Posted by Martin Heffels on 09/14/06 05:47

On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:40:57 +0100, david@REMOVETHISmylancashire.co.uk
wrote:

> I already do a lot of analogue video work so I have the hardware for
>analogue video transfer but this is my first digital camera which is
>why I don't have the firewire cable until I get to the shops and I
>didn't know that you don't need the factory supplied software to talk
>to the camera via firewire.

Go for the firewire. While analogue is possible, it will degrade the
quality slightly by conversion to analogue and back to digital. Via
firewire you send the data off the tape across the wire, no conversion
done, so you maintain your quality.

cheers

-martin-
--
"I have no fear of losing my life. If I have to save a koala or a crocodile
or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it."

Farewell Stevo!

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