"Digital" video camera / transferring to PC

[Numptie]

Hi,

Dumb question - please don't flame me.

I borrowed a "digital" video camera recently. Although it's termed "digital" it records on to those little tapes.

I now have some in-car footage from an event I competed in recently and I'm wondering if it's possible to transfer the film to a file on the PC that Media Player or the like could play.

The camera has what looks like a mini-USB socket. I'll have a look in the box tonight to see if there's a cable that fits.

OK, so I'm thinking that if I had the right software, I could connect the camera to the PC, play the film and the PC would accept the feed and convert it into the right sort of file.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

N

[docevi1]

All you need to do is connect it up with the USB lead and use some software to convert the feed into computery stuff

I think windows XP's Movie Maker can do it, but there will be software in the box that can as well (if not particualry well).

[FourWheelDrift]

The mini-USB socket may also be a firewire socket for which you'll need a Firewire cable and compatible card on your PC (some soundcards have Firewire input now).

If it's USB it'll be USB 2.0 have a look at what it says on the camera or Google the make/model for the specs,

[meeja]

Numptie said:

Hi, Although it's termed "digital" it records on to those little tapes.

Even though it is recording to tape, it is still a digital format (DV) hence the ability to transfer the content down a USB or IEEE1394 (firewire) connection

www.high-techproductions.com/dvFAQ.htm

[Podie]

Go for firewire... and get some software called Pinacle Studio...