i have a problem with my camera and computer.?

Question by no1marshfan: i have a problem with my camera and computer.?
ok. i have an old camera, well old compared to the new stuff coming out.
ok whatever, its not a dvd thingy it still uses tapes. but its pretty cool.
i am trying to make a gift for my mom for christmas like movie type stuff and i dont know how to pass it to my computer. i have tried with the usb cable and it doesnt work. i am sorry i couldnt give anymore info. 🙁 thats all i got.

if you would help with this…
I WOULD LOVE YOU!
you would make my year! literally!

THANKS!

oh…and ive had this camera for a while. so i dont have the manual. sorry.

Best answer:

Answer by Little Dog
The model number of the camera is on the camera – that would have helped.

Digital tape: ALL miniDV (and Digital8) tape based camcorders connect to a computer using a firewire cable to connect the camcorder’s DV port to the computer’s firewire port. If your computer does not have a firewire port, hopefully it has an available expansion slot so you can add one.

PCI cards for desktop computers and PCMCIA cards for some laptop computers are cheap – ExpressCards for some laptops are pricey. You did not tell us which computer so we have no way to know for sure…

USB will not work (you already know this) and is used only for transferring stills from the memory card. USB-firewire converter/adapter/cable-things will not work for transferring DV format video from the MiniDV or D8 tape.

Go to the support area of camcorder manufacturer – you should be able to search for and download the manual for your camcorder.

Analog camcorders (Beta, video8, VHS, VHS-C, Hi8 among others) require an analog/digital bridge like those from Pinnacle (Dazzle) or Canopus.

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