Ok. I am in my ever looking search for a camera, and have narrowed it down to to two of the: The XL-1, and the GL-1.
But the thing is, my system is compatible for A/V out, and also the S-Video. Do either of those systems support that plug in? If not, what cable would I need to be able to transfer my video to my computer? Im am not getting another editing system. I am not going to spend another 200 dollars plus on another one.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
-Yo
Joshua
-YO
The XL-1 has S-Video out, as well as composite, however you will want to be using the firewire in/out capabilities to transfer your video to your PC, as the other two are analogue formats and you would need a different capture card for that. Not sure about the GL-1 but a visit to Canon's web site should give you all the info you need.
Make sure your PC has a firewire port. If not, you can pick up a PCI firewire card for about $50.
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Benjamin Craig
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Firewire...
How would I know if my computer has that? I will look into it right away.
-YO
Joshua
-YO
Most PCs don't come with Firewire ports by default (since it was originally an Apple technology). You can however pick up PCI firewire cards for about $50.
Firewire ports look at little like USB ports, however where USB is flat, firewire has a slight curve to the hole, and is generally wider.
Some sound cards now come with firewire ports, but probably the best way to check is to look in the Windows Device Manager.
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager (In Win2K/XP).
Look for anything that says something like "IEEE 1394 host controller". IEEE 1394 is the technical name for Firewire (Sony also calls it iLink).
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Thanks.
Thats a huge help. I did a computer search,and found that I dohave it...I think.
Just one last question though. How every port has a certain marking, what will/should the firewire port look like?
Thanks
-YO
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