I have to use a PC with the firewire or that DVDIRECT device as an intermediary.
Bob
Hello there! I have a Panasonic PV-GS180 camcorder, and I recorded a video onto the tape which I now cannot get transferred onto my computer.
My computer is a Dell Inspiron laptop, running Windows 7 OS. I do not have a firewire port as far as I can tell, although the camera came with a DV cable. I can connect the camcorder to the laptop via a mini-USB cable, but I can't figure out how to transfer the video from the tape this way.
Does anyone have any advice for how to get this video off the tape and onto my computer? Thanks much!

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