help with digi camcorder
27 May 2003, 08:45 PM
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With a digi camcorder do you download by firewire or can you do it by USB.I would like to buy a digital camcorder but i only have USB and no firewire
can you get firewire cards and is it worth it?
can you get firewire cards and is it worth it?
27 May 2003, 08:49 PM
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hi mate usb is crap
get a firewire , pinnacle is good and so is the programme i got a dazzle one and dont have a clue how to compress the vids but i heard pinnacle is easier to use
firewire is easy to install take a spare part and just plug in and u are rocking
get a firewire , pinnacle is good and so is the programme i got a dazzle one and dont have a clue how to compress the vids but i heard pinnacle is easier to use
firewire is easy to install take a spare part and just plug in and u are rocking
27 May 2003, 10:02 PM
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Hi Tory,
I just bought a panasonic camcorder yesterday. Lovely piece of kit it is too.
I got some DV transfer software and USB lead in the box, but this is only for transferring still images. USB does not have the bandwidth required for transferring the DV footage. For that you will need to go with either Firewire or (seemingly very rare on digicams) USB2. Both are about the same transfer speeds. I'll be buying myself a PCI Firewire card from www.scan.co.uk or similar. They're only about £15-20 for a cheapy. Or try www.ebuyer.co.uk.
Maximum transfer rates are roughly as below to give you an idea...
USB 12Mbit/s
USB2 480Mb/s, Firewire something similar.
Buying a USB2 card does not necessarily make USB1 devices any quicker. Unless the device (Camcorder) is USB2 capable you'll still be transferring at the same old speed even through a USB2 connection...
hope this helps
Joolz
[Edited by jbryant - 5/27/2003 10:04:35 PM]
I just bought a panasonic camcorder yesterday. Lovely piece of kit it is too.
I got some DV transfer software and USB lead in the box, but this is only for transferring still images. USB does not have the bandwidth required for transferring the DV footage. For that you will need to go with either Firewire or (seemingly very rare on digicams) USB2. Both are about the same transfer speeds. I'll be buying myself a PCI Firewire card from www.scan.co.uk or similar. They're only about £15-20 for a cheapy. Or try www.ebuyer.co.uk.
Maximum transfer rates are roughly as below to give you an idea...
USB 12Mbit/s
USB2 480Mb/s, Firewire something similar.
Buying a USB2 card does not necessarily make USB1 devices any quicker. Unless the device (Camcorder) is USB2 capable you'll still be transferring at the same old speed even through a USB2 connection...
hope this helps
Joolz
[Edited by jbryant - 5/27/2003 10:04:35 PM]
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