What is the best mini dv camcorder with optical zoom?

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onnie5000

I need a mini dv camcorder with optical zoom, manual focus & exposure adjustments and capable of connecting an external microphone. What is the best model and where can I get it?

Answer
What is your budget?

Standard definition or high definition?

1/8" (3.5mm) stereo audio in or XLR audio in?

Canon ZR960
Canon HV40
Sony HVR-HD1000U
Canon GL2
Sony HVR-A1U
Panasonic AG-DVX100
Sony HDR-FX7
Sony HDR-FX1000
Canon XL2
Sony HVR-Z5U
Sony HVR-Z1U
Canon XHA1
Canon XHG1
Canon XLH1

There's more, but this is a good start.

How do I hook up my mini-dv camcorder to the computer without a firewire?

pearls bef

I have a Sony mini-dv camcorder that I want to hook up to the computer.

It has a USB cord, but when I hook it up using the USB cord, the computer doesn't "recognize" the camera.

My PC doesn't have a firewire port.

How do I hook it up so I can put video onto my computer?

Answer
Either

** add a firewire port to the computer (you did not tell us what computer you are using so we don't know if this is possible);

or

** get low quality analog video in using the AV-out cables connected to a USB "analog/digital converter" like those from Pinnacle (Dazzle), Roxio, Hauppage... and many others...

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