--- Forwarded Message from <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 09:09:36 -500 >User-Agent: IMHO/0.98 (Webmail for Roxen) >Subject: firewire necessary for DV camera? >From: <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Dear LLTIers, We are considering buying a digital video camera. A number of the web pages I have read mention using Firewire connections between the camera and the computer. That makes sense. However, we don't have any Firewire-equipped computers. Question: Is a firewire connection necessary? It is _the_ way to transfer a couple minutes of video from camera to computer? Assuming other cables choices are available, are they just to slow anyway? Thanks, Mary Ball Language Lab Ashland University Ashland, OH 4480