Sony Handycam DCR - TRV280

I purchased this camcorder with the intention of converting our old Hi-8 tapes (from an analog camcorder) to the computer. However, after having received it in the mail, I attempted to play the tapes on it, and the play symbol would show up, but there was no picture or sound. I read the manual, and did some online research, only to find that this camera will NOT play back tapes that are recorded in the analog format. Just thought this information might be helpful to someone, it sure would have been helpful to me.(The camera itself seems very nice, though, so for anyone who is not intending to convert analog tapes to digital, this would probably make a great camera).