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What DV Cam is good for digitizing?
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?
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3 Replies
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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
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Thanks, good info.
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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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