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Mini DV Camera: Moving your video onto a computer

November 4, 2009 by Antonella Caloro

On the Mac side:

1.    Connect your Macbook to the camera via fire wire ONLY (the 4-pin port is located in the interior of the LCD screen housing, marked “DV”). Connect large end (6-pin) fire wire cable to Macbook.
Do NOT force cable. Be careful not to try to insert fire wire into USB port
2.    Turn camera ON
3.    Turn camera dial to playback mode (green play arrow must be selected)
4.    Launch iMovie Read more »