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How do I connect my older video camera to my computer?

Does anyone know how to connect a Canon video camera to a computer?

  • I have to do a school project with a video camera and upload it to a Wiki. The camera came with a Firewire cable but I have no spot on my laptop to plug it in. There doesn't seem to be a spot on the camera where I can plug in a USB cable either. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I can get the video from the camera to the computer?

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    Either get hold hold of a firewire card for your PC or find a PC that's already got one. Firewire to USB converters don't work!

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What you need to a IEEE1394 port into your computer is a card that will fit in your laptop's expansion port, such as this - http://ca.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/2-Port-IEEE-1394-FireWire-CardBus-Adapter-with-Digital-Video-Editing-Kit~CB1394_2. It would be very good Idea if you went out and got an external hard drive also, as videos take huge amounts of hard drive space, something which few laptops have.

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You have to use a fireware extension slot card that will allow you to connect the camera to your PC.

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