Firewire card for camcorder?

Question

i have samsung mini dv sc-382 camcorder and i was told that i need to get a firewire card thing to be able to upload and edit my vids on my laptop. what do i need to buy? and where can i get it? do i also need to buy the cable that goes into the usb port? thankyouu. o andwho can install into my laptop. or is it easy enough that you can do it yourself?.

Answer 1

You can easily install a firewire card in a laptop - it just pushes into one of the expansion slots on the side.  You can get them at any computer / electronics shop but you need to find out whether your laptop uses PCMCIA or Express cards.  You'll also need a firewire cable - the end that goes into the camcorder will have 4 pins, the other end will have to fit your new card but it'll probably  be 6 pins.  

You don't need anything connected to the USB port to capture your video.

Answer 2

MiniDV camcorders use Firewire to transfer data to the computer. Believe it or not Firewire is still faster than USB and even USB 2.0 it is just not as popular-   You need to take in your laptop to a service place (like at best buy) and have them install a firewire card in it for you - this will add an extra port to the back or side of you computer, then you use a firewire cord (not a usb cord) to connect the camera to your computer.

Your camera should of come with the cord you need for this process.