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gavo

27th May 2005, 04:04

Hey,

I got a Cannon Elura 70 mini dv. It didnt however have firmwire. It just has a strange usb. I want and brought the usb and I not sure know what I need to install to get it to capture vice usb.

b00zed

27th May 2005, 05:30

You can't capture DV over USB.

According to Canon's Website (http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=167&modelid=9932) it has firewire. It does however specify "DV Terminal: Special 4-pin connector (IEEE1394 compliant)" on the specifications page, so that may explain the "strange USB" you've found.

gavo

27th May 2005, 07:39

interesting, thanx I guess that cord almost impossible to find.

jggimi

27th May 2005, 13:46

Moved to DV forum.

communist

27th May 2005, 15:35

Originally posted by gavo
I guess that cord almost impossible to find.
No I think thats just a standard firewire cable. There are 2 type of connectors: 4pin and 6pin. Usually 1394 pci cards ship with a 4->6pin cable allowing you to instantly plugin devices.

28th May 2005, 09:20

gavo,

if you don't have firewire on your PC, then you won't be able to capture DV. USB capturing, which some camcorders provide, is for photos only.

bb

30th May 2005, 03:05

using simple web camera, USB, VirtualDubMod, video with up to 5 frames/second is captured as video with compressing.
I am not sure that this can help, but may be

eb