[iBook] Mac friendly DV cameras?

[Reid Conti]

Forgot to add, I'm in Strasbourg, France right now.  Heading back to
the states in mid-December.  Enjoy your trip, I've always loved it
over here.  Where are you going?

- reid

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:10:31 +0100, Reid Conti <rconti at gmail.com> wrote:
> Because I have *almost* no DV experience, this will probably be the
> most uninformed advice you receive from someone on the Internet ever,
> on any topic.  Which is saying something.  But I've had a few drinks,
> so I'll go ahead anyway.
> 
> I used some kind of Sony DV camera (borrowed) to record some stuff,
> then used iMovie to import it to my iBook 600.
> 
> Having never used any other programs, I can't comment on them.
> 
> I found iMovie, though, to be really slick.  Good for importing and
> some basic editing and stuff.  Probably not for pro stuff, but I saw
> no problem.  You select the "camera" mode and you can use the onscreen
> controls to control the camera playback, and start capuring wherever
> you want.  From my really limited experience, it doesn't seem to make
> a difference.  The camera doesn't have to support the Mac (from what I
> can tell), it just has to support DV.  So from that aspect, I think
> it's all the same.  Obviously a better camera is a better camera, but
> I don't think it's a matter of better Mac support vs. PC support.  I
> remember on the old VHS VCRs, ther was the whole "4 head" thing which
> gave you a flying erase head.  I imagine DV Cams also have different
> technologies that affect how well they work with computers, so you'll
> have to research which features are worth having and which aren't.
> But I don't think Mac compatability is an issue; from what I've seen
> it looks basically the same no matter what camera you use.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> - reid
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:53:22 -0700, Murray E. Milligan
> <railfan at telus.net> wrote:
> > Any one have ideas which manufacturer of digital video cameras are most
> > Mac friendly. I'm planning a trip to Europe soon, and I'd like to make
> > digital movies of it while there. Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Murray from Medicine Hat
> >
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