It's digital ;)

A Betacam is a type of video cassette that was produced by Sony. They were first produced in 1982. They can be used in Betacam video recorders and allow the user to record video.

Use tapes like

VHS, VHS-C SVHS

3/4 inch U Matic

1 " Reel to Reel

1/2" Reel to Reel

Betamax

Betacam, Betacam SP

Digital 8, Hi 8, Video 8, 8mm

Digital beta

Mini DV

DVCam

DVCPro 25, 50

DV

35mm film with a Camera

You can use a VTR to record Television shows on a Video tape

The ideal solution would be to use a Sony J30 Digital Betacam/SX player, and connect via firewire to a DV recorder such as the Sony DSR11. Make sure you select the correct audio channels with the J30 (monitor with headphones), other than that it should be a straight PLAY and RECORD process.

Alternatively get a company to do this for you, a google search will produce plenty of business who can do this.

The Betacam UVW 1800 is a broadcast standard video editing deck. There are several inputs: Composite on a BNC, S-Video on a 4 pin mini-din, component on a Sony 12 pin connector and component on 3 BNCs. Outputs are similar. This deck pre-dates the DigiBeta equipment and therefore there is no SDI interface (SDI is the digital component signal carried on a single co-ax).