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Title: Capture Camera?
Post by: 1time4yourmind on July 30, 2015, 09:12:08 AM

Hey, new here, if this is the wrong thread for this question let me know!
Ive decided to stop being a lazy sack of shit and use my actual camera to film again instead of my iphone. Only problem is that it uploads via firewire, and I no longer have a computer with a firewire port. Does anyone know of a decent capture cam for miniDV tapes that can upload via USB? I would be extremely grateful.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Capture Camera?
Post by: Loyal Pawn on July 30, 2015, 11:42:22 AM

You can buy a Dazzle box that allows footage to be captured via USB.as a filmer myself the quality from it isn't the greatest.Buy a firewire card and enjoy.

Title: Re: Capture Camera?
Post by: 1time4yourmind on July 30, 2015, 01:55:38 PM

My laptop does not have a card slot. Is there any other way?

Title: Re: Capture Camera?
Post by: Rusty_Berrings on July 30, 2015, 02:05:27 PM

don't know about miniDV but i was bringing all my VHS-C footage onto my laptop with "iGrabber" which seems to have worked.

Title: Re: Capture Camera?
Post by: Loyal Pawn on July 30, 2015, 05:11:31 PM

Do you have a PCMIA slot on the side of your laptop? There would be a tray that pops out and such.If so there's a PCMIA firewire card available

Title: Re: Capture Camera?
Post by: Spitfire4life on August 02, 2015, 01:55:52 PM

You can't import Mini DV with usb, it has nothing to do with the camera as none of them can do it. You'll have to get some sort of converter.