[X4U] Mac Friendly Video Cameras?

[Joe Sporleder]

On Mar 25, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Eugene wrote:

> That sounds about right.  As for camcorders, just about anything with
> Firewire will work.  But be sure that it supports your Mac recording
> live feeds straight from the camcorder.  Some like the JVC GZ-HD3U uses
> Firewire only to copy over video to a computer, not record a live feed.
> A miniDV camcorder costs only a few hundred dollars (US).  You'll need
> to spend more than twice that if you're looking into HD video.
> 
>> The primary editing machine will be my MacBook Pro. I've added extra
>> memory and have a largest hard drive available from Apple. It is a 13"
>> model that is hooked up to an external 24" WideScreen LCD when I'm in
>> the office. It has the SD memory card slot, should I take that into
>> consideration when choosing a camera? I'm running Snow Leopard.
> 
> I don't use memory cards when it comes to video.  It goes straight to my
> Mac's hard drive, live.  :)

In my situation, having to lug a laptop on a live shoot negates the portable convenience of the camcorder. I would plan on shooting the video and then copying it over to the Mac and working with it there.

Joe