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02/16/2004 08:58:47 PM · #1 |
A friend of mine who was happy with advice I gave them on digital still cameras contacted me for advice on digital video cameras, which I freely admitted I know very little about. I am sure there are people here who do, though, so I offered to post a few questions. Im particular, I am interested in the following:
Is there a video-camera equivalent of //www.dpreview.com that does unbiased reviews of digital video cameras?
About how much is a FireWire card for a computer that is not already equipped with a FireWire port? Is there any other way to offload recorded video from cam to computer?
Any suggested cameras to look hard at or avoid? This camera would be for family/home video use.
Thanks!
-Terry
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02/16/2004 09:07:44 PM · #2 |
for the firewire, I think its about 10-30 dollars a card, depending on how many ports there are.
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02/16/2004 09:16:59 PM · #3 |
You can also get an outboard digitizer (like those from Dazzle) which will convert any video signal (like from a VCR or analog camcorder) into a DV signal and bring it in through the FireWire port. For now, FW is the only port practical for full-motion video, although I expect USB-II to compete at some point, if something faster doesn't come along first.
If you are going to buy a card, see if you can find one with both FW and USB-II on it. I just got one for my laptop which uses the PCM-CIA slot.
Message edited by author 2004-02-16 21:17:50. |
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02/16/2004 09:23:08 PM · #4 |
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02/16/2004 09:25:55 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by hsteg:
usb 2.0 is faster! |
I know, but most of the DV industry is already "standardized" on FW. |
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