capturing without an IEEE 1394 port?

[Carol Ann]

Hi there,

Maybe I should ask to swap for an HP Dv8…it looks like it has a firewire port.

Do you think that would be ok for editing?

Thanks again.

Carol Ann

[Carol Ann]

The guy at the shop said “well it’s not our fault your camera doesn’t use USB” I challenged that and said I didn’t know you could even get such a thing and he said his camera did.

Have any of you ever heard of a camera that has USB out to USB in i.e into a laptop?

Thanks again

Carol Ann

[Eric Addison]

If you go to the HP website and look up the dv8, it’s still in the picture of the unit. And it wasn’t listed in my feature list when I ordered mine, but it’s there.

Seems odd that they would still show it as part of the model in the photos of the laptop if they removed it…odd.

—Eric
Owner | 100 ACRE FILMS
https://www.100acrefilms.com

[Eric Addison]

I don’t know a single professional video camera that sends out video through the USB port. Someone correct if I’m wrong, but I don’t think it exists.

—Eric
Owner | 100 ACRE FILMS
https://www.100acrefilms.com

[Brian Louis]

[Eric Addison] “Seems odd that they would still show it as part of the model in the photos of the laptop if they removed it…odd”
Old photos probably, its just like the dv6 Carol Ann bought, new model same model number, I’ve got a dv6 here I bought for a family member, It has Express54, 4pin firewire plus the rest of the ports including a VGA which usually isn’t included anymore in most models.

[Carol Ann]

Hi there,

I actually read somewhere that the Dv3 had a firewire port!…jeez louise..and the Dv6 doesn’t..that seems too bizarre for words.

Well..I’ll fight the fight as it sounds like the manager is saying stuff which I’m now disproving on here. I’m not the most knowledgeable about the different camera’s out there …newest technology etc but I know that I’ve used firewire or..IEEE 1394..which doesn’t trip of the tongue quite so easily 😉 and I’ve never had a bit of bother and always edited quite happily. But he did throw me when he said his camera uses USB. I don’t even know if it was the manager but it wasn’t the guy who sold me it…as soon as I said I wasn’t happy he went and got the next guy..he was a lot older..but that don’t necessarily make him the manager.

Gosh ..I’ve burbled on somewhat. Thankfully the wedding was a family member and they’re sympathetic and willing to wait out the saga..lol.

Cheers for helping as always..

Carol Ann

[Carol Ann]

Thinking back the guy did ask me the resolution and I did say 720 x 576…as that’s what it is…and I know that’s low res. and the dongle thing they’ve given me does say on the blurb it can handle that.

Maybeez I shouldn’t be saying that..it’s an old camera…4:3…not your HD widescreen camera’s that exist today..but it’s still captures great footage and I love it but I’m not in the video editing business really and bought it back in the day. BUT who’s to say I don’t get back into it..sell this..move onwards and upwards and will need a laptop that can cope..and this most certainly can’t..so it’s not about the camera..it’s about the laptop I say..lol..and it’s capabilities…phew..rant over 🙂

Cheers

Carol Ann

[Carol Ann]

This is a little different but when I first walked into the shop and spoke to the original sales person I said “I’m sorry to say this laptop can’t capture video”..he said “what do you mean..of course it can capture video”..and I said “I’m so glad you said that..as that’s what I think too..but it doesn’t”…so I then said “it doesn’t have a firewire port”..he says “well..of course it doesn’t…no modern laptop has that”..I said “I had an IBM laptop that had it and it worked fine” and he says ..”Yeh but how old was it..you just don’t get those anymore”..and I said “WHAT..you’re trying to tell me that all the laptops that are sitting out on display right now don’t have a firewire port?”…it transpired that he thought I meant the 6 pin type port..although quite frankly I’ve never seen a 6 pin port in a laptop in my life..but what do I know…I’ve seen the cards that can convert from 4 to 6 then you slot in the card..but never an actual 6 pin in a laptop…jeesh.

maybeeez I know more than I think :-/

[Carol Ann]

I know this isn’t in context of the thread..but I would love to know..is “composite video” the same as “analogue”? are they the same thing really.

ta.

carol ann

Ps…Here’s my wee showreel of nonsense. I love my college reel..top right :-))))

https://www.baycanvases.com/carolann/video.html

I hope a mod don’t slam this :0(

[Brian Louis]

[Carol Ann] “But he did throw me when he said his camera uses USB”
The newer tapeless cams use USB to transfer files, but the current prosumer and pro tape cams use firewire for video and USB for images, some flash memory units use firewire, HP has a bad mindset for legacy items