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Tapeless camcorders and the Mac

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I just read the "Tapeless camcorders and the Mac" article that is posted
on MacWorld. See it here, http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2007/06/tapeless/index.php

I borrowed a friends Sony that uses a hard drive and he told me that the MiniDV tapes were on there way out and the harddrive camcorders were the way to go. I used it and liked it; however, it did not like my PowerBook and iMovie HD. From help on this forum I downloaded a free program and a 19.99 program (MPEG Streamclip is free and Apple's QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component )from apple.com...those together allowed me to convert the video files on the Sony harddrive to a dv file that iMovie can use.

My question...because I am now going to by my own camcorder. Should I go with a miniDV camcorder or a harddrive camcorder and use the conversion software?

Thanks for any advice,
TC
 
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I have a miniDV camcorder (Canon Elura 100). I love it!! I don't know all that much about hard drive camcorders, so I can only speak from personal experience. I love the fact that I have tapes to organize and archive my data the old fashioned way. I also like the lower price that miniDV camcorders go for as compared to HD camcorders. Besides that, I don't know what else to tell you. Hope it helps...
 
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I can only say to you what I've told others. If you have access to a laptop mac, take it with you to the camera store, and ask to connect each one to import video from them and make sure they work with mac.

See which works best for you, and which is easiest for you. Buy that one.

If the store won't let you do this, go to a different store that will, and at the next store explain that you came to them because the previous store wouldn't let you try it out before you buy it.

Best,

Brian
 
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iMovie 08 maybe able to handle that camera. It is designed to also use tapeless cameras. I like bmcgonag's idea of taking a laptop to the store.

This Apple tutorial demonstrates how iMovie 08 works to import video.
 
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I have a Sony HD and upgraded to iMovie 08 specifically to fix the problem of video importing and iMovie 08 did nothing for me. The Sony HD still does not work with the Mac. Luckily I also have a PC that will work with it.

The idea of taking the laptop to the store is a good one. As a general rule now, I will stay clear of Sony and JVC.
 
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EasternCanuck, what model of Sony HD camera do you have?
 

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