Does my camcorder have an AV-in port?

My camcorder dosnt have a firewire port!!?

• what am i gonna do my computer dosnt have a firewire port .. so i was thinking of getting one of those card things that u build in for the firewire port on the computer... but then i looked on my camcorder and it dosnt even have a firewire port !!! so how am i eva gonna get my movies on the computer to edit them ??? plzzzzzzzz help

• Answer:

  I see that In a previous question, you mention a Panasonic MiniDV camcorder. Are you SURE there's no FireWire? A FireWire port will sometimes be labeled iLink, IEEE1394, or DV. My Panasonic PV-GS65 labels it "DV," and it's a 4-pin FireWire port. Check again. Digital camcorders have digital ports. If you're not talking about your MiniDV camcorder, It's probably an analog format. If so, you would need a converter, such as the ADS Pyro A/V Link. This worked for me when I was using analog video, such as Hi8 or VHS. You would still need a FireWire card for the computer. The ADS Pyro card is an example. Total cost would probably be over $100 USD, but at least it'll get you up and running for digital video on your computer, no matter what format you're coming from. EDIT: The DV terminal on your camera IS a FireWire port. Is it the smaller (4-pin) kind, shaped like a rectangle with a little indentation on one of the long sides, or is it a larger (6-pin) kind, which is more like a pentagon? My guess is that the camcorder has a 4-pin port (check to make sure, because I couldn't find anything for your model number). So, get a card for your computer, it'll likely have one or more 6-pin ports. Then, get a cable that will connect the two ports to each other (probably a cable with a 4-pin tip on one end, and a 6-pin tip on the other). Any other questions, ask! Hope this helps!