Formatting a MiniDV tape for Capturing into FCP 6

How do I format a miniDV tape so that I can review footage as I shoot without breaking the time code? I am having huge difficulty capturing because of broken time code.

You use tried and true shooting technique. Pre-striping is a myth, because all cameras crash record, not insert record.
Good practice states:
Run at least 30 seconds of color bars at the head of a tape.
If you're going to be doing a lot of powering down, reviewing takes in camera, etc, it's good practice to run 10 or 20 seconds of bars every time you stop the camera. Then when you are ready to record again, back the tape up into the bars and hit the magic button. That way the code will re-generate from where you left off.
Also good practice to roll tape at LEAST 5 seconds before you call action. and the same at the end of a take.
Shooting documentary style? Do the above, only more so.

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