if using a mini dv sony cam and windows moviemaker, what wire to i use to connect a pc to the cam? a firewire?

Aug 22
2009
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i dont have a mac to work with but i do have a windows movie make that looks just as good to use. im capturing my footage with a mini sony hanycam. the problem is i dont have any firewire ports on my pc, only usb. im not sure how to connect the comp to the camera without a firewire port. do i need an adaptor? is that possible? help! im not looking to make feature films, just simple movies and docs.

If you are a keen movie marker and make a lot of movies regularly , you can go out and buy a fire wire port for your desktop . It is quite resonable and a good investment as it has good transfer rates . Problem with the usb is some camera models allow only still picture transfer into the computer .Few however allow video transfer.

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4 Responses to “if using a mini dv sony cam and windows moviemaker, what wire to i use to connect a pc to the cam? a firewire?”

  1. August 22nd, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    nakul says:

    If you are a keen movie marker and make a lot of movies regularly , you can go out and buy a fire wire port for your desktop . It is quite resonable and a good investment as it has good transfer rates . Problem with the usb is some camera models allow only still picture transfer into the computer .Few however allow video transfer.
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  2. August 22nd, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    Neebler says:

    Firewire is the Apple trademark name for IEEE 1394. Adapter cards are pretty cheap and are supported by Windows XP right out of the box.
    References :
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?DEPA=0&type=&Description=1394+card&Submit=ENE&N=0&Ntk=all&Go.x=0&Go.y=0

  3. August 22nd, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    bmgleason says:

    Many adapters are out there. Just remember that you won’t get as good of quality without a firewire port. If you are serious about doing some editing and you have empty ports in your computer, consider going to a local computer shop and having them install a firewire port in your computer. As long as you are running XP, firewire should be fully supported.
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  4. August 22nd, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    Stephen M says:

    Here’s the brutal reality that most who buy a DV camcorder find out after their purchase –

    YOU NEED TO BUY A NEW PC

    If your PC does not already have Firewire, chances are very good that it will make a very poor platform for editing DV. IT won’t have enough:

    memory
    CPU
    disk space

    This is the unspoken truth the electronic stores never utter for fear of loosing a sale.
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