I have a Canon MV650i which to be honest I have rarely used.

I would like to start using it and to edit some footage.

What is the best way to transfer to my PC, what connections would I need not
sure if I have fire wire????or whatever it is called and what does it look
like

Many thanks

Phil

Phil wrote:

I have a Canon MV650i which to be honest I have rarely used.

I would like to start using it and to edit some footage.

What is the best way to transfer to my PC, what connections would I
need not sure if I have fire wire????or whatever it is called and
what does it look like

Firewire (aka "IEEE-1394" aka "i.Link" aka "DV IN"/"DV OUT") is your
best option here. On your camcorder, the Firewire connector is located
on the front, under the removable cover below the microphone grill,
right next to the s-video connector. It is labelled as "DV".

If your PC doesn't already have a Firewire controller, you will need to
buy one. If it is a normal desktop PC, usually you would buy a Firewire
controller on a PCI card. They look like this:

http://www.zkurd.org/hamiddurudi/images/Film/film4.jpg

Your camcorder has a small 4-pin Firewire connector, but many PC
firewire cards - such as the one illustrated above - come with large
6-pin Firewire connectors. Hence, you may need to buy a 6-pin to 4-pin
Firewire cable which has the large connector on one end and the smaller
one on the other end.

--
znark

In message , Phil
writes
I have a Canon MV650i which to be honest I have rarely used.

I would like to start using it and to edit some footage.

What is the best way to transfer to my PC, what connections would I need not
sure if I have fire wire????or whatever it is called and what does it look
like

There's a run-through of the basics at:
http://www.camcord.info/basics

There's a bigger choice of video editors now, but the principles are the
same.
--
Tony Morgan

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:48:30 +0300, "Jukka Aho"
wrote:

Hence, you may need to buy a 6-pin to 4-pin
Firewire cable which has the large connector on one end and the smaller
one on the other end.

Be careful you don't get the one that's the other way around :-)

Many thanks for the feedback guys

Phil



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In message , Phil
writes
I have a Canon MV650i which to be honest I have rarely used.

I would like to start using it and to edit some footage.

What is the best way to transfer to my PC, what connections would I need
not
sure if I have fire wire????or whatever it is called and what does it look
like

There's a run-through of the basics at:
http://www.camcord.info/basics

There's a bigger choice of video editors now, but the principles are the
same.
--
Tony Morgan

Thanks for the help, have purchased the connecting lead and now can transfer
ok
Thanks

Phil


"Tony Morgan" wrote in message
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In message , Phil
writes
I have a Canon MV650i which to be honest I have rarely used.

I would like to start using it and to edit some footage.

What is the best way to transfer to my PC, what connections would I need
not
sure if I have fire wire????or whatever it is called and what does it look
like

There's a run-through of the basics at:
http://www.camcord.info/basics

There's a bigger choice of video editors now, but the principles are the
same.
--
Tony Morgan