Yes that is what I'm saying. Of course I know that shouldn't be happening. And the capture settings are the same for both devices. The vhs captures may have more noise but they seem to have more color vibrancy and contrast. The Hi8 also seem to have worse over exposure in some bright areas. The vhs does not appear as blinding white. What I was thinking was maybe dv captures of Hi8 lose more quality than dv captures of vhs.