Firewire, also known as IEEE 1394, is just a port--like USB--that's
on most new computers. If your computer doesn't have one, you can
buy a card with the port on it to put in your PC. You can get them
for around $20 to $30, although it's possible to pay a lot more.
You'll also need a firewire cable to connect between your camera and
the PC. Those also range tremendously in price--from $5 to as much
as $50. But it's worth going the firewire route, as you lose a lot
of quality transferring video any other way. This is true whether
you're transferring to a PC or to an external stand-alone DVD
recorder intended primarily for use with TV sets.
Most XP PCs have software on them, in the accessories package, for
doing the transfer and simple editing. If not, there's freeware and
also commercial packages for as little as $20.
Ed Findley WB2KUI
-----Original Message-----
What's the term firewire mean?
I keep seeing this word when referring to video.
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