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

[Jim Asherman]

On Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 03:43  PM, Gary Fujihara wrote:

> 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.
>
> Since this camera was built around the time that IEEE 1394 may have 
> first
> came out, my guess was that Sharp may not have opted to include FW on 
> it.  I
> remember when my wife brought it home for my birthday present (totally
> stoked), I searched around for a FW port because the PowerMac G3 that I 
> had
> just purchased had featured the new high speed serial port.
>
> Could I have missed it several years ago because I was looking for a 6 
> pin
> connector like the one on the back of the Mac (instead of the 4-pin)?
> Possible, but unlikely since my wife also read the manual (it's in 
> Japanese)
> and could find no reference to FW or IEEE 1394.
>
> Best Regards
> Gary Fujihara
> --
>

God what a cool place to work.   The first Panasonic DV  camcorders did 
NOT have the firewire connector. The Sony's did.
Jim