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I have a 15 year old Panasonic AG-DVC30P camcorder. I bought a 400 to 800 Firewire cable but the camera is not recognized. This camera does not appear in Apples list of mini dv cameras that are compatible with iOS (old iMac running El Cap).
Is there any way to connect an incompatible camera? Would using a firewire to thunderbolt adapter do anything?
thanks,
Marc
Hi,
In case of a camcorder that is not specifically mentioned, please note the following text under Learn more in the article iMovie for macOS supported cameras - Apple Support:
"iMovie works with most mini DV tape-based camcorders using DV and HDV formats. Use FireWire port for tape-based devices."
Your information indicates that an iMac with a built-in FireWire 800 (9-pin) port is used. Correct? You may want to check the exact model at https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html. The camcorder would have a 4-pin DV (IEEE1394/FireWire) port. If so, a 4-pin to 9-pin FireWire cable could be used.
For newer iMac models without FireWire ports, a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, possibly combined with a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter, can be used. However, that would not be applicable/necessary in this case.
So, it may be well worth carrying out a test with iMovie. An older iMovie manual could perhaps be of some help: https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/0/MA626/en_US/iMovie_08_Getting_Started.pdf. For details, I suggest that you post a question in iMovie for Mac - Apple Community.
Good luck!
Hi,
In case of a camcorder that is not specifically mentioned, please note the following text under Learn more in the article iMovie for macOS supported cameras - Apple Support:
"iMovie works with most mini DV tape-based camcorders using DV and HDV formats. Use FireWire port for tape-based devices."
Your information indicates that an iMac with a built-in FireWire 800 (9-pin) port is used. Correct? You may want to check the exact model at https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html. The camcorder would have a 4-pin DV (IEEE1394/FireWire) port. If so, a 4-pin to 9-pin FireWire cable could be used.
For newer iMac models without FireWire ports, a Thunderbolt to FireWire adapter, possibly combined with a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter, can be used. However, that would not be applicable/necessary in this case.
So, it may be well worth carrying out a test with iMovie. An older iMovie manual could perhaps be of some help: https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/0/MA626/en_US/iMovie_08_Getting_Started.pdf. For details, I suggest that you post a question in iMovie for Mac - Apple Community.
Good luck!
Connect Incompatible Mini DV Camera to iOS El Cap
