Not sure this is the best place for this question but .....
.... I want to purchase a cheap MiniDV camcorder for occasional use but would like to be able to transfer the footage obtained to my PC and onto discs. I am a novice in this area but believe that this is not necessarily a straightforward task (easier with Hard Drive & Flash Memory Camorders). The Camcorder I want to buy is a JVC GRD820 (c. £140) and my PC (spec as shown below) has both 4 pole and 6 pole firewire connections plus Nero Vision Express 3 and Windows Moviemaker. Am I set to go with this PC setup
and camcorder?
I'm not into complicated editing but just want to be able to produce simple home video footage on disc. I believe that copying from Mini DV to PC has to be done in real time (bit slow but hey...) but one question which does intrigue me is whether several short clips recorded on a given tape later be identified, separated and labelled via the PC so that when they are on disc they can be stored and/or accessed individually by the viewer?
I'm sure there are many other considerations I haven't thought of yet so any other feedback on this subject would be most welcome.
TVM!!
Oh... I also have a Panasonic DMRE55EB DVD recorder which has audio/video and S Video inputs for a camcorder so would using these be a simpler alternative to get the stuff on DVD and then into the PC for possible editing at a later date?
cheers