MiniDV blurry images

Hi Gurus,

I have this minindv which has my wedding recording. This recording was done using a professional camera. When I am trying to watch this recording in my canon Zr45 the movie has blurry imgaes.

I don't know if my minidv is corrupted, its been 2 1/2 years since that tape was recorded.

Is this becuase the format in which it was recorded was different then what my camera is trying to access.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks...

I didn't try these tapes in other camera but other tapes recorded in this camera are playing ok.

So can it be the tape problem?

can't really be a tape problem. it's digital, so either there is picture or there is not. a bad tape would show dropouts not blurring. try viewing on a tv or transferring through firewire to your computer.

I am using USB cable to transfer the movie and movie maker software to capture the video. If it does not show properly in the camcoder then how will it get transfer to PC as PC is capturing what ever is show in the camcoder.

I bought a firwire cable but USB was easy to use.

I will try to go to some one who repairs the camcoder and see if he can help me.

I can identify the pepole in the movie but the picture is not clear i.e what i mean by blurry.

Thanks for you guys help. Let me know if you have different idea.

Often, USB transfer is MPEG-1 - I'm not familiar with the ZR45.

With DV, failing tapes or heads would most likely give blocky video.

bupeshtandan - how does the video look when viewed on a TV? One possibility is that the DV decoder on your PC is set to use half-resolution. Are you playing the captured files in Windows Media Player or just watching them in Windows Movie Maker? Can you provide a screen shot of a frame? Is it possible that this is how the tape was originally?

According to the ZR50/ZR45 manual, the USB connection is for still images from the memory card.

http://ase.tufts.edu/education/crc/documents/equipZR50.pdf

Its like without even going to PC if I look at the tape using the camcoder screen its showing blurry images. USB and firwire cables and other stuff comes later.

What i meant to say that if its not playing good in camcoder how can a software capture it. Software can capture whatever is played by camcoder. Right?

I got this tape from the professional photographer and I never looked at it as I had DVD but as DVD is now corrupt I went back to tape to get the video.

Thanks Guys.. Appreciate your help..

What should be solution if it is analog to DV. I am not sure but I think that guy had a big camera and it might be a analog one but not sure.

S- video connection can you please elaborate what cables do I need?

Thanks...