[MacDV] re new sony dvd 200 camcorder

[cathal mc carthy]

Hi Listers

has anyone got the new sony dvd camcorder yet,and if so is it any good?
On Wednesday, November 26, 2003, at 05:01 PM, Norm Lamoureux wrote:

> 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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