I have a Mini DV Panasonic camcorder and I am trying to connect it to my laptop to put on the videos. I don't see a place on the camcorder for a USB plug. What do I do?

get a usb firewire adaptor

You can use an USB analog to digital converter for the analog outputs or the firewire/DV/iLink connection for the digital output, with the capturing software you can then have your videos on files or disks.

From the online specs it appears the this camera connects via Firewire, which is a different connection than USB. If you do not have a Firewire connection you can buy an add-in card for your computer usually for less than $20 online or probably more at a Best Buy.

For a desktop computer, you need something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124003

For a laptop computer, you need something like this depending on the type and availability of your expansion slots: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124014

The Panasonic NV gs 15 can only be used as a webcam with the USB cable.
You need a 1394 firewire / DV cable to transfer the video to your pc.

Usually it's inside the access door on the side. It looks kind of like a usb cable connection.
Jill

Hi!
I have had the same experience with the same laptop. In my case, I went to Add New Hardware in Control Panel, and had my laptop automatically search for the connected camera. From there, it was automatic.
If this doesn't work, try restarting your laptop with the connections in place. Then repeat the above described procedure.
Hope this helps!

watis the methord of video in put to camara

Use USB data cable which u get with ur cam.Install the panasonic software also packed with cam.And get ur video copied to pc.But this is a slow process because of Movie copied while playing.

 

Regards,

Sandeep

U get usb cable and a software cd with ur cam.Install the software and attach ur cam to pc with the help of USB cable and get ur movies copied from cam to pc

U get usb cable and a software cd with ur cam.Install the software and attach ur cam to pc with the help of USB cable and get ur movies copied from cam to pc