Converting DV wihtout camera

[css-cb]

I would like to convert some of my old mini DV's to computer for editing, etc. The problem is that the camera was stolen - is there any method/tool available to assist in doing such a conversion.

[redwudz]

Not really. DV playback decks often cost more than cameras. You may be able to rent a DV camera, or better, borrow one. Alternately, you may find a used one for purchase there locally.

You could also take your tapes to a service that can transfer your tapes to a different media. But DV is about 13GB/hour, so it may take quite a few DVDs unless you also had them convert to a different format like MPEG-DVD. But you would then lose some quality and the files wouldn't be as easy to edit as DV.

And welcome to our forums.

[2Bdecided]

There are plenty of cheap used DV camcorders on eBay. Buy one. You can sell it again when you've finished.

Cheers,
David.