Belkin IEEE 1394 PCMCIA CARDBUS User Manual download pdf (Page 3)

ASPECTS Training

D44 DV – Connectivity.

Graeme Bruce, 2004

Page 3 of 9

Aberdeenshire Council

Education & Recreation

SECTION 2 – CONNECTING YOUR DV CAMERA

TO A COMPUTER.

The camera can be connected to a PC so that the video can be downloaded

for editing. After editing it can be……

• Sent back to the little tape in the camera for storage (This gives

highest possible quality because the signal always travels by Firewire

– so doesn’t suffer loss of quality. Nevertheless, storing on the little

tapes means you always have to play them back through the camera,

which is not particularly convenient in a classroom.)

• Stored on the hard disc. (Good quality, but uses an unbelievable

amount of space.)

• Recorded onto a CD or DVD. (You obviously need a built in ‘burner’

or an external one connected by a fast connection such as USB2.)

Quality is quite good, but space on CDs is still a bit limited for longer

videos. DVD is better.

• Sent down a lead to a VCR for recording on a standard VHS tape.

(This is a convenient way to store the ‘end product’ because most

classrooms and homes can access a VCR easily. Space isn’t a big

issue, but quality suffers quite a bit when the signal is transferred by

S-Video. Transfer by ‘AV’ leads is even worse. You also have to have

an ‘S-Video Out’ or ‘AV Out’ socket on your PC.)

FIREWIRE OPTIONS.

Firewire is always the best method of connection. Anything else will be

almost unacceptably slow and quality will deteriorate. Firewire also allows

the computer to take direct control of the camera during editing. If your PC

has a ‘Firewire’ socket you’re all set to go. If not, you’ll need to add a

Firewire socket on a card (see below). Note that:

• The term ‘Firewire’ is an Apple invention. On PCs it’s usually called

IEEE 1394! Same thing – different name!

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