lewis Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 i have bought a sony handy cam which came with a usb connection lead but when i connect it up to my pc it says there nothing connected up :blink: but i have been told if i buy a fire wire cable it should work, is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 i have bought a sony handy cam which came with a usb connection lead but when i connect it up to my pc it says there nothing connected up :blink: but i have been told if i buy a fire wire cable it should work, is this true? ← You installed all the drivers and stuff? Yes a Firewie cable will work, so long as you have the drivers, if it driver free hardware, you need a capture program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todge Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I also have a question that can be answered here. I have recently got a Sony DV Cam (TRV 18e) and need to get a firewire cable to connect it to my mac. Looked on ebay, and noticed there are 6-pin and 4-pin variants. What do I need, and how can I tell which ones i need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 i have bought a sony handy cam which came with a usb connection lead but when i connect it up to my pc it says there nothing connected up (Y) but i have been told if i buy a fire wire cable it should work, is this true? ← If you'll be using the camera for webcam and whatnot, go for USB, and you'll need the drivers from here; http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-syste...VER&PRODTYPE=37 If you want to capture footage at any sort of decent quality, get yourself a firewire card and cable, from dabs.com or the like. (Y) You shouldn't need any sort of drivers for that, plug and play baby. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 I also have a question that can be answered here. I have recently got a Sony DV Cam (TRV 18e) and need to get a firewire cable to connect it to my mac. Looked on ebay, and noticed there are 6-pin and 4-pin variants. What do I need, and how can I tell which ones i need. ← You can use either, 6 pin, however, will support daisy chaining, which your camera wont. Daisy chaining is using 1 firewire to link multiple items, so the cable continues, for example I have; iPod --into--> Lacie External HD --into--> My Mac, so i always have a port free. Go for a 4 pin and you will be fine. (Y) If you ever plan on daisy chaining, go 6 pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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