring chain

The svhs has a tbc. I see the one show you have uploaded that it appears you transferred from a vhs tape was done on an ag1980. Not a professional deck, I may add. But it does have a good line tbc. Although image wise, I prefer the 9800 over the AG1980. I even posted that on videohelp.

Originally Posted by AAR.oner

meanwhile, you could've bought a *brand new* entry-level A>D converter, such as the ADVC300, for less $ than two used pieces of equipment you've listed above [according to the average used prices you've quoted]...the ADVC300 definitively utilizes both TBC and DNR, will generate SMPTE color bars [necessary for color correction], and most importantly all parameters are manually adjustable by the user = a better quality capture

Until you mentioned this to me in PM I didnt know what this was, I thought it was a Canopus and that same model Canopus doesnt contain a tbc/dnr, from what ive heard/read.

As far as "better quality capture", that is subjective.

In my opinion, you as a pro would be pleased with the quality of my captures.