Transferring DV to my hard drive via USB

[ShiggityX2]

Sorry if this is a repost, but I really didn't know what to search for. My problem is that my laptop does not have a firewire port, but I want to transfer my video on my mini camcorder to my hard drive. I had no idea that this would be such a hassle, I thought USB was compatible with practically everything under the sun. Any suggestions?

[ShiggityX2]

sorry, seem to have found a thread relating to this problem. I'll check it out.

[Cornucopia]

Camcorders really only output full DV quality images via the Firewire port (as data stream), so you really need a firewire adapter.

Has nothing to do with "compatibility".

Look for a PCMCIA card that has firewire (or a FW/USB2 combo card). There are a number of choices and it's not that expensive (?? ~$50 US ??).

Any other way and you're greatly compromising the quality.

Scott

[edDV]

You didn't say you cared about video quality.

Sure you can transfer video over USB at CIF 352x240/288 or less. Worth about as much as a BA in english

[ofbarea]

Actually there is one expensive cable that you could use to this task. This cable will send DV over USB2 through non standard adapter and a proprietary application. It will work, but it is not recommended. http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-527950.html

Getting a firewire pcmcia card will give the best results at the best price.