> Hi, Why wouldn't you get a MiniDV with analog to > digital pass through? It won't cost you any more and > you'll have a camcorder and still camera as well. I > purchased the Canon ZR70 for about $413.00 at "Abes > of Maine". Good place to do business. > > Good Luck, > > Norm L. > Mainly because my Canopus was $275.00 and I have absolutely no need/desire for a dv camera... Donna ------- Hi, all. I am a "new" Mac owner returning to the fold. Just wanted to add another option, the DAC-100 ($169US)by DataVideo. I've been converting all my old home movies, and the DAC-100 has operated flawlessly on my 1GHz, iMac 17", iLife 4. Twenty-two two hour analog tapes up to 15 years old, no skips, no sound problems...and no DVD coasters making about 39 DVDs. Let's just say my first attempts using a Dazzle product, plus Windows XP, +9 %%&@! coasters etc...brought me back to Apple. David