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Hard drive based Camcorder with Firewire
by adegutis - 6/12/08 3:22 PMI'm looking for a hard drive based camcorder (standard def is fine) with a firewire connection. I need to record conference presentations and would like to stream some of the sessions live via uStream. I currently have a Sony DVR-TR280 Digital 8 tape-based camcorder. When I connect it to my Macbook Pro with firewire, I can get video but no audio unless I have the tape recording. If the tape ends before the session, the audio cuts off through the firewire connection.
I'd like something in the $500-$1000 range. Suggestions?
Thanks
Al
Sorry
by whizkid454 - 6/12/08 5:17 PM In reply to: Hard drive based Camcorder with Firewire by adegutisThere are no hard drive camcorders with Firewire ports.
wow, no firewire
by adegutis - 6/12/08 5:24 PM In reply to: Sorry by whizkid454Wow, really?
How about memory card based? Is firewire going the way of the do-do birds, in camcorders?
Al
ALL miniDV tape based camcorders
by boya84 - 6/12/08 6:33 PM In reply to: wow, no firewire by adegutisuse firewire for import. As long as these are in use:
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-broadcastcameras/
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=172
http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/cat_camcorders.asp
http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/category.jsp?productId=PRO1.1
firewire will be around. Same with miniDV tape... neither are going away anytime soon.
The reason HDD and flash memory camcorders generally don't use firewire is because copying data files is just fine over USB. Importing video files over Firewire requires better streaming throughput that USB (or USB2) cannot support. Bursty (USB) protocol protocol is fine for data files. Not for higher quality DV and HDV format. That's also why the hard drives that do record DV and HDV also use Firewire (see FireStore) and not USB.
JVC makes hard drive based camcorders with Firewire
by boya84 - 6/12/08 6:25 PM In reply to: Hard drive based Camcorder with Firewire by adegutishttp://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL027875&pathId=141&page=15
http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028255&pathId=141&page=15
http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028254&pathId=141&page=15
Some require being docked to get to it
http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028253&pathId=119&page=14
http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028249&pathId=119&page=14
http://camcorder.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL028246&pathId=119&page=14
Whether any of these do streaming over firewire is not known - though I suspect they do. Whether the audio continues as you need it to is unknown.
Thanks for that.
by whizkid454 - 6/12/08 7:04 PM In reply to: JVC makes hard drive based camcorders with Firewire by boya84Haven't seen them.
whizkid - no worries -
by boya84 - 6/12/08 8:14 PM In reply to: Thanks for that. by whizkid454since neither of us would get a JVC, it really does not matter.
The only good camcorders they make are
http://pro.jvc.com/prof/attributes/category.jsp?productId=PRO1.1
No, those JVC only do "dub" over firewire
by adegutis - 6/14/08 9:42 PM In reply to: JVC makes hard drive based camcorders with Firewire by boya84I picked up an "open box" JVC GZ-HD3U but the firewire is only used for "dubbing" or copying to the computer. No live feed comes out of this camera via USB or Firewire. It's going back to the store.
Al
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