computer help: How can I connect my video camera/camcorder to my computer

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How can I connect my video camera/camcorder to my

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Marconius 2 #
San Francisco, CA, US | 5 years, 11 months ago (25 minutes after post)

You’ll need a firewire cable and a firewire port on your computer.

This is a 6-4 pin Firewire cable…the small end goes in the camera and the larger side goes into the computer. This is most common on a Mac:

This is a 4-4 pin Firewire cable, where it’s small on both ends. You’ll commonly use this on a non-firewire equipped PC:

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toxic_tequila_8 #
An Unknown Location | 5 years, 8 months ago (3 months after post)

okay what if I have an old cam, that just has a yellow and white plug in for your tv is there something I can get to connect to my computer????

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Marconius 2 #
San Francisco, CA, US | 5 years, 8 months ago (3 months after post)

Yes, the Yellow and White plugs are called RCA jacks. You can get an RCA to firewire adapter, or find a video/input card that you put into your computer that has RCA jacks on it.

lovesabrinaka #
An Unknown Location | 5 years, 5 months ago (6 months after post)

hey thanks for the tips

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lovesabrinaka #
An Unknown Location | 5 years, 5 months ago (6 months after post)

thank you i highly appriciate your advice

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phenr 0 #
An Unknown Location | 5 years, 1 month ago (10 months, 1 week after post)

It isn’t working for me.

I have a Panasonic PV-GS19 with a DV output connection. I connected it to my firewire card just like it’s shown, turned the camera on and selected either PC or PLAYBACK mode. Then I ran Windows Movie Maker software and clicked on “Capture from video device”
I got the error message “A video capture device was not detected.”

I’m lost, any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks.

Ritchier0 0 #
An Unknown Location | 5 years ago (11 months after post)

Same here phenr i have no idea

chip200 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 11 months ago (12 months after post)

Hey, ok, I have a Video Camera that uses Hi-8 tapes. My camera has an S-Video out but that is it. My Laptop has a FireWire port and a USB port. Is there a converter I can use to transfer, S-Video to USB or FireWire? I need to use it on Windows Movie Maker!

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gilbert196 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 11 months ago (1 year after post)

There are s-video to usb cables on ebay so Im sure the Bestbuy stores and the like sell them, my problem is I have an s-video out and one on my pc along with an av out and my pc still does not detect anything!

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mckenzies2hom 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 11 months ago (1 year after post)

so once i get an s video to usb conversion I should be able to connect my hi 8 video camera to my pc and record from camera to pc?

Thanks,

malaybanerje #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 year, 2 months after post)

my g5 apple pc not taking any fire wire devices.How can i activated my fire wire port? Is it possible by using key command?
Please help

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godfreysmit #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 year, 2 months after post)

How do I conect my camcord with out a fire wire

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minel #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 9 months ago (1 year, 2 months after post)

i havent a clue! what i did was pray at night….and in the morning it was all done….a bloody miracle if you ask me!

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joergensen 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 8 months ago (1 year, 2 months after post)

Does any one know wich program i need to record footage from my video camera to my pc? My camera is recording the footage on tapes.

godsentcolli #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 5 months ago (1 year, 6 months after post)

adobe premeire would just the thing

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emily.hatc #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 2 months ago (1 year, 8 months after post)

Does a fire wire cable fit into a standard USB port on a computer or is there a special port you have to have? I just bought a video camera and I want to know before I decide to keep it if I will be able to connect it with my computer.

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m.naeem17 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 1 month ago (1 year, 10 months after post)

I have panosonic video camera nv-vx55en.please tell me how i can connect camera with my pc and record from camera to pc.

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fuckmoorlac #
An Unknown Location | 4 years, 1 month ago (1 year, 10 months after post)

Take your panasonic and in back of a camera there is a hole put your **** in there

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m.naeem17 0 #
An Unknown Location | 4 years ago (1 year, 10 months after post)

please write the complete procedure about below .
I have panosonic video camera nv-vx55en.please tell me how i can connect camera with my pc and record from camera to pc.

nicholson.adriann #
An Unknown Location | 4 years ago (1 year, 10 months after post)

heyheyhey its fat albert yeah thats u!!!!hahahaha fatty!

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allanmorris1234 0 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 11 months ago (2 years after post)

i have sony dcr-trv19e Does any one know wich program i need to record footage from my video camera to my pc? My camera is recording the footage on tapes

sohail_dilbagh #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 6 months ago (2 years, 4 months after post)

I have HDV40 canon camera. I want to use firewire cable to get video in my computer. which firewire cable should I use. please show me the picture so that i may buy one from pakistan.

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paulpc196 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 3 months ago (2 years, 7 months after post)

i have a vcr compact vhs camcorder with onlt two av connections can any one tell me what i have to get to put films on my pc so i can put them on disk

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billy #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 3 months ago (2 years, 8 months after post)

idiots

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eric.garcia9 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 3 months ago (2 years, 8 months after post)

i have a soni vaio laptop vgn-ns230e and a samsung hi8 csl770 camcorder, i install the 2.0 player but to record to dvd only records video and no sound my laptop has only headfhones and mic. jacks can you helpme fix this. thankyou

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domi.domi.flavi #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 2 months ago (2 years, 9 months after post)

I have a MONIQUE camera but when I speak in SKYPE I can’t see person I am speaking. I can make photo but I can’t see person I am speaking and a person I am speaking can’t see me. How can I connect my video camera. I hope you understand me. Thank you.

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juliak_29 #
An Unknown Location | 3 years, 1 month ago (2 years, 10 months after post)

i have an old panasonic camera with s-video and yellow and white rca cables and a laptop with firewire 1394 and usb. how can i connect my camera to laptop to transfer my videos? do i have to use a dazzle video creator or a video capture card?
thanks

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amydawnduc #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 10 months ago (3 years, 1 month after post)

I have a Sony video camera (had it about 8 years) and a new Sony laptop, my old computer could always detect the video camera, on my new laptop it didn’t detect it through USB (computer made no sound to indicate that anything was attached and movie maker search just didnt find anythin)
I bought a thing that connects to laptop and has a firewire port (thinking that would solve it) but still computer just can not detect it. Do I need to install something?
Please help

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henr 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 7 months ago (3 years, 3 months after post)

From my limited knowledge most current video software enables s-video recordings to be converted at least to DVD quality. I would seek advice from your local pc and or camera dealer.

http://www.flyonthewall.uk.com

roneshs 0 #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 5 months ago (3 years, 5 months after post)

I have a Panasonic NV-GS57 with a DV output connection & a USB connectiion. I connected it to my PC through USB, turned the camera on and selected either PC or PLAYBACK mode. Then I ran Windows Movie Maker software and clicked on “Capture from video device”
I got the error message “A video capture device was not detected.”

I’m lost, any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks.

Help me with: I have a Panasonic NV-GS57 with a DV output & a USB connection.

m #
An Unknown Location | 2 years, 4 months ago (3 years, 7 months after post)

how to connect my camera and projector to tv at the same time.

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lil-wayne7 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 6 months ago (4 years, 5 months after post)

Hello people

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anmol.p 0 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 1 month ago (4 years, 9 months after post)

its not connecting,reflecting any data even after connecting all the wires

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