[MacDV] Re: DV camcorder without firewire (was iMovie 3 isout)

[Erica Sadun]

>The DV camcorder I have was purchased in Japan several years ago before any
>DV camcorders were available in the US (typically there are a number of
>consumer electronics that are sold in Japan before they make it here...hence
>my constant drooling appearance whenever a visiting astronomer brings one of
>his "toys" to our observatory).
>
>The camcorder takes mini-DV cassette tapes.  It has (as far as memory
>dictates, as I am away from home on night duty) one data port on the front
>right side of the camera that is a long rectangular slot covered by a rubber
>door.  This slot accepts a proprietary cable that has RCA jacks on the other
>end.

I wish you could get a shot of that jack.... Can you
call your wife and ask her to snap a pic of it or to
describe it in detail?

-- Erica