Posts Tagged ‘mini dv’

With my conventional (non high def), mini dv camcorder, night scenes (i.e in a street where the only light comes from street lamps) is fairly good but slightly fuzzy. Could a high def camcorder produce a better picture in theory, or would it simply be a higher resolution of fuzz?
I know it DEPENDS on 101 different factors but I only need some rough info.

If i use a 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cord to transfer video from my JVC mini DV camcorder, will anything show up on the screen, like the date, time, or battery meter? If so, is there any way to disable it?

Thanks

My camera viewing screen shows the picture breaking up into little segments and the message (needs head cleaning)appears.I tried a cartridge cleaner that came with a regular film cartridge and it didn’t help. I can’t find a camera shop that will talk to me about this.
I called the JVC number several times to no avail. Also I talked to 2 different JVC repair centers and still haven’t had any success in answering my problem.The camera is model GRDVL500U,and was purchased 11/30/2000.Any suggestions will be appreciated.I think that the new digital cameras have put the camera repair shops out of business,at least in my local area.

It is in playback mode, and my computer makes a noise recognizing its plugged in, but I can’t find it anywhere on my computer. I am using a USB connection.

What is happening is windows is saying that it doesnt have the driver and that it has failed. I was wanting to know how to correct it so that I can download my mini DV cassetts to my laptop.

I have a Sony camcorder that uses Mini DV for storage and I want to save my home videos to my computer. I have the USB cable for it, but I need a software to capture my videos to a standard MPG or MP4 format.

Looking for best value of video camera in mini dv

I need to import video from my video camera to Windows Movie Maker so I can edit it.

I opened Windows Movie Maker and went to "Import Video" but couldn’t find anything relating to getting it from a camera. Just from a file.

So I went out and bought a Fire Wire IE 1394 Cable. I plugged it into my camera, then the computer. It all fits. The camera’s on. But…now what? Nothing popped up. And Windows Movie Maker is open. Where do I go from here?

I have NO manual for the video camera (a Sony Mini DV Digital Video Camera) and NO manual for software. No manual, period.

If someone could throw at me the steps as to where I go and what I click, now that everything’s plugged in, that’d be awesome.