[senit] digital video cameras

hi, we have used our canon digital video cameras

hi we have canon mv600i and dazzle usb box which comes
with a cut down version of pinnacle 

studio. On canon site it confirms that camcorders cant
download full screen video to pc via usb.
as our network computers dont have firewire sockets we
have to use the dazzle box. 
when buying new cameras i would like to go for canon
to make it easier for staff in terms of 

consistency . the chaepest model is mv890 from argos
at £169. in order to add dv in - to allow 

recording back from pc to camera min-dv the cheapest
option is mv930 £209 at dabs. I used to 

record back to mini-dv a lot and output to vhs but
these days with output to dvd from computer i 

dont think it is so necessary, unless you are
archiving as mini-dv?
(also i am avoiding dvd camcorders as i have heard
that the video quality is much poorer, and 

that setting it at the highest quality available you
can only record 20 mins video to a dvd, and 

also that editing is difficult)

is anyone using this combination of canon dv out only
mini-dv camera and a dazzle box? are you 

happy with it? I noted there was some negative
comments about pinnacle studio, but the cut down 

version comes with the dazzle box (£53) and i dont
know of an alternative that works with it (i 

don't think dazzle recognises windows movie maker, and
anyway that doesnt burn to dvd).
Obviously an alternative is to use firewire with
ibooks/imovie etc but we are keen to use our 

existing pc network to edit the video.
david

--- david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> hi, we have used our canon digital video cameras
> (mini
> DV)with an apple ibook connected by firewire cable.
> We
> have started using them on the school PC network
> using
> a dazzle box which connects to the usb port on the
> PCs
> (they havent got firewire). So are there digital
> video
> cameras (good quality ones with full screen video
> like
> the canon ones) that connect straight to the usb
> port
> of PCS in this way , without the need for a dazzle
> type box?? I thought originally the usb connectors
> on
> video cameras were for downloading stills taken on
> the
> camera, but as our dazzle route transfers the video
> to
> computer no slower than firewire (well it seems to),
> are digital video cameras with usb output a good
> idea?
> david
> 
> 
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