Is the Panasonic PV-DV402 Camcorder Compatible w/ Mac?

Question

I'm going to purchase the Panasonic PV-DV402 from a sellar on CL tomorrow morning and I wanted to ensure that it would work on my computer. Does anyone know the answer. I checked their website but Panasonic has virtually no information on this camcorder.

Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

The PV-DV402 is a miniDV tape based camcorder.

You will transfer stills from the memory card using the included USB cable. It the CL seller is nice, they will throw in a firewire cable - it does not come in the box. They are cheap, so if you have to go buy it, no big deal.

You want a 4-pin (camera DV port) to 6-pin (Mac firewire 400 port) cable.

You need to be in playback mode - and iMovie and FinalCut should recognized it right away... then import the video. Do your edis, Save... then you can export back to the camcorder, burn a DVD using iDVD or save as a file for uploading to where ever... MySpace and YouTube limit you to 10 minutes or 100 meg...

This camera is from 2002... Be sure to check it all out as soon as you get it - including the firewire transfer.

So YES, this will work with your Mac.

Have fun! Good luck!

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