It is about the Panasonic NV-GS60 connecting to computer via USB cable!?

Question

I bought a USB cable to connect my camera to my notebook, when I connect the cable the computer beeps but nothing on display. I couldn't find the Icon in my computer, upon searching I found out that the computer didn't recognised it. Please note that I did not buy a DV cable. My camera has got two ports (USB and DV), the shop from which I bought this cable stated that movies and photos can also be downloaded through the USB cable. Please solve this problem as soon as possible. Do I need to use a DV cable always to download photos and movies, if yes then what is the use of the USB port??

Answer 1

You CAN transfer your video via USB with some camcorders, but it's not a good idea - the video is often at a lower resolution and it sometimes leads to problems with the audio and video getting out of synch.  You should capture the video via firewire rather than USB - if your PC hasn't already got one you'll need to install a firewire card. They're cheap, easy to install and readily available. You'll also need a firewire (DV) cable.

You can't capture your stills via firewire though - that's what the USB's for.  

Answer 2

You need to go to a new shop from now on for advice on camcorders.  

*** ALL dv tape camcorders (miniDV, HDV, full size DV tape, and Digital8) MUST use Firewire to capture video. ***  

There is NO exception to this rule.  It has been this way for almost 3 decades, so we have no idea why a correctly trained technician would ever say you use USB to capture video from dv tape.  This is also why the free editing programs on your computer (Windows Movie Maker and iMovie) were originally designed for capturing video through Firewire from a dv tape camcorder.

The Firewire port and cable on these devices may also be known as i.link, IEEE 1394, or the DV port.

DV tape camcorders and Firewire was developed in parallel and made available for consumer use in the early 1990's.  Although professionals had already been using the technology since the 1980's, most consumers did not start using it until the late 1990's.  Regardless of the tape you use, the only way to get it into your computer in the full resolution is through Firewire.