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

[Gary Fujihara]

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
-- 
Subaru Telescope - NAOJ
650 N. A'Ohoku Place
Hilo, HI 96720
(808) 934-5972

> From: Derek Roff <derek at unm.edu>
> Reply-To: Macintosh Digital Video List <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:18:05 -0600
> To: Macintosh Digital Video List <MacDV at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: [MacDV] Re: DV camcorder without firewire (was iMovie 3 is out)
> 
> Does this camera take mini-DV tape cassettes?  If not, what is the
> recording medium?
> 
>> Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 03:01:14 -1000
>> From: Gary Fujihara <fujihara at subaru.naoj.org>
>> Subject: [MacDV] Re: imovie 3.0.3 is out - when did that happen?
>> Message-id: <BB031179.A241%fujihara at naoj.org>
>> 
>> Hey Kevin,
>> 
>> I am new to this, but am adept with Macs in the graphics field.
>> My question is this:  I have a DV camcorder that does not have a
>> Firewire port. I have a PowerMac G4 with Firewire.  How can I get
>> my digital video into the Mac?
>> 
>> Best Regards
>> Gary Fujihara
> 
> Derek Roff
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