On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:52:53 -0000, "COLIN BELL" <news@pedboy.plus.com> wrote:

>looking to buy a mini-DV camcorder,still looking around for a model. i

>realise firewire is super-quick,but probably wont need to hook it up to the

>pc every day,but will maybe be once a week (as it's for AV work).

>so..........is USB useable for transfer,or is it painfully slow,and i'll

>wish i had got a camera with firewire ??

Only the FireWire will transfer the full-resolution video;

the USB is used for stills and the low-res memory-module

video (if any). FireWire cards are now cheap - and all

current Mini-DV camcorders have this connection...