Questions about plugging my Camcorder into my Computer?

Question

For quite some time now I've been wondering if and how I can plug my camcorder into my computer. My camcorder is a JVC model GR- 250us and I have a normal Dell computer. And I don't know much about computers or camcorders. So can somebody please tell me if I can plug my camcorder into my computer, and with what type of cable? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

The JVC GR-D250US

Download the camcorder manual here:

http://books.jvcservice.com/booklist.asp...

ALL miniDV camcorders (from JVC, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Samsung and others) use their DV port and a Firewire cable to connect to the firewire400 port of your computer. If your computer does not have a firewire port, adding one is easy if you have expansion ports on your computer.

Refer to page 37 in the manual. Firewire, IEEE1394a, DV and i.LINK are all the same thing. You do not need to use a cable from JVC. I use one from Belkin and one from Monster.