I would recommend the Canopus converter as well. Just about every review I have read of it was positive. I wouldn't buy a DV deck if you're using it for occasional editing. Get a DV camera with a pass through feature which will allow you to convert the analog signal from your old camera and convert it to digital. Plus you get the bonus of having two cameras which can be quite useful for the budding editor. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erica Sadun" <erica at mindspring.com> To: "Macintosh Digital Video List" <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 10:26 AM Subject: [MacDV] Re: imovie 3.0.3 is out - when did that happen? > At 3:35 AM -1000 6/4/03, Gary Fujihara wrote: > >K, > > > > I am up on the summit of Mauna Kea (I am a telescope operator for Subaru > >Telescope), and have no access to my camera at the moment. It was actually > >purchased in Japan before any consumer DV camcorders were available in the > >US. It is manufactured by Sharp. There is a proprietary connector on the > >camera that allows you to connect to a television, VCR with RCA connectors > >with a supplied cable. > > This does not sound like a DV camcorder. You can, however, > use an A/D converter, such as the Canopus ADVC-1000 (I may > have mixed up those 4 letters a bit) to connect to your > firewire port. > > > -- Erica > p.s. What are you observing these days? > p.p.s. Watch out for those rotating bits! They can be lethal. > > > >Best Regards > >Gary Fujihara > >-- > >Subaru Telescope - NAOJ > >650 N. A'Ohoku Place > >Hilo, HI 96720 > >(808) 934-5972 > > ---------- > <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. > Send a message to <MacDV-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to the digest version. > > XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > > MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! > Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>