[CUBE] DV Cam

[Anders Bogdan]

There are quite a few things to consider when buying a DV camera - in 
my case the process went like this:
I read what I could find on the web about OSX and iMovie and DV cameras.
Pogues "iMovie the missing manual" has a section on choosing a camera 
where I learned to avoid JVC (at that time anyway - they didn't work 
too well).
Then I went to the apple store to see what they had on display assuming 
that implied they supported them well - basically Canon or Sony.
Went to the camera store (better prices than apple) and noticed that 
the Canon cameras were covered with Windows XP stickers and tags. ?? 
whats up with that? msft bought the company? A religious statement?
After comparing features I bought a Sony DCRTRV27 and no XP stickers!

It works great and most importantly supports passthru - that is, I can 
connect another video source (vcr/dvd/tv tuner) to the camera via 
svideo and then connect the camera to the mac (and iMovie) with 
firewire. Don't get a camera that can't do this!! You can then make 
DVD's of your old home movies and capture tv broadcasts in very high 
quality.

anders


On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 05:28  AM, Alex May wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I don't know if anyone can give me a quick bit of advice about a DV 
> camera!
>
> I really need a cheap one, and it doesn't need a DV in (I'm in the UK 
> so
> they are a bit more expensive as you may know!)
>
> Should I get a MiniDV one or A Digital8? I like the idea of a Digital8 
> as
> the tapes are cheap, even though a 60mins tape will only run for 
> 40mins.
>
> I also don't want the camera to be too big, thats why I'd like a 
> MiniDV?!!
>
> Also, will it be supported by Final Cut Pro? Can anyone help?!
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Alex
>
> P.S. I apologise that this is not about a Cube, but it will be on it &
> everyone seems to be knowledgeable about such things!!