Mini DV Camcorder to Firewire 800?

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Mini DV Camcorder to Firewire 800?

Currently I have a mini DV camcorder that feeds into the Firewire 400 port of my old iBook.

Now want to upgrade to the new Macbook Pro but it doesn't have a firewire 400 port

Can I put the Mini DV output into the Firewire 800 port on the Macbook Pro?

iMac 2.0 * Mini G4 * iBook * iPod Touch 2.0 * iPhone 3G 16GB* Blackberry 8120 *, Mac OS X (10.5.4), from Apple II to now.....

Posted on Nov 6, 2008 4:15 PM

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trilobyte

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Nov 6, 2008 5:17 PM in response to Wan Chai Man

Not with the cable you have. You need to get a 9-pin Firewire 800 to 4-pin Firewire 400 cable. Anything on the page below should work for you. I've purchased cables from this company before, I'm really happy with their service.

http://www.firefold.com/9-Pin-to-4-Pin-C53.aspx

Cheers!

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