Re: [PLUG] Sony Digital 8 Handycam DVR

[Chris Hedemark <chrish@trilug.org>]

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On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 03:25 PM, Jeff 'Jephree' Mealo wrote:

> I have a video project for school and am lucky enough to have found a 
> teacher
> found of me enough so to lend me his camcorder.  I'll be editing this
> digitally in either Adobe Premier or Cinellera [linux].  The manual 
> describes
> a 4-pin -> 4-pin interface, is this what I'll need to hook it up to a 
> PC or
> another DV/i.LINK/Firewire/IEEE 3349 (I believe it's 3349?)... device 
> like a
> VCR.  I know they have 4-pin -> 6-pin a lot cheaper.

Pay close attention to what equipment you have.  Often the camera end 
is 4 pin while the PC (or Mac, in my case) is 6 pin.  Usually external 
storage is 6 pin.  So I use 6 pin to 6 pin for all of my computer & 
storage hardware, 6 pin to 4 pin for camera (IIRC).

But there is no requirement for the camera to run 4 pin.  It could run 
6 pin!  If the manual says 4 pin at the camera end then you are halfway 
there.  It's pretty safe to ass-ume 6 pin for the PC end.

Oh, and BTW, firewire is "IEEE 1394"

> I plan to give this
> cable to him as a gift for the favor as I'll only need it once.  If 
> anyone's
> had to do something like this your input would be appreciated.

(I do event videography on the side)

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Chris Hedemark
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