Sony CCD-TR71 issues

[Electronic M]

Most of the camcorder tape formats also had VCRs made in their tape format which is another option....IIRC Sony was married to their 8mm format tapes after Beta camcorders became too big to sell. There were IIRC 2-3 recording standards on those tapes Standard 8mm(?), High band 8MM (AKA Hi8), and digital 8MM. Your machine should be labeled which it was made for. Most later 8MM decks and cams could also play the older formats too.