[MacDV] Re: Panasonic PV-GS70 camcorder

[Norm Lamoureux]

Hi Ryan, Just received e-mail from Panasonic saying
that this camcorder was not designed for Mac's or OSX.
Is anyone using one with a Mac running OSX? Thank's
for the feedback.

Norm L.  


--- Ryan Sutter <vioman at nucleargopher.com> wrote:
> Hi Norm,
> 
> I just got a Panasonic PV-GS70 last night.  My
> experiences are 
> therefore somewhat limited.  I can tell you,
> however, that I shot some 
> footage around the house and hooked it up to my
> TiBook (running Jaguar) 
> and the camera was perfectly compatible with both
> FCP and iMovie.  I 
> imported the footage and it looked great.  The GS70
> does support A/D 
> Passthrough and although I haven't tried it yet, I
> intend to tonight to 
> convert some old videos I have on VHS, I don't
> anticipate any problems 
> but I will let you know how it works out for me.  I
> have heard that the 
> only real Mac incompatibility is that the USB access
> to the memory card 
> for still photos doesn't work with Macs but I don't
> know if that's true 
> or not yet.  I'll be trying that tonight as well. 
> It's not like I 
> intend to use it as a digital still camera anyhow,
> but it would be nice 
> to know.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> On Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 08:32  PM, Norm
> Lamoureux wrote:
> 
> > Hi all, Has anyone had any experiences, good or
> bad
> > with using a Panasonic PV-GS70 camcorder? I am
> running
> > OSX on a PowerMac G4 tower with dual 1.42
> processors.
> > I like what I have read about this camcorder so
> far,
> > but can't find any info on using it with a Mac. I
> am
> > waiting for a reply from Panasonic. I need to use
> the
> > camcorder for "Analog to Digital pass through",
> like
> > the Canon camcorders have. In other words,
> plugging in
> > a VCR and sending the video through the camcorder
> and
> > onto my hard drive, without having to record onto
> tape
> > first. Any info would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thank's
> > Norm L.
> >
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