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are dv cameras that have usb interface usable with firewire?
i am trying to find a cheap solution for getting tv monitor preview out of my computer.
so, i am searching on ebay to find the cheapest dv camera possible, just so i can use it to loop through to view my FCP on a tv monitor.
lots of these cheap cameras say that they have a usb cable included. does this mean that i can’t us the firewire capabilities to loop through the camera to a monitor?
if so, can someone help me find a super cheap camera to do what i want?
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You need a camera with a firewire interface. This has nothing to do with USB, or an included USB cable.
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I have never seen a DV camcorder (except for one early home video model from JVC) that did not have a FW connection.
I have had GREAT luck buying used miniDV “home video” camcorders and using them as spare “decks” and A-to-D-to-A video/audio converter “boxes”. I have bought MANY of these little gems at local Pawn Shops for UNDER $125 each (some for $99). The transfer quality in and out matches a deck, and the video/audio output (they all have S-Video outs) monitors great!
AND… If you choose a SONY or PANASONIC camcorder (except for the earliest-built versions of the Sony VX1000), those two brands will ALSO playback perfectly any DVCAM-recorded mini DV tapes as well as DV SP and DV LP (yikes!).
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