Yes Shaun,
You can record from the VCR onto a mini DV tape in your camcorder (not the memory stick, which is used for still image capture) using the RCA/minipin cable that came with the camera. One end has the Y/R/W RCA plugs and the other is a minipin that usually has yellow rings on it. The RCA jacks plug into the "Out to TV" jacks and the other end plugs into the yellow minipin jack on the camcorder.