I have some 11-year-old recordings on Mini-DV, recorded with a Canon Optura Xi A camcorder. I can't figure out how to transfer them to a PC. I'd be happy with just playing the videos on my PC screen ...

Many older-model camcorders use MiniDV tapes as their medium for recording video and audio. MiniDV, or Mini Digital Video, is an analog format that, like all analog formats, is susceptible to ...

Hi - I found some old miniDV tapes of my kids (from a Sony PC-5 dv camcorder) which I would love to archive on disc. I have a DV > Firewire cable (and a Mac Pro running Mavericks), but FCP X won't ...

It started with a call from Steve Jobs. In October 2008, I wrote about my alarm that Apple had removed the FireWire jack from its latest laptops. “FireWire is how you connect tape camcorders to the ...

Panasonic and Apple Computer Corp. agreed to add Apple's FireWire networking capability to the upcoming Panasonic DVCPRO50 and DVCPRO HD tape decks. The companies also said Sunday that a future ...

Q: I need a high def camcorder for family use. Do you think we are moving away from tape to flash memory? Do you have a particular favorite that you can recommend, preferably something less than ...