If I might add

I have a Sony HVR-1500 HDV edit recorder that works with the 9 pin control protocol. As Floh correctly pointed out, the time delay between FF/REW/Play can be quite long compared with Betacam recorder. My M100 V12.7.1/1500 recorder will often miss its mark on batch capture and not capture the clip, saying it could not find the timecode, when it is there all the time.

I notice that there is a fair amount of 'clunking' in my 1500 when it is being cued up, a function of the cost of the recorder vs a Betacam edit machine.

Please note that this does not happen all the time but it does happen even with the 'better' 9 pin protocol connection.

I never use FW so I cannot comment on that, but my point is that you may not fair any better than what your current setup is.

Would it not be a better option to invest (if needed) in some additional external hard drives (so cheap now) and capture in the full quality from the get go. I have been doing this for many years now without issue.

All the best
David Issko