Burton Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) Hey, Im a little puzzled about Mini DV Camcorders. A guy said at Jessops, that i'd need and DV input on my PC to take footage off the camcorder? Because i thought it was just via USB? Can some shed some light on it please!? Thanks EDIT Just wondering which cam? i only want to spend the max of £250 though. I want usb connection, software, leads :S Is the 1 FatMike said any good? heard problems about software? Edited October 17, 2005 by dan_t-lite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liss Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I just got a mini DV camcorder... The Vivitar DVR-310. And yeah, it connects via USB, as most do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 I just got a mini DV camcorder... The Vivitar DVR-310. And yeah, it connects via USB, as most do. Ah, cheers. F*ck knows what the guy at Jessops was on? Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mink Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 You can use USB but the quality isn't as good as using firewire (which is what I assume the guy at jessops meant by DV input). Your computer might have a firewire port or you can get a card fairly cheaply :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatmike Posted October 17, 2005 Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 (edited) You definately don't want to be capturing via USB - what the guy in the shop was talking about is firewire. Some PC's have firewire cards/ports already, others don't. You can pick up a card and cable for well under £20 - I got mine from dabs.com. The slot in your pc (if you have one), is this shape: ./'''''\ !......! !......! ------ (Ish) Firewire allows a much higher data transfer rate, so you get a lot higher quality than you could ever get with USB. (Unless it's USB 2.0, which it probably isn't) As for a camera, I'd very highly reccomend a Sony DCR-HC19, it's really good quality, loads of really useful features, touch screen, can use as a webcam etc etc. I paid £265 from amazon, but they're a bit cheaper now. I'd also reccomend getting it from somewhere like Amazon, it might be a tiny bit more expensive, but a much better warranty service than a lot of other shops. (Which did come in handy for me, there was a small fault, and amazon sent me a brand new one the same day. :S ) Mike. Edit: Slightly beaten by Mink - but hopefully I've provided a little more info. :P Edited October 17, 2005 by Fatmike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted October 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2005 You definately don't want to be capturing via USB - what the guy in the shop was talking about is firewire. Some PC's have firewire cards/ports already, others don't. You can pick up a card and cable for well under £20 - I got mine from dabs.com. The slot in your pc (if you have one), is this shape: ./'''''\ !......! !......! ------ (Ish) Firewire allows a much higher data transfer rate, so you get a lot higher quality than you could ever get with USB. (Unless it's USB 2.0, which it probably isn't) As for a camera, I'd very highly reccomend a Sony DCR-HC19, it's really good quality, loads of really useful features, touch screen, can use as a webcam etc etc. I paid £265 from amazon, but they're a bit cheaper now. I'd also reccomend getting it from somewhere like Amazon, it might be a tiny bit more expensive, but a much better warranty service than a lot of other shops. (Which did come in handy for me, there was a small fault, and amazon sent me a brand new one the same day. :P ) Mike. Edit: Slightly beaten by Mink - but hopefully I've provided a little more info. :) Cheers for that Mike. Well explained, so i understand now :S Ta :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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