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Question Help please
Does anyone know?

1.Can you transfer video footage (NOT stills) from a Sony HDR HC3 to a PC using a USB adaptor to the i.Link (firewire) cable?

2. Can you transfer video footage (NOT stills) from a Sony HDR HC5 to a PC using the USB 2.0 cable? Or can you only transfer with Firewire(i.Link)?

Basically I just want to transfer miniDV footage from cam corder to PC for editing and my PC doesn't have a Firewire port (card) fitted just USB 2.0

Many thanks to anyone in the know.
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I'm not necessarily in the know, but I think the answer is no - they are different connectors for a start. Problem with USB is the sustained data transfer rate. It can drop markedly if you have more than one USB peripheral attached. Firewire was designed to have a high data transfer consistently - which is what you want for transfer of DV.

A PCI firewire card is less than a tenner (Amazon.co.uk: Max Value 3 Port IEEE 1394a PCI Card: Electronics & Photo) and that's what I had to put in my PC.
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Another option would be to add a USB video grabber, and play the video into it from the camera.

Another possibilty might be to record the a/v out from the camera onto DVD using a DVD recorder, then rip the DVD on the PC.

'tho the best option would be firewire.

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USB and firewire are completely different standards, so you'll have to invest in a firewire card.

If you're doing lots of video stuff then it'll be worth it, and as already indicated, they're not that expensive. Do a bit of research for recommendations on the quality of the devices first as some of the cheap and nasty ones don't fare too well for use with ipods etc.

I have a firewire port on a SoundBlaster add-in card - however it's not called "Firewire" by windows, but something like "1394 interface" so have a look in your device manager settings to see if it's hiding there.
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Have a look at what they have to offer at Computer Music, Video Editing, Audio Computer They know their stuff. You will need a firewire port.

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