G'day,
IN SHORT:
Other than the Canon MV-X430, what other camcorders can do analogue/digital conversion on the fly (instead of capturing to tape first)? What is the cheapest?
Alternatively, are there any DVD Recorders that have firewire output and will "pass through" the analogue signal so I could hook it up to my eMac and capture that way??? I read the Pioneer 310 has in and out Firewire... (though read they cost $200 in USA, but $900 here???)
IN LONG:
I'm having to revisit the question of how to convert analogue video into digital; namely capturing footage from a VCR onto my eMac.
In '04 I purchased a Sony PC104E MiniDV Cam for this purpose (as opposed to a Canopus or other box converter), but was burgled last week and they swiped the camera.
My insurance is paying out $1650 (for the Sony & my Sharp Viewcam that was also stolen), so I just need to decide how to spend the money. I was going to go with Sony again, but was told that they don't make cameras now that do analogue/digital conversion.
Apparently the Canon MV-X430 does the job, and I've been quoted $850, which leaves about $800. Rather than get 2 video cameras, I was going to then try and find a digital SLR for the balance - something that's proving hard to do.
As an alternative, I was looking at the option of forgetting the analogue/digital converter aspect so as to be able to find a cheaper video camera. Then I'll be able to get the SLR camera, but will still need to find a way to convert analogue to digital...
Thus I was wondering if any of the DVD Recorders on the market these days could take my Sony's place... I see that the Pioneer 310 has "firewire in and out"... but will it do conversion on the fly?
Appreciate any advice....
cheers
cosmic