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Question

GY DV Mini DV camcorder

Apr 7, 2014 8:27PM PDT

Hello I have a pro Gy DV300 3ccd camcorder. It is a Mini DV format with Fire wire.
can anyone tell me if I can use the firewire to record directly to a firewire port on a laptop instead of tape

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Re: camcorder
Apr 7, 2014 8:53PM PDT
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GYDV300
Apr 7, 2014 9:34PM PDT

Yes I did. it mentions an add on plate to use SD card slot. But even then Its not clear if this is a data store or a video record option. Can anyone clarify?
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JVC can
Apr 11, 2014 11:20AM PDT

Assuming the "add on plate" to which you refer is the JVC KA-DV300: http://pro.jvc.com/pro/attributes/prodv/manual/kadv300.pdf
it allows for IP network connectivity and use of a CF (Compact Flash) memory card - not SD memory. See page 16.

And yes, pretty much any camcorder with a a working fire port can have its video recorded directly by a computer over firewire... assuming the computer has a working firewire port... Though it may depend on the computer and the video editor as to whether this will work reliably.