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  • What DV Cam is good for digitizing?

    Posted by Jim Eckes on February 7, 2006 at 7:48 pm

    Need to digitize DV into my G5 for final cut pro. it’s a home system.
    don’t need a lot of features on the camera. mainly, i just need a deck, but would like the option to shoot when i need it.

    don’t want to spend a lot, but need some measure of quality.

    any ideas?

    Ralph Hajik replied 20 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Don Greening

    February 9, 2006 at 7:13 am

    Any Mini DV camera with a firewire connection will do. There will be no difference in picture quality between the cheap camcorder and your aquisition camera when you capture to your computer. I use a small Sony camcorder for capturing that I bought at Sears. It was brand new but was missing some items that I didn’t need anyway, so they sold it to me at a very reduced price.

    Always better to wear out an inexpensive camcorder than to use your aquisition camera as a tape deck.

    – Don

  • Jim Eckes

    February 9, 2006 at 12:52 pm

    Thanks, good info.

  • Ralph Hajik

    February 10, 2006 at 5:05 pm

    Hi Jim,

    I took Don’s advice and I bought a Canon ZR100 only, from B&H Photo just for that reason.

    Ralph Hajik
    Westmont, IL

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