Jvc GR-D270US I wanted to transfer videos and pictures from my mini -divi camcorder, using the usb cable that came with the package is that enough fore it to work or i do need a firewire. i am using windows xp home edition, do you think it'll work?

Firewire is the IEEE1394 standard and is completely different from USB. If you want firewire, get an interface card to add the port to your computer.

From the JVC manual "This camcorder can transfer still images to a PC via USB". There is no mention of video transfer via USB so it seems it is not supported.

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depending on what connection you have on your computer. You can use usb to usb or dv to dv. If you use usb to usb it's pretty straightforward but if you go dv to dv just make sure which dv connector you have on your computer 4 or 6 pin. If you don't have a manual for your jvc , go to their website and download one. All of the info will be in there, usually towards the back of the manual. My suggestion would be if you have a dv connector on your pc you should use that setup because it is faster than usb. But if you don't have a dv connector, usb to usb is fine. Have fun.

The USB on your camcorder is for downloading still pictures only. If you want to transfer video to your computer you need to hook up a firewire cable, which is to the right of the USB connection. Firewire is also known as 1394 connection.

Hope it helps.

I disagree VERY much with Bubbabear64. I tried what he said and I had lots of problems. The computer wouldn't import and sometimes it wouldn't recognize the camera. I installed the 2 programs that came with the camera on the CD, and all of a sudden it worked great. So install the audio driver and the picture importer on the JVC disk that came with your camera.

install the cd driver camed with your camcorder to your pc. after the installation it should be recognizable. hope that helps!

CHARCOIS

did you out a plug into your computer, or one of the discs from your camera

use firewire cable from your dv port to stream video-4-4 pin for laptop 4-6 pin for mac or tower

Hi Heidi.

Be sure your camera is on when you have connected it to your PC. Then you have to put it in Play mode and rewind the tape if it's a USB cable you connect with. Start Windows Movie Maker and test.

The following link could be useful http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/default.mspx

Best regards
Estanislao